The action started with Paul Tedeschi raising from under the gun. Michael Filippo then bumped it up from middle position before Jim Collopy three-bet from the hijack. Tedeschi called. Filippo also called and was all in for slightly less.
The flop came and Tedeschi check-called a continuation bet from Collopy.
The dropped on the turn and once again Tedeschi checked then called as Collopy committed another bet.
The completed the board and Tedeschi immediately reached for chips and bet. Collopy didn't hesitate raising over the top. Tedeschi then went into the tank for almost a minute before reluctantly mucking his hand.
Collopy then turned over his for the nut flush and the winning hand sending Filippo to the rail.
Benjamin Zamani opened with a raise from the cutoff. Next to act was James Woods and he contemplated for a bit before tossing in his last 5,000 chip to call all in. The small blind called the raise as well and the three took to a flop.
On the flop, the small blind checked to Zamani who bet. The small blind promptly folded and Woods and Zamani showed their hands.
Zamani:
Woods:
The board completed with and the , giving Zamani a full house, but a low for Woods to stay alive. With that, he increased his stack by a small amount just before the dinner break.
On a flop of , Valentin Vornicu checked from the big blind. James Chen bet from middle position and Daniel Moar called from the cutoff. Vornicu also called.
The turn brought the and Vornicu and Chen checked. Moar bet and both his opponents called.
The completed the board and the action checked for a final time to Moar who bet. Vornicu agonized for a moment and mucked his hand. Chen called but mucked his hand as soon as Moar flipped over for the nut low and a flush for the high hand.
Hassan Mechammil raised from middle position and was called by Bruno Fitoussi in the big blind.
The flop came and Fitoussi checked. Mechammil bet. Fitoussi raised. Mechammil three-bet and Fitoussi came over the top with a raise covering Mechammil. Mechammil called and was all in for 22,000.
Fitoussi:
Mechammil:
The turn and river brought the and to see Fitoussi take down the pot with a straight, trumping Mechammil's trip aces.
Valentin Vornicu raised from the hijack. James Chen then reraised from the small blind. Christopher Logue called from the big blind before Vornicu four-bet. Chen then capped it with a fifth bet. Logue and Vornicu called.
The flop came and Chen bet. Both his opponents called.
The turn brought the and Chen fired again. Logue called. Vornicu raised and then Chen came over the top. Logue called and Vornicu followed.
The completed the board and Chen checked. Logue bet. Vornicu and Chen called.
"Trip kings," announced Chen, as he tabled his for the high hand.
Logue then rolled over his for an ace-three low.
Vornicu let out a sigh before tabling his for two pairs and a worse low before watching his two opponents chop the almost 170,000 pot.
James Woods opened with a raise preflop and he was called by Marco Johnson in the blinds.
The board came and Johnson led at the pot. Woods called.
The turn was the and Johnson bet again. This time Woods raised. Johnson called.
The river was the and Johnson checked. "Nut flush," Woods said, turning up his hand. But it was no good. Johnson showed for a full house to scoop the pot.
Ben Ludlow was recently eliminated from the tournament. He partially relayed the hand, saying that he was involved in a three-way pot with Benjamin Zamani and James Woods. Zamani made a flush and the best low to eliminate Ludlow from the tournament.
Zamani has steadily been climbing the leaderboard all day and, after Ludlow's elimination, has risen near the top of the counts.
and Tedeschi check-called a continuation bet from Collopy. 
dropped on the turn and once again Tedeschi checked then called as Collopy committed another bet. 
completed the board and Tedeschi immediately reached for chips and bet. Collopy didn't hesitate raising over the top. Tedeschi then went into the tank for almost a minute before reluctantly mucking his hand. 
for the nut flush and the winning hand sending Filippo to the rail.
flop, the small blind checked to Zamani who bet. The small blind promptly folded and Woods and Zamani showed their hands. 
and the 
, giving Zamani a full house, but a low for Woods to stay alive. With that, he increased his stack by a small amount just before the dinner break.
, Valentin Vornicu checked from the big blind. James Chen bet from middle position and Daniel Moar called from the cutoff. Vornicu also called. 
completed the board and the action checked for a final time to Moar who bet. Vornicu agonized for a moment and mucked his hand. Chen called but mucked his hand as soon as Moar flipped over 
and Fitoussi checked. Mechammil bet. Fitoussi raised. Mechammil three-bet and Fitoussi came over the top with a raise covering Mechammil. Mechammil called and was all in for 22,000. 
to see Fitoussi take down the pot with a straight, trumping Mechammil's trip aces.
and Chen bet. Both his opponents called. 
and Chen fired again. Logue called. Vornicu raised and then Chen came over the top. Logue called and Vornicu followed. 
for a full house to scoop the pot.
