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| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
13,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
7,800
800
|
800 |
|
7,800 | |
|
||
|
7,400
5,350
|
5,350 |
|
|
7,200
300
|
300 |
|
5,400
900
|
900 |
|
||
|
5,000 | |
|
||
|
5,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
flop, one player checked to Phil Hellmuth. He fired 575 and his opponent called. The turn was the 
and both players checked. They also checked when the 
rolled out on the river. Hellmuth showed the 
, but was second best to his opponent's 
to drop back to 6,000 in chips.
board. Three players were involved, including last year's champion in this event James Dempsey. Dempsey was first and checked. The next player also checked before action fell on Kyle Bowker. He fired a bet of 400 and only Dempsey called.
and both Dempsey and Bowker checked to see the 
fall on the river. Dempsey fired 1,100 with 1,150 behind. Bowker tanked for a minute or two and then made the call.
for quad kings. "I had the other king," announced Bowker as a joke before mucking his hand. Dempsey scooped the pot and moved to 4,700 in chips. Bowker slipped to 1,400.
, which was good for a double up for Smith.
, Tom "Durrrr" Dwan check-called a 650 bet from his lone opponent.
and Dwan again checked, prompting a 1,500 bet from his opponent. Durrrr immediately check-raised to about 8,000 and his opponent shoved his stack in for that plus a few extra hundred. Dwan made the call and saw that he was drawing thin.
bricked for Dwan, whose hefty stack was reduced to 12,500.
and the small blind fired out a bet of 1,825. Pimlott removed his sunglasses and stared his opponent down before making the call. When the 
paired the board on the river, the small blind checked and Pimlott moved his entire stack in the middle. The player in the small blind folded and Pimlott grabbed a nice sized pot, bringing his stack up to 13,800.
. The first player, who had limp-called preflop, fired 550. Trickett called and then the button announced that he would raise the pot. The dealer told the player to put out 2,000 and the player did, although if he really wanted to raise the pot, he would have to go to 3,100. Not much was said and the dealer OK'd the amount while play continued.
to complete the board. Neither of those cards were help against the set of fives the button held and he won the hand, eliminating the limper and Trickett in the process.
