Phil Laak got it all in against Brandon Shack-Harris on a flop.
Shack-Harris:
Laak:
Laak had top two and a gutter to the nuts, but he had a massive straight draw to fade. The filled Shack-Harris' straight while also giving him a flush draw, and the river ended things for the "Unabomber."
The popular pro wished everyone good luck as he gathered his belongings.
Joe Monro, who has amassed a monster stack as of late, opened for 5,000 under the gun only to have Gabriel Nassif three-bet all in for 12,400 more from the hijack. Action folded back to Monro, who verified the amount before making the call.
Nassif:
Monro:
Nassif was up on his feet to observe his fate, but he was able to sit back down when the flop gave him a comfortable lead. The turn gave Monro a straight draw, but he failed to complete it when the blanked on the river. Ship the double to Nassif.
According to Greg Merson, he opened the pot for a raise and was called by Ray Di Donato before a player in the blinds three-bet. Merson four-bet, and all three players ended up getting all in.
Merson:
Di Donato:
Third Player:
The board ran out , giving Di Donato aces up on the river to take the pot.
The next hand, Di Donato flatted a raise with . He checked back an flop before calling bets on the turn and river, taking the pot against his opponent's .
We missed the action, but it appeared the two got it all in preflop. When we arrived, the board read and the two had the following cards laid out in front of them.
Johnson:
Gorman:
Johnson had a set of tens, and it was good enough to send Gorman home in 36th place for $5,187.
Greg Merson got all but his last few thousand in on the turn against Ray Di Donato with the board reading . Merson put the last 3,000 or so in on the river, and Di Donato called. Merson's was good against Di Donato's .