With three-way action coming out of the first draw, Ian Johns bet and was called by both Jake Schwartz and Jeremy Heartberg.
On the second draw, Schwartz and Heartberg both took two, and Johns stood pat. Johns bet, Schwartz folded, and Heartberg raised. Johns called for the rest of his remaining chips.
Johns stood pat, while Heartberg took one.
"Wheel," Heartberg said. He showed .
"Wow," Johns said. He flashed a six-to-ace low, tossed it into the muck, and was eliminated from the tournament.
Matthew Schreiber raised. Daniel Hirleman made it three bets, and Schreiber called. Hirleman stood pat, while Schreiber drew two.
Hirleman bet, and Schreiber called. Hirleman stood pat again, and Schreiber took two.
Hirleman bet again, and Schreiber called all in for the rest of his stack. Hirleman stood pat, and Schreiber took one.
"You might be drawing dead," Hirleman said, showing for a six badugi. Schreiber looked at his draw, threw it into the muck, jokingly grabbed the top card off the dealers deck, looked at that too, then mucked his cards.
Barry Greenstein raised from the cutoff, Chris Bjorin called from the button, Matthew Schreiber re-raised from the small blind, Jeremy Heartberg raised once more from the big blind, and everyone called.
On the first draw, Schreiber and Heartberg both stood pat, and Greenstein and Bjorin both drew one. Schreiber led out, and everyone called.
The action was identical on the second draw.
On the third draw, it was checked to Greenstein, who bet, and only Heartberg called.
Greenstein turned over for a seven badugi and took down the pot to vault into the chip lead.
Jake Schwartz raised. Terry Jennings made it three bets. Action folded back to Schwartz, who called.
Schwartz took two, and Jennings stood pat. Schwartz checked to Jennings, who bet. Schwartz called.
Schwartz drew one, while Jennings stood pat again.
Schwartz checked. Jennings bet. Schwartz raised. Jennings made it three bets. Schwartz made it four bets. Jennings made it five bets, leaving 1,000 behind. Schwartz called, stood pat, then bet the extra thousand. Jennings called and showed for the nuts. Schwartz showed a five Badugi, but it was no good, and Jennings earned the double up.
Ryan Hughes raised. From the small blind, Brant Hale reraised. Hughes called. Hale took two, while Hughes took one. Hale bet, Hughes raised, and Hale called.
On the second draw, Hale took one, while Hughes stood pat. Hale checked, and Hughes bet. Hale raised, and Hughes called.
This time, Hale stood pat, while Hughes drew one. Hale bet, and Hughes called. Hale showed , but Hughes showed for the better hand and scooped the pot.
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for a six badugi. Schreiber looked at his draw, threw it into the muck, jokingly grabbed the top card off the dealers deck, looked at that too, then mucked his cards.
for the nuts. Schwartz showed a five Badugi, but it was no good, and Jennings earned the double up.
