Jonathan Jaffe flatted a raise to 3,600 before action folded to Micah Raskin in the big blind. Raskin reraised to 13,600 and the original raiser folded. Jaffe moved all in and Raskin called.
Raskin tabled the 
and was at risk in the hand. Jaffe held the 
.
The board ran out 
and Raskin was eliminated in eighth place. He collected two bounties along with the $40,000 for winning his first table for a total of $46,000 in prize money.
Jason Mercier shoved for 24,600 from the cutoff and Michael Pesek called from the big blind.
Mercier tabled 
to Pesek's 
, but immediately fell behind when the flop came down 
. The 
turn was no help to Mercier, down to seven outs to survive and have a chance to repeat.
River: 
!
Mercier made the king-high straight to double to about 52,000, leaving Pesek with about 27,000 left.
Eugene Katchalov opened to 3,200 from middle postion. Jonathan Jaffe came over the top to 6,000 from the cutoff, but Jason Mercier four-bet to 11,700 from the button. Action folded back to Jaffe and he took him time before re-raising all in. Mercier called all in and it was off to the races.
Mercier: 
Jaffe: 
The flop came down 
, safe for Mercier. However, the 
hit the turn to pair Jaffe. The river brought the 
, no help to Mercier.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
||
|
24,800
-27,200
|
-27,200 |
|
||
Level: 6
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
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On the last hand of the level, we've lost our first player from this final table.
It began with Eugene Katchalov opening to 2,400, and Joe Sweeney called from the small blind to go heads up to the flop. It came 
, and Sweeney decided to take the betting lead. He did so in a big way with an all-in shove for what looked like 28,300 total. Katchalov snap-called, and Sweeney knew he was in trouble.
Showdown
Sweeney: 
Katchalov: 
Well, that's why Katchalov called so quickly! He'd flopped the nuts with his diamonds, and Sweeney was drawing dead to runner-runner.
The turn ended any potential drama, and the river 
was too little, too late for the at-risk player.
That's the end of the road for Joe Sweeney, walking out in 9th place with $40,000 plus six bounties for a total cash of $52,000. Not too shabby for the local.
Micah Raskin opened to 2,700, and Jonathan Jaffe three-bet shoved on him again. It looked to us like 17,200, but the floor announced 16,200, and Raskin made the call with the covering stack. It's the first all-in-and-a-call today; let's see the cards.
Showdown
Raskin: 
Jaffe: 
Jaffe was at risk, but he was well in front as the cards lay. The board kept him safe, too, coming 
to secure his double up. That bounty is staying put for now. Despite out count, Jaffe was paid an additional 16,200, bumping him up to about 36,000, while Raskin drops back to about 40,000 himself.
Jimmie Guinther raised to 3,000 from middle position, and he found calls from both Taylor von Kriegenbergh and Joe Sweeney across the table.
The three men took a flop of , and everyone checked to the turn. Guinther continued out with a bet now, firing 6,500 at the pot. Von Kriegenbergh called, Sweeney ducked out, and it was heads up to the river. Check-check again.
Guinther turned up , and his two pair was enough to win the pot.
Four players were in for 2,900 preflop, but we couldn't tell who the raiser was (Michael Pesek, we think). In any event, they took a 
flop, and everyone checked to Scott Blackman in position. He fired 5,000 into the pot, and his three opponents slowly folded in turn to allow him to chip back up out of the basement.
He's back to 40,000.
Micah Raskin raised to 3,000, and Jonathan Jaffee three-bet big to 17,200 from the button. Raskin gave it a good long look, but he eventually returned his cards to the dealer face-down.
Level: 5
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
