Scott Seiver: (X)(X) / - fold
Sebastian Ruthenberg: (X)(X) / / (X)
Brian Rast: (X)(X) / / (X)
Ben Lamb: (X)(X) / - fold
Scott Seiver brought in and Sebastian Ruthenberg completed all in for 16,000. Brian Rast called and then Ben Lamb raised. Seiver folded and with Ruthenberg all in, Rast made the call. On to fourth street.
On fourth, Lamb bet, Rast raised and Lamb called, all while Ruthenberg sat back and watched anxiously. On fifth, Lamb checked, Rast bet and Lamb folded to leave Rast heads up with Ruthenberg.
After Lamb folded on fifth, Ruthenberg revealed () / . Rast held () / for rolled up kings. He was well in front, but Ruthenberg did have a flush draw that could come in.
Ruthenberg picked up a and Rast the , which left Ruthenberg drawing dead. Just for good measure, Rast went on to make a full house with the on the river and Ruthenberg finished with the .
Ruthenberg was eliminated in 16th place for $108,503. He was first first player to hit the rail and the remaining 15 players headed off on their one-hour dinner break.
Matt Glantz: (X)(X) / / (X)
Sebastian Ruthenberg: (X)(X) / / (X)
We caught the action on fifth street, where Ruthenberg bet, Glantz raised, Ruthenberg re-raised, and Glantz called. Ruthenberg slowed down, check-calling bets on sixth and seventh, and Glantz tabled for Broadway.
Ruthenberg mucked, and is left with only 30,000 chips.
A number of bets went in the middle on this stud hand between a couple of the big stacks, Brian Rast and Josh Arieh.
Rast: (X)(X) / / (X)
Arieh: (X)(X) / / (X)
Rast brought it in on third, then called after Arieh had completed. On fourth Arieh check-called Rast's bet, then on fifth Rast led with a bet which Arieh called again. When Arieh showed a pair of aces on sixth he bet, and Rast raised. Arieh paused a beat, then called. Arieh then check-called one more bet from Rast on seventh.
Rast turned over for aces and queens, and Arieh mucked.
Michael Binger: (X)(X) / / (X)
Phil Hellmuth: (X)(X) / / (X)
Binger completed, Hellmuth raised, and Binger called. Hellmuth led on fourth, Binger called, and upon pairing on fifth, Binger led out. Hellmuth called.
Binger led again on sixth, Hellmuth raised, and Binger called. Binger check-called on seventh, and Hellmuth tabled for a jack-high flush. Binger mucked, and Hellmuth picked up the pot.
Jason Lester: (X)(X) / / (X)
Michael Binger: (X)(X) / -- FOLDED
George Lind: (X)(X) / -- FOLDED
Owais Ahmed: (X)(X) / / (X)
Four-way razz action for you. Lester completed on third and got three callers. Ahmed then led with a bet on fourth and only Lester remained. On fifth Lester bet, Ahmed raised, and Lester called. Lester check-called Ahmed's bets on both sixth and seventh.
Ahmed turned over for a 6-5-4-2-A, and Lester mucked. Lester slips to 865,000.
Ahmed has 2.08 million now, making him one of four players currently hovering at or above the 2 million-chip mark along with Brian Rast, Josh Arieh, and Scott Seiver.