Bart Hanson raised to 1,000 in middle position, and the big blind called.
They saw a flop of , and the big blind checked. Hanson bet 1,100, and his opponent called. On the turn, the big blind checked again, and Hanson bet 1,575. His opponent called again. The river was the , and the big blind led out for 2,000. Hanson thought briefly and raised to 5,500. His opponent went into the tank, and after a few minutes, he folded.
Josh Arieh bet 6,200 into a pot of about 10,000 on a flop against a player who checked from under the gun. That player called and then checked the river. Arieh bet 14,600, and it took a couple of minutes of tanking, but he dragged the pot without a showdown.
Arieh is almost back to the starting stack after losing about half of his chips earlier.
In the hand just before the break, Jesse Martin and Dan Zack clashed. Zack filled us in on the action.
The player under the gun limped, Zack limped on the button, Martin completed in the small blind, and the big blind checked. The flop came and Martin bet 1,600. The big blind and next player folded and Zack called.
It was heads up to the turn and Martin checked. Zack bet 4,800 and Martin called. The river was the and Martin checked again. This time, Zack bet 14,400 and after a long pause, Martin called.
Zack tabled for the nut low and a straight to the nine, good for the scoop.
Jason Gooch and Igor Sharaskin both eliminated players in the last few minutes.
Sharaskin raised Randy Ohel on a king-high, two-diamond flop, and Ohel went all in. Sharaskin had a set of kings and a flush draw against the wrap of Ohel. The board brought no help for Ohel, and he was eliminated.
Then, Jason Gooch put an opponent at risk on the turn with an eight-high straight and a low against a pair of aces. Gooch scooped the pot and eliminated his opponent.
Anthony Zinno just cashed in the $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed event in 63rd place before hopping into this one just before the last break.
It has been a long series for Zinno thus far, as he has made many deep runs. His cash today marks his fifth for this series. The other four cashes include two unofficial final table appearances and two official final tables. He is still looking to add another gold bracelet to his collection. The one he has is from the $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller event in 2015.