Chris Klodnicki completed on his eight and John Evans called. Evans took over on fourth and continued to fire until seventh where he checked. Klodnicki called down on every street and checked seventh behind Evans.
Klodnicki tabled , giving him two pair and it was good as Evans only had for a pair of nines. Klodnicki pulled in the pot and added another pot to his already healthy stack.
Alexander Livingston raised and Sokchheka Pho and Rami Boukai came along from the blinds. Pho and Boukai took two and Livingston needed one. They checked and Pho changed one on the second draw while Boukai patted. Livingston drew for one again.
Boukai bet and he received two calls. Pho and Livingston peeled one and the action was checked down. Boukai tabled and his opponents sent their cards into the muck.
With bets made on each street leading up to sixth, Chris Klodnicki bet with three-diamond board and Chris Vitch called with three high cards. Klodnicki bet again on the river and Vitch took some time before waiving the white flag.
Philip Long completed and bet all the way to sixth. Rami Boukai called every street and fired out on the last two. Long called on sixth and check-raised seventh. Boukai tank-called and Long tabled , giving him three nickels. Boukai mucked and the defending champion pulled in another pot.
Chris Vitch raised in the cutoff and Allen Kessler called from the big blind. The first draw saw both players peel two and Kessler check-called. They drew one apiece and Kessler led out. Vitch called and they stood pat on the final draw. Kessler pushed forward his remaining 31,000 and Vitch called with what looked like an eight-seven. Kessler had him beat with .
John Trumbul completed with an ace and John Evans and Vladimir Shchemelev called. Trumbul paired his ace on fourth and only Evans called his bet with two hearts on his board. Trumbul received two more calls on fifth and sixth and then he moved all in on seventh, putting in his last 14,000. Evans showed that he missed his flush draw and folded.
Philip Long: / /
Alex Livingston: /
Donny Rubinstein: / - folded on fifth
Donny Rubinstein completed, both Alex Livingston and Philip Long called. Long bet the next two streets, Rubinstein folded on fifth and Livingston raised. Long called and then bet again on sixth.
Livingston called and the two players checked seventh. Long tabled , giving him and Livingston mucked, shipping the pot to Long.