After some preflop raises, Isabelle Mercier bet all the way on a board of , with two players calling her down. On the river, David Mosce raised her bet, and she called. Mosce showed for a pair of deuces, and Mercier mucked. She then looked at me and said, "Tell me you saw that. Somebody write that please -- four bets that he called!"
Mercier dropped down to about 45,000, while Mosce went up to about 100,000.
Brian Hausen raises from the button to 3,000, Anh Nguyen reraises from the small blind to 4,500, and Hausen calls. The flop comes , Nguyen bets 1,500, and Hausen calls. The turn card is the , Nguyen bets 3,000, and Hausen calls. The river card is the , Nguyen bets 3,000, and Hausen calls all in. Nguyen shows Q-Q, but Hausen has to win the pot with a pair of kings. Brian Hausen doubles up in chips.
George Lind raises to 3,000 from late position, Jason Newburger calls from the cutoff, Brian Hausen calls from the button, and Anh Nguyen calls from the small blind. Four players see the flop of , everyone checks to Lind who bets 1,500, Newburger calls, and everyone else folds.
The turn card is the , Lind checks, Newburger bets 3,000, Lind raises to 6,000, and Newburger calls. The river card is the , Lind bets 3,000, and Newburger calls. Lind shows , and Newburger mucks. George Lind wins the pot.
The final 47 players return to action with the blinds increased to 1,500-3,000. There are eight tables in play, meaning they'll play down to an eight-handed final table. Will the final table be played today or tomorrow? We're not sure yet, but stay tuned for all the answers.