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Saturday, June 4, 2011 5:11 PM Local Time
Greg Dyer raised all in for 285,000 from under the gun plus one. Sean LeFort reraised all in from the hijack seat for 300,000 and everyone else folded.
Dyer:
LeFort:
The flop, turn and river ran out and Dyer hit the rail in 21st place. LeFort moved to 600,000 in chips.
Saturday, June 4, 2011 5:08 PM Local Time
From the hijack, Ricky Fohrenbach raised to 36,000. Markus Gonsalves reraised from the cutoff seat to 79,000 and action folded back to Fohrenbach. Gonsalves had about 545,000 behind and Fohrenbach opted to four-bet to 149,000 with about 1.1 million behind. Gonsalves folded and Fohrenbach won the pot.
| Ricky Fohrenbach | 1,365,000 | 185,000  |
| Markus Gonsalves | 545,000 | 135,000 |
Saturday, June 4, 2011 5:06 PM Local Time
Brian Lemke and Richard Lyndaker saw the flop of with Lemke in the small blind and Lyndaker on the button. We're assuming Lyndaker had raised the button and Lemke made the call from the small blind, but the actual start of the hand was unknown.
On the flop, both players checked to see the fall on the turn. Lemke reached for chips and bet 50,000 with two green T25,000 chips. Lyndaker folded and Lemke showed the for a royal flush draw.
Saturday, June 4, 2011 4:56 PM Local Time
Mikhail Lakhitov opened under the gun to 35,000 and was instantly met with an all-in raise from Jonathan Durand next to speak for 279,000. Once the action folded back to Lakhitov, he instantly made the call.
Durand:
Lakhitov:
The flop gave Durand additional outs to a king or repeat queen, but when the and completed the board, he would be forced to exit in 22nd place for a $27,442 payday as Lakhitov soars to 970,000 in chips.
Saturday, June 4, 2011 4:48 PM Local Time
Michael Hahn jammed just over his last 300,000 into the middle and Richard Lyndaker iso-shoved next to act for slightly more to force the blinds to fold.
Hahn: (suited)
Lyndaker:
Unfortunately for Hahn, he was unable to outdraw Lyndaker's pocket pair as he was sent to the rail in 23rd place while Lyndaker moves to roughly 690,000 in chips.
Saturday, June 4, 2011 4:47 PM Local Time
Jonathan Little moved all in from the hijack seat for 11,000 after posting the ante for 2,000. Maria Ho was in the small blind and raised all in for 123,000 herself. Carlos Mortensen called from the big blind and the three hands were tabled.
Little:
Ho:
Mortensen:
The board ran out and Little spiked a six to win the hand and triple up. Ho was able to best Mortensen in the side pot and win a nice pot herself.
| Carlos Mortensen | 525,000 | -144,000  |
| Maria Ho | 225,000 | -68,000 |
| Jonathan Little | 49,000 | 36,000 |
Saturday, June 4, 2011 4:44 PM Local Time
From the cutoff seat, Jonathan Little raised all in after action folded to him for 158,000. Greg Dyer called all in for 145,000 from the button and everyone else folded. Dyer tabled the and Little the .
The board ran out and Dyer hit a flush to double up. Little was left with just 13,000 in chips.
Saturday, June 4, 2011 4:43 PM Local Time
Out of the blue, two of the largest stacks left in the field got all of the money in preflop. Thomas Ross and Dmitry Gromov just played a 1.5 million chip pot with Ross holding the to Gromov's .
"Here she comes!" announced Ross as he waited for the flop to come out with the hopes of a queen there.
The dealer ran the flop out and just like Ross asked for, a queen was there. The turn was the and the river the , which meant Ross won the hand with a set of queens and the massive pot. He eliminated Gromov in 24th place and moved his stack to 2.24 million.
Saturday, June 4, 2011 4:42 PM Local Time
Joseph Kuether raised from early position (under the gun plus one) to 34,000. Farzad Bonyadi reraised all in for 162,000 from the next seat and action folded back to Kuether. He thought for a minute or two and then made the call with the . Bonyadi held the .
The flop came down and gave Kuether an open-ended straight draw. The turn was the and the river the . Bonyadi was able to hold up and doubled his stack.
Saturday, June 4, 2011 4:28 PM Local Time
Kristy Arnett catches up with the winner of the Casino Employees Event, Sean Drake.
Saturday, June 4, 2011 4:26 PM Local Time
Rushing over to table three, we found Thomas Ross all in for his last 564,000 against Dmitry Gromov.
The board was spread and it was Ross' holding true against Gromov's .
