Although the exact action leading up to the river was missed, Ben Lamb had a bet of 440,000 in front of him on a 
board. Nick Schulman was in the tank for a couple of minutes before eventually folding.
A couple hands later, Schulman opened with a raise to 30,000 and Lamb three-bet to 82,000. Schulman folded and Lamb took a few more chips from him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,450,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
||
|
2,440,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
||
flop.
turned, Dwan led out for 50,000 and Smirnov obliged with a call, bringing about the 
river. Again Dwan bet, this time 130,000, but Smirnov refused to go any further and released his hand.
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. David Einhorn checked, and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier tossed out a lavender T100,000 chip, announcing "ninety-nine."
. Einhorn checked again, and Grospellier fired 222,000. Einhorn thought for a bit, then reached for a handful of chips, and check-raised to 888,000. Grospellier went into the tank, and while he did so, Gus Hansen stood up from his chair.
completed the board. Einhorn tabled 
for a set of nines - score one for Mr. Hansen - and Grospellier mucked.
turn. When the 
appeared on the river, Trickett bet 725,000 and Banjout hit the tank for a solid two minutes before making the call with 
. Unfortunately for him, Trickett turned over 
and Banjout led into his opponents with a bet of 95,000. Robl called and Rast tossed his hand into the muck. The river was the 
and Robl the 
. Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi, who just won the $50,000 Poker Players Championship a few days ago for the second time in three years, was first to act and checked, opening the door for Daniel Negreanu to bet 105,000.
.