The payouts and breaking of tables continues apace after the dinner break; here’s a look at some of the players now in Amazon Tan section who still have chips.
Phil Hernz moved all in for about 35,000 from the hijack, and the player in the cutoff moved all in over top for about 70,000. Action was on the player in the small blind, and he went into the tank before deciding to call.
Hernz was at risk with . The hijack had , and the small blind had both players covered and dominated with .
The flop came , and Hernz paired his king to take the lead. The turn was the , and the river was the , locking up a triple-up for Hernz.
A player opened to 10,000 from middle position and was called by a player in late position. Mark Radoja was on the button and three-bet to 36,000. The original raiser called, and the other player folded.
The flop was , and both players checked to the turn, which was the . The player in middle position bet 34,000, and Radoja called. The river was the , and both players checked.
The player in middle position showed for a set, and Radoja tabled for a flush to scoop the pot.
Jacob Naumann opened for 11,000 and called a raise to 35,000 from the player in the big blind.
The flop was , and it was checked to Naumann, who bet 46,000 and got a call. They both checked the turn and river.
The player in the big blind showed and top pair was good enough. That loss puts only a small dent in Naumann's stack, though, as he is still one of the leaders late into the day.
Maurice Hawkins raised to 13,000 from middle position, and John Gravagna called from the small blind.
The flop came , and Gravagna check-called a bet of 11,000 from Hawkins. The turn was the and Gravgna checked again. Hawkins bet 5,500, and Gravagna called for a second time. The river was the , and Gravagna checked one last time. Hawkins quickly bet 21,000, and Gravagna asked him if he got there on the river.
"You never fold, so why don't you find out?" Hawkins answered.
Gravagna did just that and called.
"There you go" said Hawkins as he tabled for ten-high. Gravagna tabled for two pair and raked in the pot.
Martin Staszko defended his big blind, and on a flop of he check-called a bet of 11,500. Staszko checked the turn, and his opponent checked behind. The completed the board, and a final check from Staszko saw him face a bet of 22,000. Staszko stared off into the distance for a short while before he called.
His opponent tabled for a missed draw, so Staszko's was good enough to win the pot.
There had been an open, a raise, and an all-in from a third player. Action was back on the initial raiser, and he was put on the clock. As the time ticked down, he seemed unsure what course of action to take, but with the floor supervising his time left, he decided to fold.
Action was then on the second player as the floor departed the scene. It was now his turn to deliberate, and he took another few minutes to make his mind up. There seemed to be no move to call the clock on this player, and he, too, eventually folded.
To clarify the situation, the first player was quietly asked who had called the clock on him.
"I did. I called the clock on myself," he replied.