Mike Leah raised on the button and Jesse Hamtpon defended his big blind. Hampton drew one and Leah changed two.
Hampton led out and Leah moved all in for 28,000 total.
Both drew one before Hampton patted the last draw. Leah paused and then changed one.
Jesse Hampton:
Mike Leah:
Hampton had a jack-dugi and Leah needed a ten of hearts or lower to win. He peeled the instead and exchanged some "good games" before leaving the tournament area.
Chris Vitch has lost a series of pots that left the former leader as one of the shorter stacks. The latest saw Johannes Becker open for a raise, with Vitch calling on the button and Alex Simma tagging along in the big blind. Simma needed three, Becker one, and Vitch two. Becker bet again and got two calls. He was pat and his opponents took one. Becker's bet was again called twice. Only Simma drew a card.
George Trigeorgis raised and Johannes Becker made it three bets in the big blind. Trigeorgis called and drew three after Becker took one. Becker bet and Trigeorgis called. Becker patted and Trigeorgis took one. Becker bet again and got called. Both players patted and Becker bet.
Trigeorgis went deep into the tank. After thinking for a couple of minutes, Chris Vitch called a clock, which Trigeorgis muttered was fair. Finally, he put in a call. Becker double-checked his cards and simply mucked.
Chris Vitch raised in the small blind and George Trigeorgis called. Vitch was ahead drawing one while Trigeorgis took two. Vitch bet and Trigeorgis called. Draws repeated. Vitch bet and Trigeorgis put him all in for less than another bet.
Chris Vitch:
George Trigeorgis:
Vitch had the better three-card but bricked the end with the . Trigeorgis missed too with the and Vitch doubled.
Luis Velador won a decent pot against Scott Seiver a few moments ago in a hand of badugi and the two recently tangled for another pot, this time in 2-7 triple draw.
In position, Seiver three-bet over Velador's raise. Velador called and took two while Seiver drew one. Velador checked blind and Seiver bet in the dark. Velador called.
The same procedure before peeling cards followed on the second draw where they drew two and one again. Velador, however, check-raised this time. Seiver called.
Velador stood pat and Seiver changed one for the third and final time. Acition quicky went check-check and Velador won after turning up his .
Chris Vitch played a series of pots, the first two at the previous level and the last one at the current one, that ended as a big net positive for him.
First, he bet after the first draw and got raised by George Trigeorgis. Vitch three-bet and Trigeorgis four-bet. Vitch called and both players patted. Vitch checked and tank-folded to a big bet.
In the next hand, Alex Simma raised and both blinds called. Everyone took two and checked. Johannes Becker took two, Vitch took one, and Simma took two. Vitch led the betting and both opponents called. Vitch and Becker drew though, while Simma was pat. Everyone checked the end and Vitch won with .
In the next hand, Vitch raised small blind and Trigeorgis called. Vitch was a mile ahead in the draw on the first two, taking one against three and continuing to bet. Each took one on the final pull and Vitch was quickly called when he bet. He showed and took it down.
Johannes Becker must have lost a huge pot as he was down to just a few bets. He three-bet from the button when Alex Simma raised and Simma called. Both players took two and Simma bet. Becker raised all in and Simma called. Simma drew twice more, one card each time, while Becker patted through.
The German rolled over an eight-perfect but Simma had a live draw to a seven-six. He turned over paint and Becker doubled.