All-in Fest on Table 10

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The last six hands before the break on Table 10 were all showdowns, where at least one player said those magic words you hear on television.

Hand No. 1
With a raise to 100,000 in front of him, Carter Gill went all in on a board of {3-Diamonds}

. Manny Minaya thought for a while before folding and Gill raked in the pot to move over 550,000. Minaya slipped back to 170,000.

Hand No. 2
Keith Carter and Tim Taft were all in preflop, Carter with {9-Clubs}

and Taft with {a-Spades}

. The board came {3-Hearts}

and Taft moved up to 222,000.

Hand No. 3
Carter went all in under the gun with his last 35,000. All players folded and Carter went up to 54,000.

Hand No. 4
Gill made it 18,000 under the gun and Carter shoved, showing {k-Spades}

to Gill's

. Gill flopped an ace but Carter flopped two jacks and the turn and the river were blanks.

Hand No. 5
Carter went all in for the fourth time in a row, this time on the button for 109,000 and was called by Yan Chen in the big blind. Chen flipped over {a-Spades}

and Carter showed {q-Spades}

.

Carter made it three all -n showdowns in a row when the {q-Hearts}

came on the flop and he raked in the pot of more than 200,000 to knock Chen down to 232,000.

Hand No. 6
On the last hand before the break, Manny Minaya raised to 18,000 and was called by Philip Siegel in the big blind. The flop came {2-Diamonds}