Shaun Deeb raised to 72,000 from the small blind, Jarred Graham reraised all in from the big blind for 214,000 and Deeb called with . Graham was ahead with .
Shaun Deeb raised first to act, making it 60,000 to go, and Jarred Graham called in late position. David Prociak raised the pot on the button for 276,000 to force out the blinds and Deeb, but Graham moved all in with the superior stack. Prociak called all in for 344,000 and the duo had to wait for two other tables before proceeding with the showdown.
"I have aces, guess it is my image," Prociak shrugged.
David Prociak:
Jarred Graham:
The board ran out and Prociak doubled, sending Graham to fewer than 20 big blinds.
Jason Mercier raised to 58,000 from the cutoff, Jason Koon called from the small blind and Mike Leah called from the big blind.
The flop came down and action checked to Mercier who bet 83,000. Koon check-called, Leah check-raised allin for 110,000 and both Mercier and Koon called.
The turn was the , Koon checked, Mercier bet 401,000 and Koon folded.
Mercier showed for a set of sevens, but Leah had for a set of kings.
James Calderaro defended his big blind against a raise by Ryan Tosoc and check-called a bet of 200,000 on the flop. On the turn both players checked and Calderaro bet the river for 175,000. Tosoc folded and Calderaro flashed the with the words "I made a pair."
Tosoc replied "you had the better hand" before also being shown by the defending champion.
The hand for hand mode has already taken up more than 90 minutes of real time with more than 35 hands played, just one hopeful departed and the money is still two spots away.
Whatever Ben Yu has had during the dinner break, it definitely paid off as he slowly but surely soared to the top of the leader board, dragging in pot after pot.
Just now, Yu raised first to act and was called by Sam Soverel in the cutoff. On the flop both players opted to check, Yu then bet the turn for 80,000 and Soverel called. On the river, Yu bet the pot for 326,000 and Soverel folded.
Ben Yu was the initial aggressor and picked up a sole caller in Omar Zazay on the button. The flop fell and Yu continued for 80,000, Zazay called. The on the turn was checked through and Yu then bet the on the river for 200,000.
Zazay gave him a stare down, looking up from his massage, and tossed in the chips. Yu turned over the for trips fours and Zazay mucked.
In a battle of the blinds, Jeffrey Palarino limped in and called a pot size raise to 60,000 by Adam Owen from one seat over. On the flop, Palarino ended up all in and at risk for 218,000 via check raise and Owen, who had him covered, caught a brief glimpse of Palarino's cards while they waited for the other tables to finish.
“Why did you even call? Palarino asked before the cards were turned over.
"That's pretty good," Owen smirked and that was not a good sign. Once the showdown proceeded, the following cards were turned over.
Jeffrey Palarino:
Adam Owen:
The turn improved Palarino to a straight, but now he had to fear hearts, as Owen had picked up a flush draw. A blank on the river ensured the double for Palarino and Owen was sent into the role of short stack once more.