We found Joe Hachem all in on third street against Dustin Leary. Hachem hoped to improve to clinch the double, but was unable to make a hand better than a pair of queens. Leary, on the other hand, made deuces full of aces for the win. Hachem was sent to the rail and Leary now has about 50,000 in chips.
We arrived on fourth street to find Don Zewin call all in for his tournament life against Allen Chang, Chang led with a pair of aces over Zewin's pair of queens. By the end of the hand, Chang made trip aces but Zewin was drawing live with four to an open-ended straight. Zewin ultimately squeezed the , bricking out and securing his elimination. Chang raked in the pot and now has about 49,000.
Rikard Aberg recently informed us that he has doubled up to around 17,000. Aberg was all in before the flop holding against an opponent's . The board ran out ace-high, ensuring that Aberg would double. He's now sitting around 17,000 in chips.
We picked up with the action to see three players taken a one-suit flop of . Matthew Smith checked and Trevor Jay Martin led out with a bet. Georgios Sotiropoulos made it two bets to go in position and Smith let go of his cards. Martin three-bet the action and Sotiropoulos called.
The board paired on the turn with the and Martin continued out with another bet. Sotiropoulos called and the hit the board on the river. Martin bet one last time and Sotiropoulos instantly called. Martin rolled over for a flopped flush, prompting a fold from Sotiropoulos. Martin raked int he pot and now has about 80,000 in chips.
Max Pescatori and an opponent looked down at a flop of and Pescatori's opponent fired out a bet. Pescatori called from the button, allowing the to pair the board on the turn. Pescatori faced a bet once more and he tossed out a call.
The finished the board and Pescatori's opponent fired one last time. Pescatori threw his cards at the muck and ripped his sunglasses off and onto the felt. His opponent was pushed the pot and flashed for a Broadway straight. With this hit, Pescatori is down to about 7,200 in chips.