Catching the action on a flop of action checked to Dewey Tomko who fired 1,200. His opponent in the small blind made the call and the turn was a repeat . Again it was checked to Tomko who tossed out 1,500. His opponent again made the call.
The river brought the and it was checked down with Tomko showing for the best hand. He's up to 35,000.
An under-the-gun player raised to 800 and Jimmy Fricke called from the next seat. Both blinds came along as well. The flop came down and everyone checked. The turn brought the and everyone checked again. The river completed the board with the and everyone checked once more.
Fricke tabled two tens, but the player under the gun held two pair with the . Everyone else mucked.
"Balls!" said Fricke, as the player with two pair scooped the pot.
David Alan Grier limped in from middle position and the cutoff also limped. The big blind checked his option and the three of them saw a flop of . Action checked to the cutoff seat and he fired 450. Only Grier made the call.
The turn brought the and both remaining players checked. The river completed the board with the and Grier checked. His opponent fired 750 and Grier mucked, dropping back to 22,000 in chips. His opponent tabled he for a heart flush and won the pot.
Maria Ho raised to 675 from the cutoff, and the big blind called her. The flop came out , and both players checked. The turn was the , and the big blind bet 1,600. Ho flat called to see the on the river. The big blind checked, then called when Ho bet 3,200. She turned over for a flopped boat. He opponent flashed the as he mucked, and Maria moved up to 57,000.
Isaac Haxton opened with a raise to 700 from the cutoff position with Thiago Nishijima defending his big blind with a call.
They took a flop of , and Nishijima checked to Haxton who fired out a bet of 1,125. Nishijima made the call the turn brought the . Again the action was check, bet, call, this time for 2,550 as the river arrived the .
Nishijima checked for a third time to Haxton who triple-barreled for 6,375. Nishijima went into the tank but eventually released. Haxton flashed the as he raked in the chips to move up to 44,000. Nishijima is at 45,000.
Eric Siegel limped in from middle position and both the blinds; including Scott Seiver completed and checked respectively.
Seiver fired out for 750 on the flop and Siegal made the call as the small blind folded.
The turn landed the and Seiver checked over to Siegal who opted to fire out 1,250. Seiver made the call as the dealer produced the on the river, and Seiver took the betting reigns once again firing out 3,300.
Siegal immediately made the call and flipped over his after Seiver announced, "Two pair!"
As Siegal's flush earned him the pot to move to 39,000, Seiver slips to 38,500 in chips.
The player on the button raised to 700 and Markus Lehmann was in the big blind. "OK!" said Lehmann, tossing in the call before the flop came down . Lehmann checked and his opponent bet 700. Lehmann called.
The turn brought the and both players checked. The river completed the board with the and both players checked again. Lehmann piped up, "Ace!" and his opponent mucked.
Ted Forrest called a 800-chip preflop raise from out of the small blind to see a flop fall.
Forrest checked and his opponent fired out 1,100 only to have Forrest check-raise to 3,000. Forrest's opponent then moved all in and Forrest made the call for his 9,075 total.
Forrest:
Opponent:
As the ESPN TV crew and cameras halted play for over sixty seconds, the dealer eventually dropped the on the turn to end proceedings.
The river landed the meaningless and Forrest doubled through to 20,050 in chips.
Steve Wong is up to 49,000 after rivering a perfect wheel card. He had the button for a flop of and called a bet of 800. When his opponent checked the turn, Wong elected to take a free card and checked behind. His opponent also checked the river. That was Wong's cue to fire out a bet of 1,200. His opponent called but couldn't beat a wheel, .