The player under the gun opened for 700 and got called by Eli Elezra in middle position as well as a late position player. On the flop, UTG led for 1,200 and both others called. On the turn, UTG checked this time and Elezra bet 2,200. UTG called and checked again when the hit the river. Elezra made it 5,100 to go but UTG came back with a check-raise to 10,400 total. Elezra called only to be shown for the full house of his opponent as he mucked. Despite the loss, Elezra still has one of the biggest stacks in the field so far.
We arrived at Jason Sackler's tabled with a board that read . Action was checked to Sackler and he bet 2,200. After a few moments, his opponent called. Both checked the turn card. The hit the river and once again action was checked to Sackler. He bet 4,100, getting called by his opponent after about 30 seconds.
Sacker tabled for a flush, good enough to win the pot.
Yan Chen opened with a raise to 700 from middle position and it folded around to the player in the big blind who promptly reraised to 3,200. Chen took a sip of his coffee, rechecked his cards, took another sip, then made the call.
The flop came , and Chen's opponent didn't waste too much time before betting 6,000. Chen again initially responded by taking a sip of his drink, then began riffling his green (25) chips. Then he started with the orange (5000) chips, then went back to his coffee.
Suddenly he interrupted the rhythm of his movements by setting out a stack of 29,000 in front of him. His opponent set out his remaining chips, too -- 28,700 total -- and the players turned over their cards.
Chen showed for aces and tens, but had the worse two pair as his opponent showed . The turn was the and river the , and all the chips went the way of Chen's opponent.
After that hit, Chen is suddenly down to about 3,000 chips.
Lex Veldhuis just took down a big pot that has shot him up into one of the top five stacks in the room. We caught the tail end of the hand, so Veldhuis gave us a walkthrough after the hand was over. As the cards were being dealt out, a black ace was unintentionally exposed that would have been dealt to Veldhuis. Despite that misfortune, it didn't stop Veldhuis from raising under the gun to 800. Two players in middle position called, as did the button, and Farha raised it up to 4,000 in the small blind. Only Veldhuis and the button called, and the three saw a flop of .
Farha led out for 5,000, and Veldhuis elected to call. The button then shipped his 20,000 stack in the middle, and Farha made the call. It was on Veldhuis now, and he elected to go all in for 16,000 more! Farha then went deep into the tank, and despite all of the money in the pot, he elected to fold. It was a good fold at that, as Velduis showed a monster.
Veldhuis:
Button:
Despite missing out on the first ace he was dealt, Veldhuis still had pocket aces! He would need to dodge a seven, four, or two to win the pot. He did so on the turn, the , and the river, the . Veldhuis scooped the giant pot, putting him over 80,000 while Farha was knocked down to around 20,000 on that hand.
We caught up with the action on a flop where Chris Bjorin was under the gun and checked to Matt Affleck who bet 1,200. Bjorin came back with a check-raise to 2,500 which Affleck called as the players saw the turn. Bjorin led for 2,500 and Affleck made the call as did he do for 7,000 on the river as well. Bjorin flipped over for quads and raked in the pot when Affleck mucked.
Jason Alexander is officially over double his starting stack after this last hand.
We came in on the turn with the board reading and 3,500 already in the pot. The big blind checked and from middle position Alexander bet out 2,400. The player in the big blind raised it up to 5,000 and Alexander called. The river came and the big blind bet out 6,000 with Alexander making the call.
Alexander showed for the straight and the big blind mucked. He is up to 63,000 and still chipping up at one of the toughest tables in the room.
The player in the hijack raised it to 750, and Isaac Haxton make it 3,000 on the button. It folded back to the hijack who called, and the two took a flop heads up of . The hijack bet out 4,000 and Haxton called. The turn came the , and the hijack once again bet 4,000. Once again, Haxton called, and when the hit the river, the hijack once again bet 4,000. Haxton started to tank, and asked his opponent "What do you have?" Assuming Haxton was refering to his stack, the player began to count down his chips, and Haxton stopped him, saying "No I meant your hole cards." The table chuckled, and Haxton decided to make the call, saying "Show me something silly". The hijack showed for a straight and Haxton mucked, dropping to 12,000.
We caught up with the action on a flop, where a lone opponent in the big blind check-called a 1,000 bet from Annette Obrestad from middle position.
A fell on the turn and the big blind again checked. Obrestad fired a 2,100 bet and her opponent flatted once more.
However, when the came on the river, Obrestad's opponent led out for 6,500. Obrestad counted out calling chips and pushed them into the middle. Her opponent revealed for trip treys, but Obrestad flipped over for a rivered flush and scooped the pot.
flop, UTG led for 1,200 and both others called. On the 
turn, UTG checked this time and Elezra bet 2,200. UTG called and checked again when the 
hit the river. Elezra made it 5,100 to go but UTG came back with a check-raise to 10,400 total. Elezra called only to be shown 
for the full house of his opponent as he mucked. Despite the loss, Elezra still has one of the biggest stacks in the field so far.
. Action was checked to Sackler and he bet 2,200. After a few moments, his opponent called. Both checked the 
turn card. The 
hit the river and once again action was checked to Sackler. He bet 4,100, getting called by his opponent after about 30 seconds.
for a flush, good enough to win the pot.
. The turn was the 
and river the 
.
, and the river, the 
. Veldhuis scooped the giant pot, putting him over 80,000 while Farha was knocked down to around 20,000 on that hand.
turn. Bjorin led for 2,500 and Affleck made the call as did he do for 7,000 on the 
for quads and raked in the pot when Affleck mucked.
and 3,500 already in the pot. The big blind checked and from middle position Alexander bet out 2,400. The player in the big blind raised it up to 5,000 and Alexander called. The river came 
and the big blind bet out 6,000 with Alexander making the call.
. The hijack bet out 4,000 and Haxton called. The turn came the 
, and the hijack once again bet 4,000. Once again, Haxton called, and when the 
hit the river, the hijack once again bet 4,000. Haxton started to tank, and asked his opponent "What do you have?" Assuming Haxton was refering to his stack, the player began to count down his chips, and Haxton stopped him, saying "No I meant your hole cards." The table chuckled, and Haxton decided to make the call, saying "Show me something silly". The hijack showed 
for a straight and Haxton mucked, dropping to 12,000.
fell on the turn and the big blind again checked. Obrestad fired a 2,100 bet and her opponent flatted once more.