Mike Wattel opened under the gun only to have Don Nguyen three-bet from middle position. Mike Gorodinsky then four-bet from the button, the blinds folded and both his opponents called. Wattel drew two while Nguyen and Gorodinsky both drew one.
Two checks put action on Gorodinsky and he bet. Wattel folded, Nguyen check-raised and Gorodinsky called. Both players stood pat and then Gorodinsky called a bet, action that repeated itself after both players stood pat for a second time.
Nguyen then tabled 7-6-5-4-2 and Gorodinsky mucked.
George Danzer raised to 50,000 in the hijack seat, John Hennigan three-bet to 160,000 in the cutoff, Minh Ly cold-called in the big blind, and Danzer called as well.
The dealer fanned , Ly led out for 200,000, and only Danzer called. The turn was the , Ly fired out another 350,000, and Danzer called.
Ly slowed down when the completed the board, checking to Danzer who bet 500,000. Ly folded, and Danzer was pushed the pot.
Bryn Kenney moved all in for 178,000 from under the gun, and John Hennigan called in the small blind.
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Kenney flopped a flush draw and a backdoor straight draw when the dealer fanned , and the on the turn kept his straight draw alive, but the bricked off on the river. Kenney was eliminated in 12th place, earning $147,882, while Hennigan is back up to 1.55 million.
Action folded to 1996 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Huck Seed on the button and he raised. Matthew Ashton was next to act in the small blind and opted for a three-bet. The big blind folded, Seed called and it was heads-up action to the flop.
Ashton bet, Seed raised and Ashton called. Both players then checked the turn before Ashton bet the river. Seed tanked for a solid two minutes and the released his hand.
George Danzer brought it in with the , Michael Glick completed, and Kenney raised. Danzer folded, Glick called, and Glick called another bet on fourth street. Kenney led again on fifth, Glick went all in for less than two bets, and Kenney called.
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Glick picked up a low draw on sixth, while Kenney didn't improve on sixth or seventh (). Glick could scoop the pot with an ace or a three, and chop with a four, five, seven, or eight. He found the on seventh, scooping the entire pot and doubling to 600,000 chips.
Minh Ly raised on the button, John Hennigan made it three bets in the big blind, and Ly called. Hennigan led out on the flop () and the turn (), and Ly called both bets. The completed the board, Hennigan checked, and Ly fired out a bet. Hennigan folded, and Ly raked in the pot.
The very next hand, Ly raised again, and Hennigan three-bet from the small blind. Ly called, and again Hennigan led out on the first two streets as the board came . Ly called both bets.
The river was the , Hennigan led out a third time, and Ly raised. Hennigan called, showing for a set, but Ly showed for Broadway.
After losing the two pots, Hennigan plummeted to 1.3 million chips, while Ly rocketed to 2.54 million.
Since returning from the dinner break there really hasn't been much action to speak of. The hands are taking a long time to play out, but not many chips are exchanging hands. We expect this will change sooner than later.