Action had just concluded at the table as the board read Michael Florio was taking in a pot with his showing for a straight flush as his tablemates reacted in awe.
On the river the board read . The pot was about 28,000. Gregory Brletich made a hefty bet of 25,000 over to his opponent William Howard Jr who asked Brletich if he had a set.
After a few moments Howard folded and Brletich took in the nice pot.
On a flop of , Craig Casino's opponent bet enough to force him all in and Casino called quickly. His opponent turned over which Casino had beat for the moment with the .
The turn was the and the river came the to give Casino the double up.
Players have three chances to win their way into the Main Event for a buy in of just $260.
The 4 p.m. five seats GTD $260 qualifier today still has an hour remaining in registration. An overlay currently exists with 18 total entries thus far.
Starting at 7 p.m. is another $260 Qualifier that also has five main event seats guaranteed. Saturday at 10 a.m. is the Last Chance Turbo $260 1-in-5 Qualifier.
Each Qualifier today is a 12,000-stack event with 30-minute levels, while the Saturday Turbo is the same starting stack with 15-minute levels.
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