A short-stacked Ted McCollom Jr. open-raised all in and was called by Phil Galfond. McCollom Jr. turned up the but was dominated by Galfond's . The community cards were no help to Ted McCollom Jr. and he is our 19th-place finisher.
Bill Edler pushed with .Bill Gazes called with . The flop was and Edler took the lead. The turn was the and the river was the . Edler's hand held up and Gazes was crippled. Gazes slipped to 60K, while Edler increased his stack to 380K.
Rene Mouritsen shoved with A-K and he was called by Alex Bolotin's . The flop was . The turn was the and the river was the . Rene Mouritsen could not improve his hand and he headed to the rail in 21st place.
Tony G pulled off a bluff against Dutch Boyd and the chatter continued.
"Winners are grinners," said Tony G. "I'm smiling because I'm going to take all of your money. You should give me your stack now, because I'm going to have all of it."
Alex Bolotin bet 40K and Bill Edler raised 80K more. Alex slowly counted out his chips and then announced he was all in for an additional 231K. Edler thought for about two to three minutes and eventually called. Bolotin quickly rolled over the much to the dismay of Edler who reluctantly tabled the . The on the turn had Edler drawing dead.
Mark Vos was all in preflop with against Greg Pohler's . The flop was . The turn was the and Pohler took the lead with a full house. The river was the and Vos headed to the rail in silence.
Tony G doubled up against Dutch Boyd. Tony G's held up against Boyd's . The flop was and Tony G flopped a set. The turn was the and the river was the .
A very excited Tony G jumped up and started trash talking with Dutch Boyd.
"I'm gonna take everything you have," said Tony G. "I'm gonna rip your stack apart! Keep calling and I'll keep taking all your chips."