Chris Burke limped in and both blinds checked. Everyone checked the , and action checked to Burke on the . He bet 100,000. Alan Curl called in the small and the big blind folded. Both checked the river, and Burke revealed .
"Nice hand, Chris," Curl said, mucking the face-up.
We found Kim Rasmussen considering the all-in shove of big blind John Streese on a flop. Rasmussen asked for a count, and it was 168,000. He decided to call with , and no pair was good as Streese had .
"Queen," Streese said. "Or a club."
He got the club: . Another black card fell but it was the , and Rasmussen got the knockout.
Action folded to Chuck Costanzo, and the Day 1b leader shoved for 219,000 in the small blind. Big blind Jon Maras peeked at his cards, shuffled them for about 30 seconds, and announced a call.
Donnie Peters recaps his visit on the PokerStars Pro Tour, Rich Ryan wonders how much it would take for most poker players to cold-cock a debtor, and Loni Harwood discusses her second bracelet win in the WSOP National Championship.
, and action checked to Burke on the 
. He bet 100,000. Alan Curl called in the small and the big blind folded. Both checked the 
river, and Burke revealed 
.
face-up.
flop. Rasmussen asked for a count, and it was 168,000. He decided to call with 
, and no pair was good as Streese had 
.
. Another black card fell but it was the 
, and Rasmussen got the knockout.
flop gave him a straight draw. He added more outs with a flush draw on the 
turn, and the 
river got him there backdoor.
board, and king-high won.
flop brought more danger for Harris as a seven would leave him counterfeited. The 
was a brick, but the 
meant Burke had the winner with king-high.