Giuseppe Pizzolato fired for 27,000 from the button. The under-the-gun player was the sole caller.
Pizzolato fired again for 54,000 after the flop. His opponent, with a stack of 57,000, moved all in. Pizzolato made the snap call, and the players flipped their hands.
Opponent:
Pizzolato:
The board ran out , ensuring that Pizzolato's kings held up, and his opponent was knocked out.
Donovan Dean opened for 6,000 from under the gun. Jeremy Ausmus, the small blind, made the call, as did the big blind.
Dean led out for 12,000 on the flop. Ausmus raised to 32,000. The big blind got out of the way before Dean made the call.
Dean again fired on the turn, this time for 26,000. Ausmus called.
Dean sized up and fired his biggest barrel yet on the river, to the tune of 75,000. This bet was too large for Ausmus, who made the lay down and gave Dean the pot without a showdown.
Steven Lyons from Houston, TX called an all in from the under the gun position for 15,000. Cards were flipped and the players had:
Steven Lyons:
Opponent:
The board ran out turning both of their hands in to two pair but the aces and sixes took the win. As he stacked his chips Lyons said, "That's the first time I've actually won with those!"
Multi way action between the small blind, Michael Smith in the big blind, an opponent under the gun and Sung Joo Hyun in the cutoff had the four of them seeing a flop with around 26,000 sitting in the pot. The flop came down
The blinds checked and the player in the under the gun position bet 12,000. Hyun called, Smith moved all in for 35,000, under the gun folded and Hyun went in to the tank. After a couple of minutes he called and cards were flipped.
Michael Smith:
Sung Joo Hyun:
"Come on jack or king!" Smith said as he stood up and leaned over the table.
The turn brought a and the river brought a giving no help to Smith and Hyun won with two pair.
The under-the-gun player fired for 27,000. Jeremy Ausmus, in the hijack, called.
After the turn, the under-the-gun player fired again, moving all in with an effective stack of roughly 125,000. Ausmus called, and the players flipped their hands.
Opponent:
Ausmus:
With his opponent already drawing dead, Ausmus improved to a full house on the river, giving him the pot and sending his opponent to the rail.