Giuseppe Pantaleo opened to 700 under the gun, and it almost got to a family pot as Fernando Brito, Max Greenwood, the hijack, the small blind, and Michael Brinkenhoff in the big blind all called.
The small blind checked on , but Brinkenhoff bet out 2,000 from the big blind. Pantaleo folded, Brito, Greenwood, and the hijack all made the call.
The fell on the turn and Brinkenhoff now checked. Brito bet out 3,000 and Greenwood and the hijack called. Brinkenhoff check raised to just 6,000, and action was on Brito. The man from Portugal raised to 16,000. Greenwood folded, but both the hijack and Brinkenhoff made the call.
The fell on the river, and Brinkenhoff checked to Brito. Brito moved all in for 20,575, and the hijack instantly folded. Brinkenhoff made the call though, and showed his for the winning full house. Brito mucked his and made his way to the exit.
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The player under the gun opened for 600, and Giuseppe Pantaleo on the button, Fernando Britto in the small blind, and Max Greenwood in the big blind all called.
All four of them checked on , and the hit the turn. Brito, who won the High Roller here back in 2010, bet out 1,250 and Greenwood and the initial raiser quickly released their hands. Pantaleo made the call in position.
The on the river paired the board and Brito bet out 1,800. Pantaelo made the call.
"Nine" said Brito while showing , Pantaleo mucked.
Jason Les called us over and told us about a hand he thought was worth reporting on. Well we agree, as pots where a top full house is no good, don't come around all that often.
Niall Farrell opened, and received a call from Paul Vas Nunes before Denis Kipnis squeezed. Both Farrell and Vas Nunes made the call and it was three-way to the flop.
Farrell and Vas Nunes checked to Kipnis who made his continuation bet on . They would go three-way to the turn as both Farrell and Vas Nunes called yet again.
All three of them checked the on the turn, and the fell on the river to complete the board. Farrell checked again, and Vas Nunes bet out. Kipnis folded, but Farrell had other plans. The FTOPS winner squeezed all in and Vas Nunes made the call.
Vas Nunes had not too bad a hand with , but it would soon go into the muck as Farrell showed .
After a raise from Greenwood, and two calls, Grzegorz Wyraz in the big blind squeezed to 2,825 from the big blind. All three of them made the call and a rather large pot was built.
All four of them checked on , and the hit the turn. Again Wyraz checked, and so did Greenwood. The third player bet out 6,000 and Mickey Petersen folded, but Wyraz made the call, Greenwood folded.
The river came the and Wyraz lead out for 13,000. His opponent made the call, but folded after seeing for the ace-high flush.
Grzegorz Wyraz, who made a deep run in the Main Event, is up to
, but Brinkenhoff bet out 2,000 from the big blind. Pantaleo folded, Brito, Greenwood, and the hijack all made the call.
fell on the turn and Brinkenhoff now checked. Brito bet out 3,000 and Greenwood and the hijack called. Brinkenhoff check raised to just 6,000, and action was on Brito. The man from Portugal raised to 16,000. Greenwood folded, but both the hijack and Brinkenhoff made the call.
fell on the river, and Brinkenhoff checked to Brito. Brito moved all in for 20,575, and the hijack instantly folded. Brinkenhoff made the call though, and showed his 
for the winning full house. Brito mucked his 
and made his way to the exit.
, and both players checked the 
turn. The 
fell on the river and McLaughlin bet out 1,100.
, and the 
hit the turn. Brito, who won the High Roller here back in 2010, bet out 1,250 and Greenwood and the initial raiser quickly released their hands. Pantaleo made the call in position.
on the river paired the board and Brito bet out 1,800. Pantaelo made the call.
, Pantaleo mucked.
. They would go three-way to the turn as both Farrell and Vas Nunes called yet again.
on the turn, and the 
, but it would soon go into the muck as Farrell showed 
for the ace-high flush.
come out on the river. Les' opponent fired 15,000, and Les made the call.