Level 5
: 400/800, 800 ante
The table went to the flop with heads-up action and 7,600 in the middle. The flop came 
. A bet of 25,000 came from middle position, meaning James Walz would have to move all in to call.
He quickly did so and showed the nuts with 
as his opponent showed his 
for only top pair. The board completed with 
on the turn and 
on the river, giving Walz the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,800
27,800
|
27,800 |
with three players. Eric Smith led for 1,200 from the hijack. The button called while the small blind folded.
. Both players checked, at which point Smith tabled his hand, showing 
for a flopped pair of nines to go with the pair of sixes on the board. That was good enough to win the pot worth about 25,000.
flop. The big blind checked to Thu Le in the cutoff, who bet 1,500, which was snap-called.
on the turn resulted in checks from both players. The river came 
. This time, the big blind fired off a bet of 2,300, before Le snap-called, showing his 
to take down the pot.
on the table, Allan Ellison led from the big blind for 3,000, just over half the 5,000 pot. His opponent in early position made the call.
turn slowed down the action and both players opted to check. 
reignited Ellison, where he made the price 8,000 chips. His opponent made the call and mucked as Ellison turned over 
for flopped top two pair, raking in the 27,000 chip pot.
, three players had their chips in the middle with over 80,000 in the pot.
did not improve Brown's opponents and his set won a massive pot. The eliminated players were pointed in the direction of the reentry cage.
had trumped his opponents 
on the turn, and he held through the river.