Eddie Blumenthal completed the bet with , and Viatcheslav Ortynskiy with was the only caller. Blumenthal kept firing through fifth street, and Ortynskiy called him down before leading sixth when he caught another three.
Ortynskiy:
Blumenthal:
Blumenthal made the call, and the dealer tossed out seventh. Ortynskiy bet again, and Blumenthal raised. Ortynskiy made it three bets, and Blumenthal called. Ortynskiy revealed for a flush caught on the last card.
"Disgusting," Blumenthal said, tossing his cards to the dealer.
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Tom Schneider completed the bet on third street showing a , and Owais Ahmed called with the . Ahmed bet out and Schneider called on fourth, fifth, and sixth street, and when the players received their river cards, they showed the following boards:
Schneider:
Ahmed:
Both players checked the river and Ahmed showed for six-high, and Schneider mucked his cards. As the dealer prepared for the next hand, Schneider said to Ahmed, "Believe it or not, I was drawing live." Ahmed said he was not surprised, but still seemed happy with the hand.
Viatcheslav Ortynskiy completed from early position with . Scott Bohlman, with a , was the only caller. Ortynskiy kept firing when he got a and Bohlman a . Bohlman called. They got the rest of Bohlman's chips in on fifth.
Ortynskiy: /
Bohlman: /
Bohlman was ahead with a ten-low, but Ortynskiy was nearly certain to make at least a nine. Sixth brought an for Ortynskiy and another for Bohlman. Ortynskiy's final card was a , meaning he had a nine-eight. Bohlman squeezed out a deuce to make a nine-seven and double up.
Viatcheslav Ortynskiy called the big blind, and Mark Klecan raised, Rep Porter called, then Ortynskiy three-bet. Klecan called all-in for his last 42,000, and Porter called the three bets. The flop was , and Porter checked. Ortynskiy bet, and Porter made the call. Both players checked the on the turn, and the dealer brought the for a river card. Ortynskiy again bet, and Porter, after thinking for a minute, decided to fold. It was time for a showdown:
Ortynskiy:
Klecan:
Ortynskiy won the low with a seventy-five and the high with a straight. Klecan was eliminated in 8th place, worth $21,679.
Mark Klecan raised pre-flop, and Tom Schneider in the big blind was the only caller. The two players saw the dealer spread for the flop. Schneider checked, Klecan bet, and then Schneider check-raised. Klecan called, and the dealer turned the . Schneider bet out, and Klecan called, The river was the , and this time Schneider checked. Klecan bet, and Schneider tanked for a minute, but eventually called. Klecan said it was a good call, and Schneider turned over for an unimproved pair of fours. Klecan mucked, and Schneider pulled in the pot. He is now up to 960,000 in chips.