Naoya Kihara raised to 1,800 from under the gun and Chino Rheem popped up to 5,000 from late position. Action folded over to Brian Rast in the small blind and he four-bet shipped all in for his last 14,750. Kihara moved all in over the top and Rheem folded his cards.
Both players stood pat and the hands were revealed to the table.
Rast:
Kihara:
Rast's eighty-six was the best hand and he earned himself a double up. The two-time bracelet winner now sits ar 37,500 while Kihara has dropped to 24,500.
Shaun Deeb made it 1,400 to go from under the gun and Shawn Buchanan called from middle position. Jean-Robert Bellande was in the small blind and he three-bet shipped all in for his last 11,375. Deeb folded and Buchanan tossed forward a call. Both players stood pat and the hands were turned over
Buchanan:
Bellande:
Both players had pat tens, with Bellande's ten-nine-seven edging out the victory. Bellande secured himself the double and now has 26,500 in chips.
Frank Kassela raised to 1,500 from under the gun and found calls from Brian Rast in middle position, Naoya Kihara in the cutoff, and Eli Elezra in the big blind.
Elezra and Kassela each drew one card, Rast took two, and Kihara pulled one as well. Elezra checked and Kassela led out for 4,500. Rast and Kihara folded and Elezra tossed out a call. Kassella showed that he made a pair of eights and Elezra rolled over a winning .
Elezra now sits on about 42,400 while Kassela has dropped to 54,000.
Mike Matusow raised to 1,100 from under the gun and it folded around to Galen Hall who made it 2,700 to go in late position. The button and blinds folded and Matusow came along for the ride.
Both players picked up one new card at the draw and Matusow came out swinging for 5,100. Hall thought for about 30 seconds before tossing out a call.
"You've got it," said Matusow, tabling for a pair of eights.
Hall rolled over and was awarded the pot. He's now sitting on about 44,000 while Matusow's stack has dropped to 13,500.
Jesse Martin, the reigning $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw champion, has been eliminated from play. On the other side of the room, 13-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth has taken his seat.
Jeff Lisandro made it 1,200 to go from under the gun and found calls from Larry Wright on the button and Nick Schulman in the small blind. Schulman pulled one new card, Lisandro stood pat, and Wright opted for one.
All three players checked post-draw and Lisandro showed . Both Schulman and Wright mucked their hands and Lisandro was pushed the pot.
