Small Pot for Chan; Abou Risk Loses Some; Lech Eliminated
On a four-way flop of 
, the action checked around and Johnny Chan then bet the 
turn for 1,500. One after the other, his opponents folded and Chan showed the 
. One opponent said "I had an underpair," to which Chan's table neighbor replied "I had the lowest, pocket fives."
Nick Abou Risk looked up a short stack for 17,600 with 
and saw his opponent turn over 
. The board ran out 
and Abou Risk's ace-king ended up second best.
Last but not least, Michael Lech got his last 6,000 in from the cutoff and the big blind called with 
. Lech only had 
, but spiked a dream flop of 
. With the spades outs gone, Lech was in good shape to stage a comeback, only to see the board complete with the turn and 
river.
Below are further updated counts of some notables in the Pavilion room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000 | 10,000 |
|
130,000 | |
|
111,000 | -4,000 |
|
98,000 | 98,000 |
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
|
40,000 | -6,000 |
|
Busted |