Down to his last 19K and facing a raise, Freddy Deeb took his stand with . His opponent called and turned over pocket Jacks, and even though Deeb picked up a flush draw on the turn he wasn't able to hit a club or an Ace to prolong his stay in today's event.
Facing a raise from a player in middle position, Gavin Smith re-raised and was called. The flop came and after his opponent bet 10,000 Smith re-raised to 32,500. After thinking it over for a good long while the other player mucked and Smith picked up a big pot to start off his day.
Somehow we did what no player has been able to do to Jon Friedberg so far--take away his chips. We had him listed as busted out from this event but that's not the case, he's very much alive with 64,000 in chips.