Picking the action up on the river, Charles Moore's 53,000 remaining chips were nicely stacked over the betting line in front of him and his opponent Brent Keller was paining over an all-in decision for his remaining 46,000.
With about 33,500 in the pot on a board, Keller went deep into the tank and was visibly going back and forth about the decision. After about six or seven minutes Moore leaned back and said, "I just figured out I'm ahead."
Confused, Keller responded, "I've been tanking for this long and you now just figured it out? That just means I'm ahead." After some more chatter, the dealer asked them not to talk about the hand and Keller made note that the more Moore talked, the more he was leaning towards folding. A few minutes later the clock was called and Keller eventually released his hand.
Action folded to Bernard Lee on the button and he raised to 2,100 with . Jeremy Schwartz made the call from the big blind and the duo watched the flop fall . Schwartz checked, Lee bet 2,800, and Schwartz check-raised 6,500 more. The large amount sent Lee into the tank and he eventually made the call.
Schwartz then bet 15,000 when the peeled off on the turn, which Lee called. When the hit the river, Schwartz moved all in and Lee called for his tournament life. Schwartz flipped and was none too happy to see Lee roll over two pair.
Andy Frankenberger, the Season IX World Poker Tour Player-of-the-Year, was recently eliminated from the National Championship after running pocket queens into pockets kings and following that up by running into .
La Sengphet raised to 2,100 from middle position and Brandon Adams made the call from the big blind. He then checked the flop and Sengphet bet 3,600. Adams quickly folded, which dropped him to 11,000.
Meanwhile, Chris Bell has been eliminated from the National Championship.
After a couple of folds, Kyle Cartwright raised to 2,200 and the action folded around to Joel Merwick in the big blind. Merwick made the call and the two players saw an eight high flop.
After Merwick checked and Cartwright bet 3,400, Merwick check raised all in for a total of 10,500 chips. Merwick knew that his was in trouble when Cartwright snap called and sure enough he flipped over .
The turn and river brought no help for Merwick and Cartwright moved up to 42,500 chips.
board, Keller went deep into the tank and was visibly going back and forth about the decision. After about six or seven minutes Moore leaned back and said, "I just figured out I'm ahead."
to see Kessler snatch a double to roughly 19,000 in chips.
. Jeremy Schwartz made the call from the big blind and the duo watched the flop fall 
. Schwartz checked, Lee bet 2,800, and Schwartz check-raised 6,500 more. The large amount sent Lee into the tank and he eventually made the call.
peeled off on the turn, which Lee called. When the 
hit the river, Schwartz moved all in and Lee called for his tournament life. Schwartz flipped 
and was none too happy to see Lee roll over two pair.
to see Brecher brick his many outs and be forced to hit the rail.
flop and Sengphet bet 3,600. Adams quickly folded, which dropped him to 11,000.
was in trouble when Cartwright snap called and sure enough he flipped over