Ryan Hoenig bet from the cutoff after the first draw and was called by Daniel Blum and Anderson Ireland in the blinds.
Blum took two, Ireland one, and Hoenig stood pat. Hoenig then bet, and only Ireland called this time.
Ireland took one, and Hoenig stood pat. Both players checked, and Hoenig showed 8x7x6x5x3x. Ireland said he made a pair of fives as he mucked.
Joe McKeehen raised from the cutoff, Patrick Stacey three-bet from the small blind, Justin Smith cold-called in the big blind, and McKeehen came along.
Stacey drew one while the others drew two. Stacey led and both opponents called.
On the second draw, Stacey took one, Smith two, and McKeehen one before the action checked through.
It was a fair fight on the end as all three players drew one. It checked to McKeehen who announced a ten as he checked. The others began to muck as McKeehen revealed 10x8x6x5x2x, and it was enough to win the multi-way pot.
Koji Fujimoto raised from the cutoff and Mike Thorpe called from the big blind.
Both players drew two and Thorpe led, which Fujimoto called.
Thorpe was now pat while Fujimoto improved to a one draw, and he called another bet.
Fujimoto took one again on the last draw as Thorpe led with a final bet. After a small tank, Fujimoto tossed out the call.
"I have number two," Thorpe proudly announced as he tabled 7x6x4x3x2x to leave Fujimoto on a short stack.
Hanh Tran raised under the gun, John Juanda three-bet on the button, and Tran called.
Both players drew two and Tran led out with a bet. Juanda called and drew one, while Tran stood pat and bet. Juanda again called.
Tran stood pat once more and Juanda took one. Both players checked, and Tran turned over 8x7x4x3x2x to win the pot.
Jon Turner raised in the hijack and Patrick Stacey called in the cutoff. Naoya Kihara then three-bet in the small blind, and both opponents called.
Kihara stood pat, Turner drew three, and Stacey took two. Kihara then bet, and only Turner called.
Kihara stood pat and bet again, while Turner took one. Turner then raised, and Kihara called.
Both players stood pat and Turner bet. Kihara called, and Turner showed 7x6x5x4x2x to win the pot.
Anderson Ireland bet in the hijack after the first draw and Koji Fujimoto called in the big blind.
Fujimoto drew two and Ireland one. Ireland then bet, and Fujimoto raised with just one chip behind. Ireland then reraised, and Fujimoto tossed in his last chip.
Fujimoto stood pat and Ireland took one. Fujimoto then showed 8x6x5x3x2x.
"I broke correctly. I broke an eight," Ireland said as he turnd over 7x6x5x2x, but he caught the Qx on his last card and Fujimoto doubled up.
Level: 15
Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000
Michael Falk raised in the small blind and Tommy Hang called in the big blind.
Both players drew three and Falk bet. Hang called and drew one, while Falk drew two.
One of Falk's cards briefly turned over, but Hang insisted he didn't see it. "Are you okay?" Falk asked him.
"I'm okay," Hang replied.
"Of course he's okay. He saw the king of spades," Scott Seiver joked. Falk then checked to Hank, and he bet. Falk then raised, and Hang quickly folded.
"I was happy with both of them," Falk said.
Andrew Yeh raised under the gun, Michael Moncek three-bet from the big blind, and Yeh called.
Moncek drew one and bet as Yeh drew two and called.
On the second draw, Moncek stood pat and Yeh still needed two, and he called another bet.
Yeh improved to a one card draw on the end as Moncek led with a final bet, and Yeh called quickly. However, Moncek would reveal 8x7x5x3x2x, enough for the win.
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