A player on the button raised to 17,000 after action was folded to him, and Daniel Bishop put him all in from the big blind. The player called off his remaining 24,000.
Bishop:
Button:
The flop came , ending nearly all hope for the button. A on the turn provided a backdoor straight possibility, but the river was the , and Bishop's trips stood.
Joe Cappuccio put the big blind all in for 43,000 after action was folded to him in the small blind. The player called off.
Cappuccio:
Big blind:
Cappuccio had been caught making a move, and the flop put his opponent further ahead. The big blind made an unfortunate two pair on the turn however, as the gave Cappuccio a straight. The board paired on the river, but it was the , not what the big blind was looking for, and his two pair was no good.
In the last hand before the break, Ashley Mason moved all in under the gun for 98,000. Tommy Townsend shipped as well in late position, and then William Cogan moved in from the cutoff.
Cogan:
Mason:
Townsend:
Cogan was in great shape against a single shared overcard. The flop came , giving everyone reason for optimism. A turn and river were bricks, however, and the queens held up.