Mario Hudson opened to 100,000 in early position and Ryan Hohenstein jammed for 316,000 in the cutoff. Hudson called after about 20 seconds.
Hudson: 
Hohenstein: 
The flop came 
, giving Hudson a flush draw, and there was no waiting: 
on the trn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,287,000
733,000
|
733,000 |
|
Busted |
Harry Finnimore limped in, and Brett Reichard shoved for 264,000. Mario Hudson called in the small blind, and Finnimore folded.
Reichard: 
Hudson:
Reichard needed an ace but didn't find one as the first four cards came 
.
"How about a nine?" he asked.
Instead, a 
fell, giving Hudson the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,554,000
472,000
|
472,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Chad Willett opened for 75,000 in middle position and got jammed on by Ryan Hohenstein in the cutoff. Willett asked for the 75,000 to be pulled in, and it was 147,000 more. He called.
Hohenstein:
Willett: 
Hohenstein flopped an ace to take a big lead, and he faded the two remaining nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
716,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
531,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
Rich Alsup and Harry Finnimore played a raised pot in the blinds and 
flopped. Alsup bet 75,000, and Finnimore called. Alsup checked the 
turn and folded to a shove of 208,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
729,000
-173,000
|
-173,000 |
|
||
|
545,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
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| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | James Livingston |
| 2 | Rich Alsup |
| 3 | Harry Finnimore |
| 4 | Ryan Hohenstein |
| 5 | Joe Matheson |
| 6 | Rodger Johnson |
| 7 | Robert Wittman |
| 8 | Brett Reichard |
| 9 | Mario Hudson |
| 10 | Chad Willett |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,082,000
182,000
|
182,000 |
|
988,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
|
902,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
713,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
682,000
-138,000
|
-138,000 |
|
596,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
528,000
353,000
|
353,000 |
|
388,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
377,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
176,000
-224,000
|
-224,000 |
In a limped pot, 
flopped, and Darek Anderson pushed all in from the big blind for 60,000 after a Harry Finnimore check. Mario Hudson called on the button, as did Finnimore. The two active players checked the 
and 
, and Finnimore showed 
. Hudson couldn't beat it, and neither could Anderson, who showed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Gerald Heckathorn raised in the small blind and then saw Mario Hudson put him all in for about 200,000.
"Screw it, I call," Heckathorn said, tabling 
. Hudson had 
and won the race.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
1,000,000
630,000
|
630,000 |
|
|
900,000
680,000
|
680,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
650,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
600,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
400,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
350,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
|
|
350,000
164,500
|
164,500 |
|
|
204,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
|
|
175,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
Busted | |
