Kevin Pollak raised to 1,400 from under the gun, and only Thomas Bauer in the big blind called.
Both players checked the flop, and Bauer bet 2,500 on the turn. Pollak called.
Bauer bet 4,500 on the river, sending Pollak deep into the tank.
"Your story is that you flopped a flush?" Pollak asked Bauer. "If you don't have a flush, you lose."
Bauer remained nonplussed, even after Pollak took a few moments to stare Bauer down. A few minutes passed before a clock was called, and with a few seconds left on the clock, Pollak folded faceup. Bauer mucked without showing and took down the pot.
Picking up the action after the turn of a board with about 19,000 in the pot, Mike Dentale was all in from middle position and was called by the player on his left. Alex Kostritsyn had check-raised to 37,000 from the big blind and the third player in the hand reraised all in for about 65,000.
Kostritsyn tanked for a bit before he folded.
Dentale showed , while the third player in the hand showed for the same wheel.
Dentale was freerolling, but the river was the to chop the pot.
Kostritsyn said he folded a spade straight-flush draw.
Players are off to the final 15-minute break of the day; one more hour of play remains before bagging. Some of the best of the last two hours includes:
A player raised to 2,000 from the hijack, and the cutoff called. Jason Antonelli on the button three-bet to 7,000, and only the hijack called.
Both players checked the flop, and the hijack bet 6,000 on the turn. Antonelli called.
Both players checked again on the river, and the hijack hesitantly showed for a bricked gutshot straight draw. Antonelli turned over for ace-high and the winner, prompting a, "Wow, oh my God!" from the hijack.
On a flop of Robert Varkonyi and Steven Tabb went to the turn after the two other players in the hand folded. The turn was the and Varkonyi immediately moved all in.
Tabb shook his head and said "You must have made the nuts" and thought it over for a few more seconds "If it helps you at all, I'll show if you fold" said Varkonyi. Tabb folded shortly after the comment from Varkonyi.
Varkonyi turned over the for a turned set but no diamond. "Was that good?" he asked Tabb who shook his head no and Varkonyi collected the chips.
Hakim Zoufri raised from the cutoff to 1,300 and Nick Petrangelo folded on the button. Andy Eastom called from the small blind and the player in the big blind called as well.
The flop was and it checked to Zoufri who continued with a bet of 2,200. Eastom called and the big blind folded.
The turn was the and Eastom check-called another bet by Zoufri who put 3,700 in front of him this time. The river was the and Eastom checked for the third time to the Dutchman who checked behind on the river.
Eastom tabled and Zoufri looked at his cards before he mucked them.