Scotty Nguyen was out of position with 
on the table. He checked to Max Lehmanski who fired 80,000 into 136,000. Nguyen raised the maximum and the dealer informed him that it was 376,000.
Lehmanski studied the situation for about a minute and then opted to fold and continue with 480,000.
Ben Lamb got his last 150,000 or so in there from the big blind with 
but trailed the 
of Dan Harmetz. The board ran out 
, so Harmetz flopped a flush for the win.
Rep Porter was in the big blind, checking to Ben Lamb on the river of the 
board.
Lamb fired 125,000 which looked close to a pot-sized bet. Porter called after a while and Lamb declared "pair of eights," knowing his hand wouldn't be strong enough in the showdown.
Porter didn't wait for Lamb to roll his busted hand over and showed the winner with 
. Lamb dropped under 10 bigs as he was left with around 135,000.
Niveau: 20
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 0
Big blind Bogdan Capitan check-called for 50,000 against Mack Lee on 
. The turn was a 
and Capitan led out 152,000. Lee called. Both checked on the 
and Capitan showed 
for a straight.
Layne Flack opened for a raise early and got calls from his neighbors in the next two seats, Jerry Wong and Ryan Hughes. The flop came 
and Flack bet 100,000. Only Hughes continued. The turn came 
and Flack check-called 300,000. The river was the 
. Flack cut down one his stacks and then announced all in.
It looked to be about 300,000 but Hughes didn't even need a count as he announced an immediate call and tabled 
for tens full. Flack revealed a hand that included but the dealer whipped the others around and shuffled them into the muck forever before we could catch the other two.
Dario Sammartino was in a pot that brewed to gigantic dimensions. We picked up the action on the river where Sammartino shoved his 430,000 or so when Xuedong Li checked to him. Sammartino had him covered by almost 100,000 and a fairly quick call followed.
Sammartino had flopped the nut flush on the 
board, showing double suited aces with 
. Li turned up 
for an inferior flush and the big chunk of money went to Sammartino who now commands his table with a 1.25 million stack.
Jeff Hakim opened to 42,000 and Jerry Wong three-bet to 140,000. Hakim moved all in and Wong called right away.
Hakim had 
but it was a tough race against Wong's 
.
Wong's double suited connectors filled immediately on the flop, leaving Hakim drawing dead as the 
hit the felt. Wong flopped a straight flush, earning some "wows" from the table while Hakim was packing his belongings.
The turn and river were a formality and Wong chipped up to 820,000.
After one check, Jason Beckman shoved for 60,000 on a 
flop. Ryan Miller isolated with a shove of his own in the next seat holding for a wrap with a flush draw and a pair. Beckman had 
for top pair. The kept him ahead but the 
river delivered a straight for Miller.
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