Adam Owen raised from the hijack, the player in the cutoff three-bet. The player on the button called, so did Owen.
They all checked on the on the flop.
The came on the turn, Owen bet and the two other players called.
The on the river completed the board, Owen bet, the player in the cutoff folded. The player on the button needed some time to think, grabbed the chips he needed to call but hesitated for a bit. In the end, he decided to call.
Owen showed for a pair of tens and his opponent mucked.
Jason Mercier just bagged in the $1,500 NLHE event but decided to jump into this event last minute. He will be hoping to bag in this event too with two levels left for today.
Jeff Lisandro was one of the last-minute entrants and shortly after the break he played a hand that went three ways to the flop.
Lisandro opened under the gun with a raise and two players called, including Roland Israelashvili from the big blind.
The flop came and Israelashvili check-called a bet from Lisandro. The turn was the and the action repeated itself. The river was the and Israelashvili led. Lisandro called only to see Israelashvili turn over the nuts, .
Mike Leah was all-in from the hijack and was called by the player in the cutoff.
Mike Leah:
Cutoff:
The board ran out to give Leah a straight to survive the tournament.
Hand #2:
Leah raised from the under-the-gun position, the player in the cutoff three-bet. Anthony Zinno called, Leah four-bet, the other player and Zinno both called.
The flop came , Zinno checked, Leah bet, the other player called, Zinno raised, Leah called (effectively putting him all-in) and so did the other player.
The turn was the , Zinno bet and the other player folded. Zinno showed for a set, Leah showed and he was drawing dead. The on the river completed the board and Leah was eliminated.
Earlier this level, Roland Israelashvili won a pot of Jeff Lisandro that left him with 5,000. On this hand he eliminated Lisandro with ace-high.
The board read and the two got all in. Neither had a pair. Lisandro had and a gutshot straight draw and Israelashvili had for an open-ended straight draw. Both missed and Lisandro headed to the rail.