Shawn Bowen moved all in from early position for 44,500 and Nick Guagenti reraised to isolate from the small blind. Al Hencheck folded from the big blind.
Bowen:
Guagenti:
The board ran out and Bowen doubled to stay alive.
Shawn Dent raised to 8,000 from the button and Jared Palmer announced "all in", from the small blind. Palmer had approximately 45,000 total and, as he was contemplating, Palmer said "this is going to be one for the ages, get out your notebook". Dent eventually made the call and tabled . Palmer turned over and found a pair on the flop.
The turn kept Dent good, but the on the river sent him packing.
Sean Loring got it all in preflop with versus the pocket deuces of Keven Stammen. The board completed and Stammen's ducks held, sending Loring to the rail short of the money.
Michael Filippidis raised to 7,000 from middle position and TM Williams three-bet to 16,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Filippidis and he would four-bet to 37,000. Williams fived it to 116,000 and Filippidis quickly moved all in. Williams snap-called and tabled to the of Filippidis.
The flop was and the came on the turn. Filippidis couldn't find a king on the river and Williams jumped to the chip lead.
Josh Lowing was in good shape to start out hot after calling a preflop all in from Matt Hils holding pocket jacks. Hils needed help for his king-jack and two kings came on the flop to keep Hils kicking. The case jack did not come and Hils got the early double.