Manuel Ledesma three-bet to 1,500 in early position and Paul McSherry called under the gun.
The flop came J♦3♣4♥ and Ledesma continued for 3,200. McSherry called and they both checked the 10♥ turn.
McSherry led out for 5,000 on the 8♥ river and Ledesma quickly tossed his cards away.
With around 6,000 in the middle on a board of 6♠A♦Q♦9♠, Michael Kane bet 6,000 from middle position and Steven Macleod called under the gun.
Macleod checked over to Kane on the 7♣ river, and this time Kane checked back and showed K♥J♥ for a missed straight draw. Macleod showed A♠10♠ for top pair and took down the pot.
Glen Gaines and David Jackson built a pot of around 7,000 as they went heads-up to the Q♥10♥5♥ flop. Gaines then bet 2,000 from the hijack, Jackson raised to 6,500 in the small blind, and Gaines called.
Jackson checked the 8♥ turn and Gaines bet 5,000. Jackson called to see the 5♣ river, where he led out for 8,000. Gaines leaned back in his chair and took a few moments before folding.
Jackson showed Q♠Q♣ for a rivered full house as he took the pot. "I had kings with a heart," Gaines said.
Serghei Zglavoci raised to 500 in middle position and Cameron Johnston three-bet to 1,000 in the hijack. Zglavoci then four-bet to 3,500 and Johnston called.
The flop came 8♠6♣8♥ and Zglavoci bet 1,500. Johnston quickly tossed A♣K♣ into the muck and Zglavoci showed him A♥A♠ as he took the pot.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Heveli Richard raised to 300 in early position and received two callers before Alan Chrzaszcz three-bet to 2,200 in the small blind. Richard called, as did Tom Gill in the hijack.
The flop came A♠6♦6♠ and Chrzaszcz led out for 1,200. Both opponents called and the 4♥ fell on the turn.
Chrzaszcz then bet another 4,200 and both opponents quickly tossed their cards into the muck.
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Heads-up on a flop of Q♠6♥2♠, Paul McSherry bet 1,200 from the button and Alan Chrzaszcz called in the cutoff.
The turn was the Q♦ and McSherry bet another 1,700. Chrzaszcz again called and the 5♠ fell on the river. Chrzaszcz then led out for 4,500 and McSherry took a moment before calling.
Chrzaszcz showed A♠K♦, but McSherry had 2♣2♦ for a full house to win the pot. "Did you think I had two queens?" Chrzaszcz asked McSherry after the hand.
Greg Lambert and "PS" built a pot of around 5,000 as they went heads-up to a flop of 9♣4♠8♦. "PS" then bet 3,800 in the hijack and Lambert raised to 12,000 on the button.
"PS" called to see the 5♥ turn and checked over to Lambert, who moved all in for 14,000. "PS" took out his phone and took a minute before calling, standing up from his seat to film the action.
Lambert showed J♣J♥, but "PS" had K♦K♣ and held on through the Q♠ river to send Lambert to the rail as the first elimination of the day.
Three players built a pot of around 4,000 as they went to the turn on a board of 6♦5♥7♣J♣. Steven Macleod then bet 2,900 from the button.
Felice Minervini in the big blind raised to 6,500 and action folded back to Macleod, who gave the decision some thought before folding as Minervini took down the pot.
Four players saw a flop of J♣K♦2♣ as action checked around to Tom Gill in the cutoff who bet 600. Igors Ljadovs then raised to 1,700 on the button and Gill called.
Both players checked the 6♣ turn and the 5♥ fell on the river. Ljadovs then bet 2,200 and Gill folded.
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