On the button Tony Basile raised to 42K and Bruce Van Horn called in the big blind. The flop came and Basile moved all-in. Van Horn called and showed for top two, while Basile had only the . He needed a runner-runner miracle, didn't get it, and was eliminated.
Mike Spegal and John MacCarthy ended up with all the chips in the middle before the flop, with Spegal showing and MacCarthy . The flop missed both players, MacCarthy picked up a Jack on the turn, but couldn't catch on the river and Spegal doubled up.
This time Gavin Smith came out on top after tangling with Tony Basile. They both checked after seeing a flop of , but after the hit on the turn Gavin pushed all his chips in the pot. He confidently counted them down and smacked a final yellow chip atop of tower of them.
Basile took some time to think things through before making the call. Smith turned over for second pair. Basile had , having called after making a pair on the turn. The river was the and Smith doubled up.
Or, at least he has a heartbeat. After he raised to 30,000, Tony Basile re-raised Gavin for a total of 96,000. Gavin theatrically touched his wrist with his fingertips, checked his pulse, and then tossed his cards -- Ace-Queen -- into the muck.
Or is it the best? John MacCarthy limped on the button and Jon Friedberg checked his option in the big blind. After the flop Friedberg bet 8,000 and MacCarthy called. The fell on the turn and both players checked. When the hit on the river Friedberg bet 20,000 and MacCarthy called. Friedberg showed down the 'ol Seven-Deuce for the straight and MacCarthy mucked.
After the two players saw a Queen-high flop, all the money went in the middle and Stephen Jones found that his Q-J was outkicked by Jeff Langdon's K-Q. No Jack was forthcoming and Jones was eliminated in 14th place.
Bill McNamara's two chips didn't survive their first venture into the pot. He tossed them in after he was dealt A-9, and three other players limped along. Eric "Rizen" Lynch ended up taking the pot when his QJ paired on the flop.