As Gromov slipped to 720,000, Ross soars to the chip lead with over 1.3 million.
| Thomas Ross | 1,330,000 | 645,000 |
| Dmitry Gromov | 720,000 | -480,000 |
Saturday, June 4, 2011 4:26 PM Local Time
Jonathan Durand raised to 50,000 from the hijack seat and then Konstantin Bucherl moved all in from the button for 124,000. When action got back to Durand, he made the call with pocket jacks -- . Bucherl tabled the for the better pair.
The board ran out and Bucherl was able to double up. He's back to 288,000 now.
| Konstantin Bucherl | 288,000 | 108,000 |
| Jonathan Durand | 260,000 | -130,000 |
Saturday, June 4, 2011 4:21 PM Local Time
Nicholas Blumenthal raised from the hijack seat to 36,000. Osmin Dardon reraised all in from the button for 146,000 and Blumenthal made the call. Blumenthal called with the and was up against the for Dardon.
The flop came down and gave Dardon the lead with a pair of sevens. The turn brought the and then the river landed with the . Blumenthal was able to come back to win the hand with the five on the river for a set and eliminate Dardon in 25th place.
Saturday, June 4, 2011 4:18 PM Local Time
Judd Halenza is the first casualty since the break when he ran his pocket threes into the of Brian Lemke.
With Halenza unable to find a third three, he was forced to hit the rail in 26th place as Lemke closes back in on one million.
Saturday, June 4, 2011 4:14 PM Local Time
From under the gun Brian Lemke opened to 40,000 only to have Cary Katz move all in fro 330,000 from the button. Lemke made the call and the cards were soon on their backs.
Lemke:
Katz:
The flop gave Katz a stranglehold on the hand, and when the and completed the board on the turn and river, Katz doubled through to 690,000 as Lemke slipped to roughly 755,000 in chips.
Saturday, June 4, 2011 4:09 PM Local Time
| Dmitry Gromov | 1,200,000 | 0 |
| Ricky Fohrenbach | 1,180,000 | -20,000 |
| Brian Lemke | 1,085,000 | -10,000 |
| Jesse Chinni | 775,000 | -15,000 |
| Carlos Mortensen | 669,000 | -46,000 |
| Allen Bari | 620,000 | 130,000 |
| Simon Charette | 600,000 | 230,000 |
| Mikhail Lakhitov | 550,000 | 30,000 |
| Nicholas Blumenthal | 520,000 | -470,000 |
| Joseph Kuether | 510,000 | -20,000 |
| Peter Gilmore | 510,000 | -15,000 |
| Thomas Ross | 418,000 | 28,000 |
| Markus Gonsalves | 410,000 | -240,000 |
| Jonathan Durand | 390,000 | -110,000 |
| Richard Lyndaker | 355,000 | -45,000 |
| Michael Hahn | 350,000 | -143,000 |
| Cary Katz | 335,000 | 5,000 |
| Sean LeFort | 300,000 | -75,000 |
| Maria Ho | 293,000 | -82,000 |
| Frank Rusnak | 240,000 | -77,000 |
| Farzad Bonyadi | 220,000 | -170,000 |
| Jonathan Little | 210,000 | 38,000 |
| Konstantin Bucherl | 180,000 | 120,000 |
| Greg Dyer | 180,000 | -13,000 |
| Osmin Dardon | 180,000 | 53,000 |
| Judd Halenza | 172,000 | -28,000 |
Saturday, June 4, 2011 4:05 PM Local Time
The cards are back in the air with 26 players taking their seats.
Saturday, June 4, 2011 3:57 PM Local Time
This hand ran over into the break for a few minutes, but it was a big one.
Jonathan Durand raised to 30,000 from the cutoff seat and then Jesse Chinni reraised to 68,000 from the button. Konstantin Bucherl made it 140,000 from the small blind and then Durand tank-folded after action got back to him. Chinni moved all in for 368,000 and Bucherl called.
Bucherl:
Chinni:
The board ran out and Chinni was able to spike an ace on the river to win the hand and crippled Bucherl.
| Jesse Chinni | 790,000 | 450,000 |
| Konstantin Bucherl | 60,000 | -350,000 |
Saturday, June 4, 2011 3:51 PM Local Time
Before the break, Ricky Fohrenbach raised to 28,000 form the cutoff seat and Marc-David Delimal reraised to 66,000 from the small blind. Fohrenbach moved all in and Delimal snap-called to put himself at risk for just under 300,000 in chips.
Delimal:
Fohrenbach:
The board ran out and Fohrenbach won the hand to send Delimal out the door in 27th place.
Saturday, June 4, 2011 3:41 PM Local Time
The remaining players are heading on a 20-minute break.