Jason Steinberg, Freddy Deeb, Guillaume Rivet and Andy Bloch all saw a flop of . Rivet checked, Deeb bet, Steinberg called, and Bloch called all in. Rivet opted to fold. Both Deeb and Steinberg checked the turn () and river (), and Steinberg tabled for a pair of aces. Deeb mucked, and so too did Bloch, ending his tournament.
"That was a waste of two days," Bloch said sarcastically.
Heads-up, Andrew Barber bet the flop, and Freddy Deeb called. Barber made one more bet on the turn, and that one put him all in. Deeb called with , and he had overtaken Barber's with a chance at the knockout.
The river gave the full pot to Deeb, and Barber is out short of the money.
Deeb is up to 185,000 as he stacks that pot, still chasing the other Deeb in the field (Shaun) by about a 2:1 margin.
Steve Billirakis raised to open the pot, and Eric Buchman three-bet a couple seats over. Billirakis called, and he check-called bets on the flop and turn. The river came the , and Buchman checked behind one last Billirakis check.
Billirakis turned up , and his aces up were strong enough to drag the pot. He's up to about 252,000 now, while Buchman has lost ground back to 157,000.
Andrew Barber and Guillaume Rivet were heads-up with the board reading . Barber led out, and Rivet called. The turn was the , and the two repeated their actions. Both players checked the on the river, and Barber opened for two-pair; jacks and fives. Rivert mucked, and Barber was shipped the pot.
Andrew Barber raised from under the gun, and was called by two players including Allen Bari in the big blind. The dealer fanned , Bari led out, and only Barber called. Both players checked the on the turn, and Bari checked again after the fell on the river. Barber tossed out a bet, Bari insta-called, and Barber opened for for the nut-flush and the second-nut low.