Fabrice Soulier raised from middle position, and Vladimir Shchemelev (cutoff) and Carlos Mortensen (big blind) called. The flop fell , Mortensen checked, Soulier continued, and Shchemelev raised. Mortensen folded, and Soulier called.
The turn was the , and Soulier check-called a bet from Shchemelev. The paired the board on the river, Soulier checked, and Shchemelev fired one more bullet.
A couple more eliminations to report. Shawn Buchanan was just eliminated over on Table 298. Shortly after that came an Omaha-8 hand on Table 294 in which Jason Lester opened with a raise from under the gun and it folded around to Lamar Wilkinson in the big blind who reraised all in with the last of his chips. Lester called, and the pair tabled their hands.
Wilkinson
Lester
The five community cards came , giving Lester aces full for the high and making no low for Wilkinson. Wilkinson is out, while Lester moves to 184,000.
Sebastien Sabic raised from under the gun, Ronny Kaiser three-bet in middle position, and Brett Richey, Scott Seiver, and Robert Mizrachi called. Sabic came along as well, and the flop fell . Mizrachi led out, and everyone folded but Seiver.
The on the turn paired the board, Mizrachi led again, and Seiver called.
The on the turn was a blank, both players checked, and Seiver tabled for a king-high straight. Mizrachi mucked, and Seiver shipped the pot.
Before the flop, Jared Bleznick raised from middle position, Steve Billirakis reraised from the button, then a short-stacked Dario Alioto four-bet from the small blind. The big blind folded, and both Bleznick and Billirakis called.
The flop came , inciting lots of action. Alioto bet, Bleznick raised, and Billirakis called the two bets. Then Alioto reraised all in with his last chips, Bleznick raised once more, and Billirakis called.
The turn was the . Bleznick bet and Billirakis called. Then both checked the river.
Alioto showed , which was good enough to claim the main pot. Bleznick showed , and his tens were best to take the small side pot versus Billirakis' .
Alioto survives with about 140,000, Bleznick now has 225,000, and Billirakis 330,000.
The general assumption in events such as this, is that poker players do some research on their table draw for the following day. In Galfond's case, we guess his dog chewed his homework.
David Oppenheim put in a raise from early position, John Hennigan called in the big blind, and the flop came down . Hennigan check-called a bet, and both players checked the on the turn. The river was the , both players checked again, and Hennigan opened up for a pair of tens.
Jim McCrink raised in middle position, Greg Mueller re-raised on the button, and McCrink made the call. Both players drew one, then checked.
On the second draw, both players drew one again, and McCrink check-called a bet from Mueller. They both drew one again on the final draw, and McCrink led out. Mueller called.
"You got it," McCrink announced. "Pair of eights."
Mueller fanned for a ten-seven, McCrink mucked, and Mueller won the pot.
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, Mortensen checked, Soulier continued, and Shchemelev raised. Mortensen folded, and Soulier called.
, and Soulier check-called a bet from Shchemelev. The 
paired the board on the river, Soulier checked, and Shchemelev fired one more bullet.
, giving Lester aces full for the high and making no low for Wilkinson. Wilkinson is out, while Lester moves to 184,000.
. Mizrachi led out, and everyone folded but Seiver.
on the turn paired the board, Mizrachi led again, and Seiver called.
river.
, which was good enough to claim the main pot. Bleznick showed 
, and his tens were best to take the small side pot versus Billirakis' 
on the turn. The river was the 
, both players checked again, and Hennigan opened up 
for a pair of tens.
for a ten-seven, McCrink mucked, and Mueller won the pot.
