Mike McDonald raised to 1,100 from the button and Ryan Rivers fired back with a three-bet to 4,500 from the small blind. McDonald picked up all his chips and pushed them forward, getting a call from Rivers.
McDonald:
Rivers:
McDonald was behind, but the flop was good for him. The dealer spread and McDonald jumped ahead with two pairs. The turn was the and Rivers surged back into the lead. The river of sealed McDonald's fate, and he was eliminated.
Antonio Esfandiari opened the action preflop with a raise to 1,200 from middle position and Mike Watson in the hijack seat responded with a three-bet to 3,500. Esfandiari called.
The flop came down and both players checked. The turn was the and Esfandiari led out for 4,100. Watson gave up his cards.
Thomas Taylor was the first player in the pot. He raised to 800 from the button and Marco Caza folded his small blind. Jeff Madsen sat in the big blind and made the call.
The flop was the and both players checked. The turn was the and Madsen led out for 1,225. Taylor called and the turn was the .
Madsen continued with a bet of 1,850 and Taylor called again, but mucked when Madsen showed for a full house.
Antonio Esfandiari hasn't been here long, but he's already built a good-sized stack. He just added a bit more to it in a recent hand.
Thi Nguyen opened the action with a raise to 1,000 from the cutoff and the player in the small blind called, as did Esfandiari in the big blind.
The dealer spread on the table and all three players checked.
The turn was the and that player first to act bet 2,100. Esfandiari called but Nguyen gave up her hand.
The river was the and action checked to Esfandiari. He bet 4,800 and his opponent thought for a moment before calling. Esfandiari turned over while his opponent gave up his cards.
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. Sebastian Tejada bet 5,000 and Dylan Wilkerson made the call.
and Tejada pushed all in, putting Wilkerson in the tank for a minute. Eventually, he slid his cards forward face down.
and McDonald jumped ahead with two pairs. The turn was the 
and Rivers surged back into the lead. The river of 
sealed McDonald's fate, and he was eliminated.
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Esfandiari led out for 4,100. Watson gave up his cards.
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Madsen led out for 1,225. Taylor called and the turn was the 
.
on the table and all three players checked.
and action checked to Esfandiari. He bet 4,800 and his opponent thought for a moment before calling. Esfandiari turned over 
while his opponent gave up his cards.