The hand after his Aces were cracked Ray Dehkharghani re-raised William Thorsson in the small blind and was called. Dehkharghani bet dark before the flop and Thorsson called. When the hit on the turn Ray put in the last of his chips and Thorsson made the call. His dominated Dehkharghani's and when no nine hit on the river Dehkharghani was eliminated in 7th place. He won $41,069.
In a battle of the blind Ray Dehkharghani check-raised David Gee after they saw a flop. Gee called, and when the turned Dehkharghani's bet was raised by Gee. Dehkharghani three-bet, Gee called, and when the fell on the river Dehkharghani's bet was again raised by Gee. Ray called and turned over pocket Aces, while Gee had KQ for two pair and the pot.
After Geoff Sanford raised to 30K, Don Todd re-raised from the big blind and Sanford called. They saw a flop of and the two players engaged in a raising war that didn't end until the last of Todd's chips were in the center of the table. Todd held an unimproved , while Sanford had him utterly crushed with a set of Threes. Todd hit a meaningless Ace on the turn and was eliminated in 8th place, winning $30,198.
In a battle of the blinds Geoff Sanford raised and Ray Dehkharghani called. The flop came and Sanford check-called Dehkharghani's bet. He did the same when the hit on the turn and the on the river, and Sanford's held up against .
Because Thor Hansen did just that, raising from the small blind before the flop and getting a limper to lay down his hand. Hansen then showed his 10-3 to the table and gave everyone a big smile.
In early position Tom Koral raised and Geoff Sanford re-raised to 60K. Both players checked the flop and also the on the turn. When the arrived on the river Koral bet 30K and was called. He turned over and Sanford mucked.
David Gee called Tom Koral's 30K raise from the cutoff and they saw a flop. Gee check-raised Koral, who decided to call the extra 30,000. The hit on the turn and when Gee led out for 30K, Koral raised to 60K. Gee then three-bet to 90,000 and Koral gave up his hand.
This time from Don Todd, who raised to 30K and was called by Sanford in the big blind. The flop came , Sanford check-called Todd's bet, and he called Todd's bet after the hit on the turn. Both players checked after the on the river and Sanford's won the pot.
In early position Thor Hansen raised and Ray Dehkharghani called in the big blind. The flop came and Hansen called Dehkharghani's bet. The turned, Dehkharghani bet and again Hansen called. The hit on the river and this time Hansen raised Dehkharghani's 30K bet to 60K. Dehkharghani called and turned over a flush, while Hansen held to make quads on the river.
There was some controversy over what level we're on and what the blinds should be, there were five minutes left over from yesterday and that apparently caused some confusion. But we're now at 8000-15000 blinds.