Justin Liberto opened to 900 from the cutoff, before Akash Hotwani made it 2,700 to go on the button. Action folded back to Liberto, who put in the call.
The monotone Q♦6♦7♦ flop was dealt, and Liberto check-called a bet of 2,100 from Hotwani.
The 10♣ turn checked through to the 7♣ river, and Liberto swiftly put forward a stack to cover his opponent. Hotwani didn't take too long before folding.
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
The players have gone on a 15-minute break.
Action was picked up on a flop of 6♦4♣2♣. The hand was contested between small blind Edward Pak and cutoff player Bin Weng, who had generated a pot of around 7,000.
Pak bet out for 3,500, and Weng thought for some time before calling to see the 3♥ turn. Pak didn't slow down, this time firing out for 10,000. Weng, undeterred, stuck in the call again.
The river was the 9♥ and this time Pak opted to slow down with a check. Weng went into the tank before announcing "all in," only just covering his opponent's stack of 22,500. Pak didn't take too long before folding.
Aiden Arnesen raised to 800 from under the gun and the player in the cutoff three-bet to 2,700. The big blind called and Arnesen four-bet to 6,500 to see both the cutoff and big blind come along.
The flop rolled out Q♥3♠2♦ and the big blind checked to Arnesen who bet 2,500. The cutoff raised to 13,000 and the big blind folded to see Arnesen quickly call off his 12,400 total stack.
Aiden Arnesen: A♥A♦ 
Cutoff: A♠Q♣
Aces held up for Arnesen on the runout of 10♦8♦ and he doubled at the expense of his opponent.
Despite only being halfway into the second level of the day, Flight 1c of Event 10: $5,300 BetMGM Poker Big, Big Championship has already seen more entries than both other Day 1 flights.
With the number at 97 and counting, it surpasses the 80 Day 1a entries, and the 91 that turned up for Day 1b.
Glenn Lafaye raised to 800 from under the gun and Lucio Procopio called on the button.
The flop rolled out K♦6♦3♦ and Procopio called the 700 continuation bet from Lafaye.
On the turn 5♠, Lafaye bet 2,100 and Procopio called.
Both players checked the river 3♣ and Procopio tabled 10♥10♦ to win the pot.
Only one woman played this year's $50,000 Poker Players Championship at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP), longtime American pro Esther Taylor. Taylor, who recently signed on as BetMGM Poker ambassador, is on a mission to change that by getting more women into mixed games.
Taylor has launched Her Edge Academy, a poker training program aimed specifically at helping women break through in poker. Taylor, who has $3.3 million in live tournament earnings and last year became the second woman ever to final table the PPC, told PokerNews she has always been passionate about coaching and mentoring women and girls, whether it's coaching her daughter's softball team or helping one of her old teams from high school.
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