Russell Spaid raised to 40,000 from under the gun. Action folded around to Edward Salazar in the big blind and he reraised to 80,000. Spaid pushed all in for 217,000 total and Salazar made the call. The players showed:
Spaid:
Salazar:
The board helped neither player and Spaid doubled to about 440,000 chips. Salazar was left with just under 200,000.
Action folded around to Norman Contreras in the small blind and he moved all in for about 250,000. Dan Lu, who had Contreras covered by just 1,000 chips, called instantly from the big blind and the players showed:
Contreras:
Lu:
Board:
Despite flopping a gutshot wheel draw, Contreras came up short in the hand and was eliminated. Lu doubled up to 563,000 on the hand.