With a board reading Michael Mizrachi raised a bet from Patrick Hackett on the river and Hackett called. Mizrachi turned over the . Hackett did not immediately show his hand, instead focused on how much more to put into the pot.
"Just show your hand, I'm sure you're getting at least half" said tablemate Shaun Deeb. And indeed Hackett was getting more than that as he showed the to secure 3/4 of the pot.
Jon Turner was on the button in a hand versus an opponent in the hijack on a board reading .
Turner's opponent checked to him and he put in a bet. He received a call and the river came . With action checked to him, Turner fired another barrel and his opponent thought for a few seconds before mucking.
With the pot, Turner now finds himself with a mountain of chips in front of him totaling approximately 115,000.
Eliminations are occurring early and often with the tournament clock reading 87 players remaining, just 26 until the money is reached halfway through the second level of play for the day.
Smethurst brought it in with the , Long completed, and Smethurst was the only caller. Long had the betting lead all the way and bet every street, which was called by Smethurst.
Long rolled over for tens and sixes without a low. Smethurst mucked and was left with just 9,000.
Bring-In Player: / / (folded on seventh)
Jay Hong: / / (folded on seventh)
Dzmitry Urbanovich: / /
Gerard Rechnitzer: / (folded on fifth)
Marco Johnson: / (folded on fifth)
A player was the bring in with a deuce and Jay Hong, Dzmitry Urbanovich, Gerard Rechnitzer, and Marco Johnson all called. All players checked on fourth street.
With a pair of nines, Urbanovich led on fifth and Rechnitzer and Johnson folded. The player who brought in and Hong both called.
Urbanovich led again on sixth with queens up showing and both players called. On seventh, Urbanovich fired once more and both remaining players folded as he took down the pot, adding nicely to his stack sans showdown.
Alex Foxen / /
Matt Vengrin / /
Andrey Zaichenko / /
After the bring-in folded, action was three-way after Foxen completed and Vengrin and Zaichenko called. On fourth street, Vengrin bet and got two calls. On fifth street, Foxen led out with a bet and both opponents called. On sixth street, action checked around. All three players checked again after they were dealt on seventh street.
Vengrin revealed for the high and Zaichenko showed for the low while Foxen looked at his cards and mucked in a frustrated manner. He was left with almost no chips and would bust in the subsequent hand.