Mikko Hirvonen bet 15,000 after the draw from the small blind, and Brandon Cantu called. Jon Turner was considering a call and decided to splash in the chips after some thought. Hirvonen showed .
Cantu said he thought he heard Hirvonen say "nine-six" and added that's what he wanted to hear. Turner said he'd have liked to hear that as well.
Dan Smith has just taken a seat in this tournament, and with another player also taking a seat, the tournament is now up to 101 entrants with roughly 30 minutes available for registration.
David Bach opened for a raise in the cutoff, and James Obst made it 7,000 on the button. Bach came back with a repot, and they got it all in. Each player drew one, and Bach drew a second and third time while Obst stayed pat after his first card. Obst rolled over , and Bach showed .
"Eight or a seven," he said, sweating out his final card. It was a though.
Stacks were cut down, and Obst had 46,600. Bach had 100 more than that.
"A literal chip and a chair," Bach said with a laugh. Still, he appears to have hung on for a few minutes so far.
"Hey Phil, are you going to play this tournament?" asked Mike Matusow.
Phil Hellmuth was heading to the exit, and he swiftly turned around and went back to Matusow and stated, "I played for 30 minutes Mikey and now I'm out!"
Ben Yu was pat with Eric Crain drawing one heading to the last round of betting. Yu bet and Crain called, and Yu rolled over for a seven-low and six-badugi.
"That's a hell of a hand," Crain said simply, mucking as he did so.
After the hand, players went on break for 15 minutes.