After the first draw, David Benyamine bet and Jon Turner raised in a battle of the blinds. Benyamine called. We didn't see the second draw, but Benyamine check-called a bet. Benyamine took one on the final draw and Turner patted. Both players checked the end, with Turner showing down for a jack-badugi and the win.
There was a huge pot between Clayton Newman (button) and start-of-day leader Troy Evans (big blind), and Newman pushed all of his remaining chips in on the river. Evans called.
Newman showed for a six-six. Evans turned over for a seven-low and inferior six-badugi. He asked for all of the bets to be counted, and Newman had 27,300 in there total. Evans pushed in the requisite chips, and the former chip leader now finds himself one of the shorter stacks.
Catching the action on fifth street, Paul Sokoloff bet 5,000 and Chris Ferguson called before being all in on sixth as both players' boards read as follows:
Sokoloff: /
Ferguson: /
With Ferguson having a lock on the low, he would need any six to take the lead for the high if Sokoloff didn't improve.
Ferguson caught the and Sokoloff the to see the pot chopped up.
Tommy Hang defended his big blind from a button raise by Raoul Encinas. Hang took three and Encinas two. Both players checked then took two. Hang came out betting and Encinas called. Hang patted and Encinas took one. Two checks finished the end and Hang turned over for a king-king. Encinas showed what looked like and then seemed upset as if he had possibly misread his hand.
He told Hang he had a nice hand.
"I don't think that's a nice hand in any book," Hang said with a laugh.
Lawrence Berg, who won this event last year, has been eliminated from the tournament in 45th place.
Speaking to Anthony Arvidson, he informed our PokerNews reporter that in a capped pot he made a steel wheel — — while Berg managed to make a seven-low and called all in after the first draw.
With Berg now on the rail, a new champion will be crowned this year, although a repeat champion is still possible as Robert Mizrachi still remains in the tournament.
Wes Self appears to be on the uptick at Table 628 where he just amassed a stack of around 130,000 after besting Justin Bonomo in a no-limit hold'em pot. The board had come and Self bet 15,000 into about 30,000 from the button. Bonomo didn't think long before mucking, and he's down a decent amount from his peak.
Chris Ferguson was all in preflop for his last few thousand, holding , according to David Bach. Ferguson's opponent Scott Milkey held and made a seven-high straight and a better low to eliminate Ferguson.
for a jack-badugi and the win.
and Bui led for 2,500 and Maslak called.
and Bui tossed in 5,000 with Maslak quickly calling as the 
completed the board on the river.
and Maslak his 
to see the pot chopped up.
for a seven-low and inferior six-badugi. He asked for all of the bets to be counted, and Newman had 27,300 in there total. Evans pushed in the requisite chips, and the former chip leader now finds himself one of the shorter stacks.
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and Sokoloff the 
to see the pot chopped up.
and then seemed upset as if he had possibly misread his hand.
flop, Maslak bet 2,300 from the cutoff and Bonomo check-called from the small blind.
and Self bet 15,000 into about 30,000 from the button. Bonomo didn't think long before mucking, and he's down a decent amount from his peak.
, according to David Bach. Ferguson's opponent Scott Milkey held 
and made a seven-high straight and a better low to eliminate Ferguson.