On the last hand at their table before the break, Davidi Kitai, Charlie Carrel, and Manig Loeser were involved in a pot on the board. Kitai was first and bet 800. Carrel called, and Loeser folded.
The river paired the board with the , and Kitai bet 4,500. Carrel called, but saw the bad news when Kitai showed the for trips. Carrel mucked with a drop of his head, and Kitai won the pot.
Three players including Dermot Blain, Dani Stern, and Kristoffer Edberg saw a flop of in a raised pot. With about 14,000 already in the middle, all three players opted to check and see a turn.
The came down on the turn and the trio checked once more, allowing the to finish off the board. Blain moved 5,400 past the betting line and Stern instantly folded his hand. Edberg thought for a moment before getting out of the way as well, allowing Blain to pick up the pot. With this win, Blain is now climbing closer back toward starting stack with about 44,500 in chips.
From middle position, Bryn Kenney raised to 1,200. Jason Les reraised to 3,700 from the cutoff seat, and action folded back to Kenney. He called, and the flop came down . Kenney checked, Les bet 3,500, and Kenney called.
The turn was the , and both players checked to see the land on the river. Kenney led with a bet of 1,800, and Les called.
Kenney turned up the for a pair of queens, but Les had him beat with the for a pair of aces.
Kenny Hallaert raised to 1,200 from middle position and it folded over to Jonathan Little on the button. Little announced a three-bet to 3,000 and the blinds let their hands go. Hallaert called and the duo took a flop of . Hallaert checked to the raiser and Little continued out for 4,000. Hallaert called.
The turn brought the to the felt and Hallaert knocked the table once more. Little did not relent, choosing instead to move 7,500 into the middle. Hallaert stuck around and the finished off the board. Hallaert check-called one final bet, this time to the tune of 16,000. Little rolled over for aces up, winning him the pot and boosting his stack to 82,000.
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