John Isler raised to 75,000 from under the gun and Ken Aldridge three-bet to 200,000 on the button. Earl Hirakawa moved all in for his last 20,000 from the small blind, after losing most of his stack in a flip the very hand before. Isler moved all in and Aldridge snap-called.
Earl Hirakawa:
Ken Aldridge:
John Isler:
Aldridge had the best of it, but Isler had both players covered.
The board ran out and Hirakawa was eliminated, while Aldridge fully doubled through Isler.
Darrell Ticehurst raised to 55,000 from under the gun and Veronica Daly called from the cutoff. Earl Hirakawa was in the big blind and moved all in for 603,000. Ticehurst folded and Daly called for 578,000.
Daly tabled and was at risk against Hirakawa's in a classic coin flip scenario.
The flop came and Daly pulled ahead with a pair of kings, while giving Hirakawa some outs to survive with a straight draw. The turn was the and the river was the . Daly doubled and Hirakawa was left with just 25,000 in chips.
Terry Stuhldreher has been the most aggressive player at his table so far today, but recently other players have picked up on that.
Just now Stuhldreher raised to 81,000 from middle position and Ed Aulick pushed all in for 359,000. The action was folded around to Stuhldreher and he folded.
A couple of hands later, Stuhldreher raised to 81,000 again from under the gun and the action was folded to James Moore in the big blind. Moore went all in for 460,000 and Stuhldreher thought for a couple minutes but eventually folded again.
Joseph Aronesty was in the cutoff and raised to 44,000. Darrell Ticehurst was in the big blind and called.
The flop came . Ticehurst checked, Aronesty bet 95,000 and Ticehurst called. The turn was the and both players checked to the river, which was the . Ticehurst led out for 125,000 and Aronesty called.
Ticehurst tabled for trip nines, and Aronesty flashed the before mucking his hand. Ticehurst looked over at his neighbor and asked, "Remember what you said about nine-seven suited?"
Action folded around to Darrell Ticehurst in the small blind and he raised to 40,000. Peter Lockwood had just lost a big flip a couple of hands ago, and was left with 60,000 in the big blind. With 16,000 already in the pot, plus his ante of 3,000, he decided to move all in. "I know I've got live cards," he said. Ticehurst called.
Lockwood was at risk with , up against the of Ticehurst.
The flop came and Lockwood picked up a pair of fives to take the lead. Ticehurst threw his hands in the air and shook his head as the hit the turn and the hit the river. Lockwood made two pair for good measure and picked up some much needed chips to keep himself in the game.
Peter Lockwood raised to 40,000 from late position, and Joseph Aronesty moved all in from the small blind for 203,000. Lockwood asked for a count and eventually called.
"This is the hand," said Aronesty as he tabled . He was at risk against Lockwood's and said, "I figured you were up there, but I had to go with it."
It was a classic race, and Aronesty flopped the best of it after the dealer fanned a flop reading , pulling ahead with a pair of aces. The turn was the and the river was the , leaving Lockwood with just 65,000 chips.
and Hirakawa was eliminated, while Aldridge fully doubled through Isler.
in a classic coin flip scenario.
and Daly pulled ahead with a pair of kings, while giving Hirakawa some outs to survive with a straight draw. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
. Ticehurst checked, Aronesty bet 95,000 and Ticehurst called. The turn was the 
and both players checked to the river, which was the 
for trip nines, and Aronesty flashed the 
, up against the 
of Ticehurst. 
and Lockwood picked up a pair of fives to take the lead. Ticehurst threw his hands in the air and shook his head as the 
hit the turn and the 
and the river was the