From the cutoff seat, Tommy Hang raised to 1,000. Sebatian Ruthenberg made the call on the button, and John Monnette made the call from the big blind. Then, the dealer spread the flop. On the flop, Monnette checked. Hang fired a continuation bet of 1,800, Ruthenberg called, and Monnette folded.
The turn was the , and Hang fired 5,500. Again, Ruthenberg called.
The river completed the board with the , and Hang led with another bet. This time he wagered 11,000. Ruthenberg thought it over and wound up calling, but he couldn't produce better than the that hang turned over for two pair and mucked.
With that pot, Hang moved to 175,000, and Ruthenberg dropped back to the starting stack of 150,000.
Artem Litvinov raised from the cutoff, Matt Glantz called from the button, then Adam Friedman three-bet from the small blind. The action was back on Litvinov who did not act right away.
"I think," Litvinov said, pointing to his head. Finally he called, and Glantz called as well.
On the first draw, Friedman drew one card and both of his opponents took two, and after Friedman bet both Litvinov and Glantz called. Friedman took one again on the second draw, and the other two drew two cards each as well. This time when Friedman bet, only Litvinov stayed in the hand.
The third draw saw both Friedman and Litvinov draw a single card, then both checked. Friedman showed he had paired up on the end, turning over the and among his five cards. Meanwhile Litvinov had and claimed the pot.
Here are a few players we've spotted around the tournament floor that have taken their seats either at the start of this level or were simply missed the first time around.
After Robert Mizrachi brought it in, Mike Leah completed, Andrey Zaichenko raised, and both Mizrachi and Leah called. The trio battled together to sixth street, at which point Zaichenko led with a bet but then folded to leave the other two to battle for the pot.
Mizrachi: () /
Zaichenko () / — FOLDED
Leah: () /
All three checked fourth street, then Mizrachi bet fifth and both of his opponents called. On sixth Zaichenko led with his pair of nines and Leah called, but when Mizrachi raised, Zaichenko decided to fold. Leah then took his time before calling.
Seventh street was dealt, and Mizrachi bet again. This time Leah raised, and after exhaling Mizrachi called. Leah tabled to show he'd made a club flush with his last card, and Mizrachi folded unamusedly.
Matt Glantz raised to 1,100 from the cutoff and Adam Friedman called from the button. The two blinds folded and the duo were heads up to the flop.
The dealer spread out and Glantz fired out a continuation of 1,000. Friedman came over the top for 2,600 total and Glantz stuck around. The hit fourth street and Glantz tapped the table. Friedman checked it back and the fell on the river.
Glantz dipped into his stack and dropped 8,500 out onto the felt.
"How much?" asked Friedman immediately.
He dropped out a call and Glantz rolled over for a straight to the king. Friedman let out a small laugh from under his breath before mucking his cards. Glantz dragged in the pot and now sits on what looks to be 162,000 in chips.
Catching up with this one on the turn with the board showing , it appeared that after checking from the blinds, Chris Klodnicki had watched Hennigan bet 1,700, then Klodnicki had raised back to 5,000 and after pausing for a half-minute Hennigan had called.
The river brought the and a quick bet of 10,000. Hennigan then fired a raise to 27,000, sending Klodnicki into the tank for a minute before he finally made the call.
Hennigan quickly turned over his hand — . Johnny "World" had turned the nuts, and at the sight of his opponent's hand Klodnicki mucked.
We picked up with the action on fourth street to see Greg Mueller make a pair of jacks and lead out with a bet. Tom Schneider called and watched as Mueller led out again on fifth. Schneider stuck around.
Mueller led out once again on sixth and tossed out a final bet blind on seventh. Schneider called the entire way but finally mucked his cards when Mueller fanned for aces and jacks. Mueller dragged in the pot and now has about 168,000 in chips. Schneider, on the other hand, has fallen to around 101,000.
As Michael Glick was being given the last minutes of a massage, he was playing a PLO hand against Erick Lindgren and had fired a bet of 11,000 on the turn with the board showing . Lindgren raised to 30,000, and after thinking for a while Glick called.
The river brought the , and as the massage therapist finished and stood waiting Glick bet 38,000. Lindgren thought for more than a minute before finally calling, at which point Glick tabled for a king-high straight. "Wow," said Lindgren as he mucked his cards.
Glick started to stack his chips, but it was time to pay the massage therapist. Discovering he had no bills on him, he asked the table if anyone had a twenty, and Lindgren quickly piped up.
"Should I pay?" Lindgren said grinning, and the table laughed.