Adrien Allain had a bet of 12,000 in front of him in middle position, and Elio Fox had 20,000 in front of him in the small blind. Dmitry Yurasov moved all in from the big blind, Allain folded, and Fox called for his remaining stack, which was 153,500 total.
Matt Glantz raised to 8,000 under the gun, and Cliff Josephy three-bet to 27,000 in the small blind. The big blind folded, and Glantz called. The flop came , and Josephy bet 25,000. Glantz called, and the turn was the . Both players checked. The river was the and they both checked again.
Josephy said "Ace," and tabled . Glantz sighed and sent his hand to the muck.
Charlie Carrel raised to 10,000 under the gun, and Dario Sammartino called in the cutoff. Tony Gregg called on the button, and the blinds folded.
The flop came , and Carrel checked. Sammartino bet 18,000, Gregg called, and Carrel folded. It was heads up to the turn, and Sammartino checked. Gregg bet 32,500, and after a long pause, Sammartino moved all in, putting Gregg to a decision for the rest of his stack. Gregg called and they showed down.
Gregg:
Sammartino:
Gregg's two pair was ahead, but the came on the river, giving Sammartino a better two pair with queens and jacks. Gregg was eliminated, and Sammartino took the chip lead.
Dario Sammartino opened with a raise from the cutoff, and Charlie Carrel called in the big blind.
Carrel checked the flop, and Sammartino bet 8,000, which Carrel called. On the turn, Carrel checked again, and Sammartino bet 28,000. Carrel called. The river was the , and Carrel checked for a third time.
"Only because I love you," Sammartino said, checking back. He showed .
"Oh! I was snapping," Carrel responded, showing . Sammartino took down the pot with his king with a better kicker.