Preflop, Stig Tap Rasmussen bets 50,000 in middle position and Brandon Adams calls in the big blind. On the flop, Adams checks and Rasmussen bets 104,000. Adams calls. On the turn, Adams leads out for 180,000 and Rasmussen raises to 455,000 all in. Adams folds. Rasmussen shows the and is up to 1,000,000. Adams is down to 495,000.
On the turn, Ed Betlow is all in with and Christian Togsverd insta-calls with . Togsverd's boat brings Betlow down to 125,000 and Togsverd has 850,000.
John Bird just lost a big hand that saw a good portion of his chips go to Scott Freeman. We caught up the hand on the river. With about 700,000 in the pot and the board reading , Scott Freeman checked. John Bird bet 600,000 and Freeman called. Freeman showed which beat the of Bird. This pot catapulted Freeman to 1,600,000 in chips and left Bird with a modest 100,000.
Bird doubled through Issac Haxton on the next hand, when his bested Haxton's . Bird is still well below average however with just under 200,000 in chips.
The Amazon Room
With just 124 players remaining in the field, the atmosphere is electric. Railbirds are backed up five and six rows deep, standing on chairs and peering over shoulders, trying to catch a glimpse of the heart-wrenching action taking place just a few feet beyond the ropes.
Each announcement of, "All in and call!" draws a flock of spectators, cameramen, and reporters alike. The scene is perhaps most comparable to a golf gallery after a Tiger Woods drive misses the fairway and finds a home beyond the ropes in the rough.
The tension is mounting with every elimination, as the remaining players in the field realize they're that much closer to making poker history.
Ryan Elson raised to 50,000 and Christian Togsverd reraised 120,000 more. Elson moved all in for 790,000 more and Togsverd went into the tank. Christian Togsverd thought about his decision for over ten minutes before finally calling. The players showed...
Togsverd:
Elson:
Togsverd was ahead, but barely. That lead quickly changed however when the door card came the . The on the turn added insult to injury for Togsverd as he failed to improve. Elson is now up to 1,850,000 chips, while Togsverd slips to 475,000.
Andrew Barnes raises preflop and Julian Gardner reraises. Barnes shoves and Gardner calls 863,000, showing . Barnes has . An ace on the flop makes it worse for Barnes, and he is out. Gardner is up to 1,726,000.
Gus Hansen
Tournament chip leader Tuan Lam just took a major hit, courtesy of a bad beat put on him by Gus Hansen.
Tuan made it 50,000 before the flop from the cutoff and Gus reraised, making it 148,000 to go from the big blind. Lam then moved all in, which put Gus to a decision for the rest of his chips and he made the call, revealing pocket tens; Tuan had him in bad shape with pocket queens.
The flop came , and Gus covered his mouth with both hands in disbelief. The turn and river blanked out, doubling Gus up to 1,406,000 in chips.
"I have to admit . . . that's sick," Gus said after raking in the pot. Tuan was left with a respectable 1,880,000 after the hand.
and is up to 1,000,000. Adams is down to 495,000.
and Christian Togsverd insta-calls with 
. Togsverd's boat brings Betlow down to 125,000 and Togsverd has 850,000.
, Scott Freeman checked. John Bird bet 600,000 and Freeman called. Freeman showed 
which beat the 
of Bird. This pot catapulted Freeman to 1,600,000 in chips and left Bird with a modest 100,000. 
bested Haxton's 
. The turn was the 
. An ace on the flop makes it worse for Barnes, and he is out. Gardner is up to 1,726,000.
does not improve Cohen's hand and he is eliminated.
