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Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Players are on a 15-minute break. Play will resume with blinds at 300/500 with a 500 big blind ante.
James Gangler got it all in from the big blind against the player on the button, who was short-stacked and at risk.
Button: A♦K♣ 
James Gangler: 7♥7♣
The board ran out J♣J♦4♦2♥4♥ and Gangler's two pair, jacks and sevens, awarded him the pot.
The next hand, the player in the hijack moved all in for 10,200, putting himself at risk, and Donald Price made the call on the button.
Hijack: A♣Q♠
Donald Price: K♠K♦
Price pulled ahead even further on the 2♣8♦K♥ flop, improving to a set of kings. The 5♣ turn and J♣ river saw the pot being pushed Price's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Matthew Riebel raised to 1,100 from early position and was called by Dale Capuano in middle position. Then Alan Gendelman three-bet to 3,800 from the button. Once it folded back to Riebel he folded, and Capuano called.
The flop came 3♠8♠4♦ and Capuano check-called the bet of 4.200 from Gendelman.
After the Q♠ turn, both players checked to the river.
The river was the 5♥ and Capuano bet out 10,000 and was quickly called by Gendelman.
Capuano showed 6♦6♣ for a pair of sixes, but Gendelman tabled A♣Q♥ for a pair of queens to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,200
77,200
|
77,200 |
|
43,600
43,600
|
43,600 |
|
31,100
31,100
|
31,100 |
James Dike raised to 1,100 in middle position, Robert Mitchell flatted on the button, and Andrew Parker defended in the big blind.
The flop came 2♠J♥6♣ and action checked through to the Q♠ turn. Parker and Dike checked, and Mitchell bet 2,300. Only Parker continued.
The river landed the 5♣ and Parker check-folded to a bet of 6,000 from Mitchell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000 | |
|
|
27,000
-5,200
|
-5,200 |
|
12,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Glenn Jacek raised to 1,000, and was called by Jeremy Bittler in early position, Ronald Hunt in the cutoff, Michael Wamsganz in the small blind, and Marshall Roof in the big blind.
The flop came A♠9♣5♥ and all players checked to the turn.
After the 6♣ turn, Wamsganz checked, and Roof bet 2,000. Jacek. Bittler, and Hunt called, while Wamsganz folded.
The river was the K♠ and after Roof and Jacek checked Bittler bet out 6,200. Hunt folded, Roof called, and Wamsganz folded as well.
At showdown Bittler immediately tossed his cards into the muck, and gave the pot to Roof, without him needing to table his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,300
42,300
|
42,300 |
|
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
24,900
24,900
|
24,900 |
|
|
21,200
21,200
|
21,200 |
Alexis Owings limped on the button, Alphonso Johnson completed in the small blind, and Glenn Chernigoff raised to 1,200 in the big blind. Owings folded and Johnson made the call.
On the 9♠4♥9♦ flop, Johnson check-called a bet of 900 from Chernigoff. The 5♣ turn went check-check.
The river landed the J♠ and Johnson led out with a bet of 2,000. Chernigoff quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000 | |
|
|
33,200 | |
|
|
25,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Simon Kim limped in under the gun, when Justin Arnwine raised to 1,5000 from the hijack. He was called by both the blinds, Andrew Parker in the small blind, Mohammed Anwary in the big blind, and Kim made the call as well.
Action checked around after the 3♠10♥Q♣.
The turn was the 6♠ and Parker bet 2,200. Anwary and Kim folded, while Arnwine made the call.
After the 5♦ river, both players checked. Parker tabled K♣10♣ for a pair of tens, and Arnwine mucked his hand to give the pot to Parker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,200
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
||
|
|
34,100
5,900
|
5,900 |
|
|
32,200
4,200
|
4,200 |
|
|
12,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
