| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000 | 36,350 |
|
16,000 | |
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
|
9,500 | -700 |
Rex Clinkscales opened to 1,000 under the gun and got two callers on his immediate left. Action folded to the big blind, who splashed in 5,000 on top of his blind. Clinkscales immediately jammed for 8,150. Everyone else folded, and the big blind called.
Big blind: 
Clinkscales: 
The race was on and Clinkscales looked to be on the short end after 
hit the board, but the 
river saved him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,900 | 8,900 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Rifat Gegic's second bullet is going better than his first. He's up to almost 30,000 after a recent pot where he was on the button against a cutoff opponent on a final board of 
. Gegic's opponent fired 2,000 on the end and Gegic quickly called.
The cutoff mucked and Gegic dragged the pot without showing. However, the dealer sought to clarify whether the cutoff was mucking and that player then turned over 
for a whiffed gutter. Gegic responded by turning over his 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000 | 29,000 |
Allen Kessler was all in from the small blind and calmly eating the food he had brought back from break when we got to his table. The board read 
and "Chainsaw" was in there for 4,650. His opponent in early position splashed in a call but saw his 
, although good for a straight, was drawing dead to Kessler's 
. The meaningless river was a 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,000 | 5,500 |
Alexander Lakhov shoved all in for 3,650 second to act. A player on his left reshipped, isolating Lakhov.
Lakhov: 
Opponent: 
The 
flopped, making it look for all the world like Lakhov was finished. The turn and river had other ideas as they came 
for a backdoor flush and a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,050 | 4,900 |
Rex Clinkscales used his allotted reentry.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000 | 6,000 |
|
20,000 | 10,000 |
|
12,000 | -9,000 |
|
10,800 | 1,800 |
|
10,000 | |
|
|
10,000 | 4,050 |
|
|
6,650 | 6,650 |
|
|
5,500 | -4,500 |
|
|
3,150 | -6,850 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 50
Rex Clinkscales doubled up Felipe Ramos in the next-to-last hand before break when Ramos' 
held against 
for 4,650.
"If I go all in blind will someone call me?" Clinkscales asked.
He indeed jammed second to act for about 6,000. A player on the button went all in too, saying he hadn't looked. Ramos joined in from the small blind.
Button:
Ramos: 
Clinkscales:
"Cheater!" Clinkscales said, with the player on the button swearing he hadn't looked.
The board ran out 
. That meant the queens stayed best, but that player only had about 3,000. Clinkscales doubled through Ramos on the side pot for 2,975 and players all went on break for 20 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,950 | -9,050 |
|
3,875 | -6,125 |
We didn't see when the money went in, but Kristen Bicknell and Federico Quevedo both made boats on a board of 
. Quevedo had for fives full and was covered by Bicknell, who had for the nut full house.
Quevedo backed out of his chair, knocking it down.
"Sorry, I was throwing a tantrum," he joked.
"By the way, that was a one-outer," his neighbor said, indicating he had a queen.
Quevedo could only smile and shake his head.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,100 | 17,100 |
|
Busted |
