Kevin Gerhart checked from the small blind, and Deb Swift fired 4,000 on a flop. Doug Polk shoved 9,200 in, and Gerhart thought a bit before jamming over that, chasing Swift away.
Gerhart:
Polk:
Polk had a pair and a flush draw and was facing two pair. The and were running bricks, and Polk wished everyone good luck.
From under the gun, Donnie Peters raised to 2,700 and the big blind announced a three-bet to pot. Peters called all in for his remaining 7,700 and the cards were tabled.
Peters:
Opponent:
The board ran out to see Peters make a full house and double to just under 16,000.
Following a limp from under the gun and a second player, Donnie Peters raised pot from the small blind to 4,000.
The under the gun limper folded, but the player in middle position committed his final 4,800 and Peters called the additional amount as the cards were placed on their backs.
Peters:
Opponent:
The board ran out to see Peters' opponent river two pair to double while sending Peters tumbling down to 7,700 in chips.
Brent Harrington opened to a 1,600-chip min-raise and the action folded to Alex Huot in the big blind who raised pot to 5,800 total.
Harrington raised all in for his last 13,200 and Huot called.
Huot:
Harrington:
The flop thrust Harrington into the lead, and when the and landed on the turn and river, he doubled through to just under 27,000 as Huot slipped to 15,000 in chips.
Jason Somerville checked a completed board of , and Doug Polk bet 4,000 from the button. Somerville didn't take long to toss in a call, and Polk said he couldn't win. Somerville showed and it was good.
At another table, Jesse Capps checked and folded to a pot bet of about 11,000 from Jaime Staples on a double-paired board, only for Staples to grin and show him for ace-queen high. Despite the setback, Capps has worked up a huge stack.