We walked up to the table on the river, with the board showing 
. There was about 9,000 in the middle, and McLean Karr had thrown out a bet of 3,975. His lone opponent was in the tank for about a minute while we were there. Eventually, he grabbed the chips, and rolled them into the middle for the call. Karr flipped over 
for a rivered pair of aces, and his opponent mucked.
Karr shot back up to 87,000 after that hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
87,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
. His opponent had checked, Eichhorn had fired a bet of 20,000 — about the size of the pot — and his opponent was thinking what to do. Finally he folded, and Eichhorn exhaled loudly as he scooped the chips.
. Esfandiari led out for 5,125 from the small blind and his opponent called from the button.
completed the board and Esfandiari checked once more. His opponent cut out a bet to 13,000 and change and fired it into the middle. Esfandiari let out a sigh and tossed in a call rather quickly. His opponent shrugged and revealed a lone 
for a pair of tens. Esfandiari tabled 
for two-pair and his opponent mucked.
. This time Mizzi bet 7,000, and Fair again was there with the call.
. Mizzi fired again, betting 7,500, and after a pause Fair raised all in for 27,050. Mizzi went deep into the tank, thinking about five minutes before finally letting his hand go. Mizzi's questions to Fair afterwards regarding his hand were met with ambiguous, non-revealing responses.
flop, where World Poker Tour Champion Nam Le was in a blind versus blind confrontation with one other player.
and Le's opponent opted to slow down and check. Le tossed in a 2,775 bet and his opponent tanked for a bit before rapping the table and moving his hand into the muck.
flop already out on the felt and Hallaert was busy checking into one opponent, who bet 4,500. Hallaert then raised it up to 9,250. It was then quickly raised up to 17,000 and the action was back on Hallaert.
turn was a spade, but it wasn't a good one for Hallaert's opponent as it gave Hallaert the full house. A 
on the river changed nothing and Hallaert raked in the hefty pot to now sit with one of the larger stacks in the room.
