Brian Altman bet about 4,000 on a board of in middle position, and an opponent on his right called. On the river, Altman bet 8,500 and got a fold, adding to his growing stack.
Steven van Zadelhoff was preflop all in against Loc Phu. Van Zadelhoff held against Phu's . There was no sweat for van Zadelhoff on , and he doubled up.
Pratyush Buddiga and Mike Matusow each put in 1,200 on the flop, though we didn't see who the aggressor was. On the turn, Buddiga check-called 1,500 from "The Mouth". Both players checked the .
"Nine," Matusow announced.
Buddiga turned over for a pair of kings.
Matusow grumbled that he had a flush draw too and showed .
The last hand of the level provided some action on the table of Barny Boatman and he got involved in a pot with the player under the gun. By the river, there was 9,500 in the middle and Boatman bet 6,000.
"What do you have?" his opponent asked.
Boatman replied, "I got you. I might have a nine in my hand, but either way I got you."
Ultimately, Boatman's opponent called and the Brit rolled over for the straight while his opponent mucked face up.
"That's what happens when you run good," he added while the duo headed into the break.
On a board of , Pratyush Buddiga checked from the small blind, Mike Matusow did the same from the big blind, and a player in middle position bet 600. Buddiga folded and Matusow called.
The river brought the and both players checked. Matusow tabled , having paired his six on the flop, and it was good enough to win the pot.
Short on chips, Leon Tsoukernik put his last 2,625 in the hand after he moved in and got no callers. A player in the small blind called with and was leading Tsoukernik's .
Things looked grim for the King's Casino owner after an flop, but the runout gave him a winning straight.