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Mark Ericksen - no need to be looking for the exit now!
Mark Ericksen limped in from early position before Damon Lum bumped it to 1,600 from the button.
Ericksen made the call before leading for 3,000 on the flop as Lum made the call before the on the turn was followed with an Ericksen all in for 13,675.
Lum went deep into the tank before eventually finding a fold to slip to roughly 24,000 as Ericksen tabled his .
"If you called, you'd probably win!" stated Ericksen as he happily raked in the pot.
"I was kinda over it and was happy to go home. But now that I have some chips, I think I'll stay a while!" added Ericksen as Lum just glared back.
We aren't exactly sure of the action, but with the final board reading , we found Aaron Benton doubling an opponent up.
Benton was leading when the majority of the money went in with his , but when the river spiked a second ace and his opponent moved all in holding , Benton made the call before slipping to 45,600 in chips.
Aaron Benton opened to 1,200 and was instantly met with an all in from Julian Cohen next to act for his last 8,025.
The remaining active players folded, and Benton made the call.
Cohen:
Benton:
With Cohen in bad shape, and already with one foot out the door, the gave both players a funky backdoor straight draw until Cohen spiked the on the turn to take the lead.
Benton was unable to improve to a straight or a bigger set as the river landed the to ensure Cohen the double to 16,500 as Benton slips to 57,300.
After scooping a nice pot earlier with a reported Ace-King, Cole Swannack has seen his chips dispersed amongst the table to leave him with just over 10,000.
Following a few limps, Swannack moved all in from the small blind and found a caller from the big.
Swannack:
Opponent:
The board ran out to see Swannack spike his three-outer to double through to 28,000 in chips.
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Jackson Zheng not so happy that he walked into Queens-full!
Facing a late position raise, Jackson Zheng bumped it up on the button with his opponent smooth-calling to see the flop fall and Zheng's 1,800-chip bet getting check-raised to 5,500.
Zheng made the call as the landed on the turn and he was faced with a bet of 6,700. Zheng made the call as the rolled off on the river and both players checked.
Zheng tabled his for a rivered two-pair, however amazingly it would be his opponent's that would collect the pot and send Zheng down to 18,500 in chips.
Tom Grigg opened to 1,000 from the cutoff before a player in the small blind three-bet to 2,400.
Victorino Torres cold-called the three-bet from the big blind as Grigg folded as the flop landed and it was checked by both players.
The turn landed the and the small blind led for 3,000 with Torres making the call as the landed on the river and the small blind fired out 4,200.
Torres - like earlier - opted for a river raise, and bumped it to 14,200 only to have his opponent make the call.
Tabling his for a busted flush draw - and like earlier, most likely a bluff - Torres' opponent tabled his to scoop the pot and send the Northern Mariana Islander down to 28,000 in chips.
Cole Swannack opened to 1,000 and was three-bet to 3,800 from the big blind.
Swannack smooth-called as the flop fell down and Swannack called a 4,500-chip continuation-bet from his opponent before players checked the on the turn.
The river landed the and Swannack was now faced with a 6,000-chip bet which he near instantly called.
In response, Swannack's opponent mucked as Swannack feigned to show his cards before saying "Nah" under his breath and mucking to collect the pot and move to 50,300 in chips.
"You have the Ace right?" asked Swannack's opponent.
"Yep. I just had Ace-King." Swannack responded.
"You probably only had Ace-Deuce" added another player before seeing our PokerNews reporter writing details of the hand.
"Oh wait, he's doing it for the reporter!" the player stated before laughing it off.
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flop as Lum made the call before the 
on the turn was followed with an Ericksen all in for 13,675.
.
, we found Aaron Benton doubling an opponent up.
, but when the river spiked a second ace and his opponent moved all in holding 
, Benton made the call before slipping to 45,600 in chips.
for a turned set.
gave both players a funky backdoor straight draw until Cohen spiked the 
on the turn to take the lead.
to ensure Cohen the double to 16,500 as Benton slips to 57,300.
to see Swannack spike his three-outer to double through to 28,000 in chips.
landed on the turn and he was faced with a bet of 6,700. Zheng made the call as the 
on the river, Howard-Smith was forced to make an exit to the rail as Benton climbed to 59,000 in chips.
for a busted flush draw - and like earlier, most likely a bluff - Torres' opponent tabled his 
to scoop the pot and send the Northern Mariana Islander down to 28,000 in chips.
on the turn.