Mike Gorodinsky raised to 13,000, and John Monnette called in the cutoff, as did Mike Leah in the small blind. Each of the three players drew one card apiece, and Leah checked. Gorodinsky bet 42,000, and Monnette gave it some consideration before folding. Leah called, and Gorodinsky rolled over 
to claim the pot.
Per Hildebrand raised to 15,000 from the hijack, and Paul Volpe called from the big blind.
Volpe drew two, Hildebrand drew one, Volpe checked, and Hildebrand bet 15,000.
Volpe called, and Hildebrand announced, "Pair of fives."
Volpe tabled 
, Hildebrand mucked, and Volpe won the pot.
Darren Elias raised from under the gun, and James Chen defended the big blind, then drew two cards. Elias only drew one card, and Chen checked. Elias bet 27,000, and Chen called to see Elias roll over 
for a pair of sevens. Chen had that beat with 
for a ninety-eight, and he won the pot.
Paul Volpe raised to 14,500 from middle position, James Chen called from the hijack, and Per Hildebrand called from the button.
Each drew one, Volpe checked, Chen bet 38,000, Hildebrand called, and Volpe folded.
Chen showed , but Hildebrand had that beat with .
Per Hildebrand raised to 15,000, and Konstantin Maslak defended his big blind. Maslak drew two cards, and Hildebrand took one. Both players checked, and Maslak announced an ace. Hildebrand had that beat with 
and won the pot.
Then, Darren Elias defended his big blind to a raise by Paul Volpe for 15,000. Volpe stood pat, and Elias drew one, then bet 32,000. Volpe grabbed calling chips and checked his stacks before sending his cards into the muck.
Below are further assorted chip counts.
Robert Mizrachi raised to 13,000 from the button, and Mike Watson three-bet to 45,000 out of the big blind. Little time passed before Mizrachi announced, "All in." Watson only took a few seconds of consideration and called.
Both players drew one card and tabled the following cards:
Watson:
Mizrachi:
Watson picked up the for a ninety-seven, while Mizrachi paired his eight to see Watson double up for 162,400.
Jon Turner raised to 15,000 from the hijack, Paul Volpe called from the button, Darren Elias three-bet to 75,000 from the big blind, and only Turner called.
Elias stood pat, Turner drew one, Elias checked, and Turner bet 220,000. After about three minutes in the tank, Elias folded.
Paul Volpe lost a small pot to Xavier Kyablue, and Per Hildebrand raised to 15,000 the very next hand. Volpe three-bet to 47,000, and Hildebrand four-bet to 130,000 total. Volpe checked his stack carefully, verified the amount, and called. Volpe then stood pat, while Hildebrand drew one card.
There was no betting action, and Volpe announced a nine, rolling over . Hildebrand mucked, and the pot was awarded to Volpe.
John Monnette raised to 12,500, and Mike Leah called on the button, as did Dario Sammartino in the big blind. All three players drew one card apiece, and Sammartino bet 28,000. Monnette folded, but Leah eventually called and tabled his 
. Sammartino sighed and sent his cards into the muck.
The roller coaster ride of Leah has brought him back up to more than a half-million chips, while Monnette remains the chip leader.
Niveau: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 1,300
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