Vanessa Selbst opened to 5,300 in early position, Greg Ostrander called on her direct left, and the other players folded. The dealer fanned , and Selbst led for 4,400. Ostrander called.
The turn was the , and Selbst slowed down, checking to Ostrander who fired 12,300. Selbst called.
The river was the , and Selbst knuckled again. Ostrander tossed forward 23,300, and Selbst called. Ostrander showed for a pair of eights, but Selbst had him beat with for a pair of kings.
Aaron Massey opened in the hijack seat, Peter Jankowski called on the button, and Michael Young defended his big blind. The flop fell , Young checked, and Massey fired 5,500. Only Young called.
The turn was the , Young checked again, and Massey bet 10,100. Young again called.
The completed the board, Young checked a third and final table, and Massey fired a third bullet worth 28,000. Young called.
Massey turned over for a flopped flush, and Young showed for trip queens.
Matt Kuba opened in the hijack seat, Jonathan Drane called on the button, and Jared Jaffee defended his big blind. The flop fell , Jaffee checked, and Kuba continued for 7,500. Drane folded, and Jaffee check-raised to 16,500.
Kuba moved all in, and Jaffee instantly called.
Kuba:
Jaffee:
"How is that possible???" Jaffee uttered.
The on the turn was a rather sick card because it gave Kuba a flush draw, but the completed the board.
Robert Holtz was all in and at risk for around 100,000 on a board of . Peter Campo had him at risk holding for the nuts, and Holtz studied his opponent's cards before turning over .
The turn was the , giving Holtz full house outs, but the did not pair the board. Campo was shipped the pot, and Holtz hit the rail.
Adam Bitker opened to 4,300 from under the gun, Avdo Djokovic three-bet jammed for 50,100 in middle position, and Kurt Jewell cold-called on his direct left. Bitker tank-called as well, and the flop fell .
Bitker checked, Jewell quickly fired 40,200, and Bitker found a fold, claiming he had two queens.
Djokovic:
Jewell:
Djokovic was already walking away from the table before the board completed , , officially eliminating him from the tournament.
Artyem Perlov opened to 5,100 in early position, Art Pappas called in the cutoff, Mike Matusow called on the button, and Alex Ortiz moved all in for around 50,000 from the big blind. Perlov tanked for a bit, then made it 100,000. Pappas and Matusow both folded.
Vanessa Selbst opened to 4,300 from under the gun, and Jeff Blake three-bet to 11,000 from the big blind. Selbst put in a four-bet, making it 23,300, and Blake called.
The dealer fanned , and both players checked. The turn was the , both players checked again, and the completed the board. Blake checked a third time, and Selbst fired 27,400. Blake tank-called, then mucked when Selbst flipped over .