Mike Ross bet 3,000 from early position on a completed board of against two opponents, and the player on the button called. Mike Williams, who had checked from under the gun, then raised to 8,000. Ross thought awhile and called, and the third player quickly folded.
Williams flipped up for quads, causing Ross clench his fist in frustration.
Patrick Steele looks to have gotten himself an early double up at one of the tables in the main poker room. Other notables appear to be winning small pots early, as all are over the starting stack.
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Cooper Wanty checked from middle position and called a 4,000 bet from an opponent on . Both players checked the river, and Wanty's opponent flipped for top pair and a missed club draw. It was no good, as Wanty had , trips with a couple of blockers.
Craig Bergeron and another player checked to the button on a flop, and the player there bet 1,300. Bergeron raised to 4,500, leaving himself 250 behind, and the third player tank-folded. The player on the button put Bergeron all in, and he called.
Bergeron:
Button:
Bergeron flopped a combo draw and wasted no time getting there as the hit the turn. A ensured he would double and not merely chop.
In a pot that looked to have a raise and numerous calls, a player three-bet to about 1,500 from the blinds, and action folded to Shawn Cunix, the last player to act. He shoved all in from late position, and the player in the blinds snap-called for 16,775.
Cunix:
Opponent:
"Oh, I didn't want you to have ace-queen," Cunix said as flopped. "But I have clubs."
The bricked the turn, but the filled his draw on the river. The player took the beat in stride, reaching out to shake Cunix's hand.
"I thought you would fold, I really did," Cunix said.