With a flop in front of them, Esther Taylor called a second bet, and the original aggressor folded. The hit on the turn and Taylor raised a bet, getting just a call.
The completed the board and Taylor called a lead bet. Taylor immediately announced she had a full house, tabling and her opponent mucked.
Mike Leah had been nursing a short stack for the last few levels, finding chips here and there but not really able to make anything happen. His seat is now empty and waiting to be filled.
Across the room, Mike Ross has seen his stack almost double. In a recent pot, Ross checked down the river of a board and was shown a set of jacks from his opponent.
"No good," replied Ross tabling for a diamond flush, scooping the pot.
Late registration is only open for about another hour, closing at the end of the break following this level. Two
more notables have taken advantage and joined the fray.
Chris George has three cashes so far this series and is in good shape to start a deep run in this event. George took down a recent pot with on a board. The action is unknown, but there looked to be a least three bets made in the hand.
George looks to be, for the moment, at least, the tournament chip leader.
On a board of , Jan Suchanek bet from the small blind. Jesse Martin called from the big blind, and one other player called from early position.
The river was the , and Suchanek and Martin checked. The player in early position then turned over his indicating he was checking, as well. Suchanek showed .
"I can beat that," Martin said. He showed for a flush, and that earned him half the pot, while the other half went to the early-position player with a qualifying low.