Rettenmaier vs. Haxton: Only One Will Survive
With 1,400 in the pot and a flop of 
, Isaac Haxton checked from the big blind and Marvin Rettenmaier did the same from middle position. That opened the door for Justin Bonomo to put out a bet of 1,250 from the button, but Haxton wasn't going to let it go that easy and check-raised to 4,000.
Rettenmaier thought for a long time before putting in the call, Bonomo quickly got out of the way, and the dealer burned and turned the 
. Haxton took his time betting 8,200, while Rettenmaier took even longer to make the call. When the 
peeled off on the river, Haxton took about 50 seconds before announcing all in for 15,000. Rettenmaier snap-called and flipped over 
for a full house, while Haxton shook his head and tabled the losing 
straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 | 25,000 |
|
Busted |
, Jonathan Duhamel bet 3,400 only to have Rocco Palumbo raise to 10,800, leaving himself just 5,125 behind. Duhamel took a moment before moving all in and Palumbo snap-called. The 2010 WSOP Main Event champ turned over 
, but it was no good against Palumbo's 
nut flush.
flop.
turned, Yacoub took a 3,800 stab at it, but Tilly was resilient and made the call. Not to be deterred, Yacoub bet 8,525 on the 
river and put the pressure on the actress. Tilly thought for a solid two minutes before putting in the call, and all Yacoub could say was, "Your ace is good."
and was pushed the pot.
and Juanda continued for 2,000. Joentausta folded but both blinds called to the 
turn. The action was checked to an intense looking Junda, who glanced at his stack, cut off 4,500 and threw them in the middle. He had believers that time as both players folded.
turn. Matan thought for a few moments before announcing that he was all in, and Julius wasted little time in flicking his cards to the muck.