Following a limp, Ed Miller raised to 15,000 in the cutoff before Aaron Mulder shoved from the big blind for 69,500. The limper folded, but Miller called.
Miller:
Mulder:
The board would run out to see Mulder double through to over 150,000.
Brandon Boatman opened for a min-raise in middle position, and Brian Ebert called in the cutoff, as did the big blind.
The flop fell and following a check from the big blind, Boatman bet out 17,000. Ebert called and the big blind folded as the turn landed the and Boatman moved all in for for roughly 290,000. Ebert quickly called for his remaining 173,500.
Boatman:
Ebert:
Both players held a straight, but it would be Ebert's six-high having the best of it against Boatman's wheel.
No six came on the river to save Boatman as the rolled off, and once the pot was pushed, Boatman dropped to 110,000 while Ebert climbed to over 410,000 in chips.
The action folded to Zhihao Zhang on the button, and he min-raised to 8,000. Mark Antis moved all in from the small blind for 50,500 and Zhang called.
Zhang:
Antis:
Antis looked to be in great shape to double until the dealer spread a flop.
The on the turn changed little, and when the completed the board on the river, Antis would be sent to the rail as Zhang climbed to roughly 155,000 in chips.
From under the gun, Alex Lavinthal opened to 11,500 and the action folded round to Alex Politakis in the big blind and he moved all in for 69,000.
"Will you show me if I fold?" asked Lavinthal. Politakis didn't budge. After roughly two minutes, Lavinthal called.
Lavinthal:
Politakis:
With Politakis holding the lead, the flop saw Lavinthal surge ahead until the on the turn would render yesterday's Mix-Max 4th place finisher drawing dead as the paired the board on the river.