Bertrand Grospellier bet into two opponents with his ace-high board on fifth street and got two calls, but Dan Zack picked up a very scary four-straight on sixth and took the lead.
Zack: /
Grospellier: /
Third player: /
Grospellier called, with the third player folding. On the river, both Zack and Grospellier checked. The latter showed a for one pair, but Zack had it beat with for eights up.
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Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy and Chris Vitch just played a pot in which both players picked up a plethora of spades on their boards.
Josephy completed with the and caught behind it, while Vitch check-called fourth and fifth streets with . When Josephy caught that fourth spade, Vitch sighed and folded to a bet on sixth.
Marco Johnson bet on sixth street, and Sean Mirrasouli called. On seventh, Johnson fired again, and after a brief period in the tank, Mirrasouli let it go.
Bertrand Grospellier picked up a big spot from Marco Johnson recently.
Grospellier bet each street leading out and was called by Johnson the whole way. After seventh street, Grospellier tabled for trip sevens, and Johnson mucked.
Ryan Hughes had up on fourth street and bet double with Randy Ohel showing . That chased away a third player, but Ohel called after thinking awhile. Hughes bet again on fifth, and Ohel raised. Hughes put his remaining chips in to get himself all in.
Hughes: /
Ohel: /
Ohel had two pair and blockers, so he was in solid shape. Hughes did not find another heart for a flush, and Ohel eliminated the current WSOP Player of the Year points leader.