On a board of , two players checked to the button, who bet 2,200. The big blind made the call, and Grayson Scoggin thought for a bit before calling as well. A finished the board, and everyone checked.
The big blind shrugged and tossed in for top pair, but Scoggin had it beat with for trip jacks. The button mucked.
Scoggin, who notched a fifth-place finish in a limit hold'em event at last year's World Series of Poker for over $42,000, is showcasing some no-limit prowess in the early going here as he has nearly doubled the starting stack.
A player under the gun bet 1,500 after a flop of , and Todd "sharkslayerr" Breyfogle in the cutoff called, as did the big blind. Everyone checked the , and the big blind came out with 3,000 on the river. The player under the gun folded, and Breyfogle made the call. The big blind indicated that he couldn't win, and Breyfogle tabled for a rivered flush.
On the end, with a board of , Kou Vang checked to Todd Melander, who bet 7,000 into a pot of about 20,000. Vang tanked for a couple of minutes before tossing a single black T100 chip into the middle.
"Good call," Melander said softly before tossing into the middle one at a time for a missed flush draw. Vang showed and took the pot.
Both blinds checked to the player on the button after a flop, and he bet 1,700. The small blind called, and James Maxey bumped it to 4,500 in the big blind. The bettor folded, and the small blind called. Both players checked through the , and a finished the board. The small blind fired out 11,000, and Maxey called immediately, confidently flipping as he did so. The small blind silently mucked his hand.