Galen Hall vs. Brian Schmidt

Vivek Rajkmar raises to 8,000 from the cutoff, Galen Hall calls on the button, Steve Dempsey calls out of the small blind, and Brian Schmidt calls out of the big blind.

The flop comes down [Jd8c7h] and action checks to Hall, who bets 14,000.  Dempsey folds, while Schmidt check-raises to 31,000 total.  Rajkumar folds and Hall thinks for a few seconds before calling.

Both players check the [Kd] on the turn and Schmidt checks again when the river brings the [5d].  Hall pauses for a few moments, then checks behind.

"Dude, I have a five," Schmidt says without turning over his cards.  

Hall shows [9s9c] and his pair of nines are enough to take the pot.

Galen Hall – 440,000
Brian Schmidt – 381,000