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Hold'em
Bill Chen, the new chip leader, raised from early position pre-flop. Action passed to Jeff Lisandro, who put in the third bet. Everyone else folded back to Chen, who called to a flop of 
. Chen check-called a bet there, check-called another on the 
turn, and then checked the 
river. Lisandro fired one last bet. Chen, shaking his head, called and then mucked when Lisnadro showed 
for queens full of nines.
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,232,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
||
|
709,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
||
|
|
633,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
574,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
||
|
400,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
||
|
303,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
|
284,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
147,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
|
|
||
The players have reached the next scheduled break.
Hold'em
Bill Chen has propelled himself to 1.2 million in chips on the backs of aces. He raised the cutoff pre-flop and was called by big blind John Juanda. Juanda check-called a bet on a flop of 
, then led into Chen when the turn came 
. Chen called to the river 
, where Juanda fired again. Chen executed a raise, inducing Juanda to make a crying call with the worst hand. Chen turned up 
for two pair, aces and fours, to drag the pot.
Juanda is down to about 410,000.
Stud-8
Brown: X-X / 
FOLD
Chen: X-X / 
/ X
Juanda: X-X / 
FOLD
Lisandro: X-X / 
/ X
We haven't heard much from Bill Chen since the players collapsed to the nine-handed table. He was involved in a four-way pot with Chad Brown, John Juanda and Jeff Lisandro. On fifth street, Chen bet the high board, inducing folds from Juanda and Brown and a call from Lisandro. Both players checked sixth and seventh streets.
At showdown, Chen's 
in the hole made aces and jacks. Lisandro flashed two buried kings for a final hand of two pair, kings and tens, and then mucked.
Chen is the new chip leader with 970,000.
Stud-8
Hahn: X-X / 
/ X
Juanda: X-X / 
/ X
Lisandro: X-X / 
/ X
The stacks are swinging up and down pretty wildly at the moment, as the split-pot games generate lots of action. Jeff Lisandro is the most recent beneficiary of that action. He raised third street after Albert Hahn's bring-in was completed by John Juanda. Hahn and Juanda both called.
On fourth street, Hahn's ace had the betting lead. He led out and was called by Juanda and Lisandro in turn. It was Juanda's turn to lead on fifth street, with an open pair of fives. He bet and was raised by Lisandro. Hahn called two cold before Juanda re-raised. That was enough to put Lisandro all in. Hahn also called.
The two live players, Hahn and Juanda were betting on the side on sixth street. Juanda fired a bet that Hahn called. Both players checked the river, taking us to the reveal. Hahn showed 
for nines and fours with no low; Juanda showed 
and a third card for kings and fives with no low. Juanda collected the whole side pot.
For the main pot, Juanda's kings and fives were bested by Lisandro's 
, aces and tens. Lisandro dragged the whole main pot to triple up to 760,000.
Stud-8
At the 20,000 and 40,000 level, Jeff Lisandro was all in for only 4,000 of the 5,000-chip ante. He won back-to-back all in's to climb out of the gutter, then peaked at a high of 450,000. He's slipped back to 225,000 now after being scooped by Ken Aldridge.
Lisandro brought it in on third street, then called on fourth and fifth streets. On sixth street, Aldridge checked to Lisandro, who fired a bet with four low cards on board. Aldridge gave the decision about forty seconds of thought before calling.
That call was the last action of the hand. Both players checked the river, with Aldridge turning up 
in the hole for trip fives. That beat Lisandro for the high half, and neither player had a qualifying low. Aldridge scooped the whole pot.
Stud-8
Aldridge: X-X / / X
Brown: X-X / 
/ X
Hahn: X-X / / X
Chad Brown's the short stack now but that didn't stop him from mixing it up with Ken Aldridge and Albert Hahn in a three-way hand of stud split. Aldridge completed third street and was called by Brown and Hahn. Hahn had the lead every street thereafter and bet it, with Aldridge and Brown both calling in turn.
On sixth street, Brown could have closed the action with a call but instead raised. Hahn and Aldridge both called to the river, where Hahn again led out. That bet folded Aldridge, but Brown called.
"Flush and a low," said Hahn. Disbelief flashed across Brown's face, but when Hahn turned up his hand he realized he didn't have a low at all! He opened 
for a spade flush with no low. Brown showed down 
, a straight-8, to nab the low half of the pot.
Stud-8
Brown: / 
/
Baker: 
/ 
/
Dave Baker needed a boost at this final table. He's found it very early, courtesy of Chad Brown. Brown completed third street, then was the only player to call Baker's raise. Baker bet the lead on fourth street, then bet after Brown checked the lead on fifth street. By sixth street Baker was all in. He tabled two pair, sixes and deuces, against a pair of fives for Brown. No sweat for Baker this time around -- Brown bricked the river.
Baker is up to 325,000. Brown is down to about 275,000.
