Jared Bleznick raised from early position, and Matt Glantz (middle position) and Dario Alioto (button) called. The flop fell , and Bleznick led out. Glantz called, and Alioto raised. Bleznick folded, and Glantz called.
The turn was the . Glantz checked, Alioto bet, Glantz raised, Alioto re-raised all in, and Glantz called.
Glantz:
Alioto:
Both players had flopped Broadway, and they were both drawing to respective nut-flushes. The river was red, and the completed Glantz's flush, eliminating Alioto from the tournament.
Abe Mosseri brought it in with the up, Brian Rast completed with the , then Sorel Mizzi raised with the . It folded back to Rast who called. Mizzi led fourth and Rast called again, then both checked fifth.
On sixth Rast bet, and when Mizzi raised that interrupted the rapid rhythm of the hand. Rast eyed Mizzi, thought about a half-minute longer, then called. Rast then check-called Mizzi's seventh-street bet.
Rast: (X)(X) / / (X)
Mizzi: (X)(X) / / (X)
"Aces up," said Mizzi after Rast's final call, turning over , and the Event No. 15 bracelet winner mucked.
Rast is at 385,000 now, while Mizzi has about 450,000.
Jim McCrink: (X)(X) / / (X)
Bill Chen: (X)(X) / / (X)
We caught the action on fourth street, where Chen bet and McCrink called. McCrink led when Chen paired on fifth, Chen called, and McCrink led again on sixth. Chen called.
Both players checked on seventh.
"Nine," Chen announced.
McCrink opened up for a seven-six, Chen mucked, and McCrink won the pot.
David Benyamine opened with a pot-sized raise to 14,000, and a short-stacked Ashton Griffin called from the big blind. The flop came . Griffin checked, Benyamine bet, and Griffin called with his remaining chips.
Griffin:
Benyamine:
Kings for Griffin, then two pair after the turn. The river was the , and Griffin doubles back to about 95,000. Benyamine sits with about 240,000 at present.
When we reached Table 287, there was already over 100,000 in the middle and the flop had fallen . Alexey Makarov moved all in for 75,000, Gus Hansen grabbed a huge stack of T25,000 chips and tossed them forward, and Ashton Griffin got out of the way.
Makarov:
Hansen:
Hansen held a monster draw, and turned a flush when the hit the felt. Makarov was drawing dead.
The completed the board, Makarov hit the rail, and Hansen is now up to 795,000 chips.
Steve Sung raised on the button, and "Crazy" Marco Johnson defended his big blind. Johnson drew three, Sung drew two, and Johnson check-raised Sung. Sung called.
Both players drew one on the second draw, checked, then drew one on the third draw. Johnson led out, and Sung called.
Johnson fanned , Sung mucked, and Johnson shipped the pot.