| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000
18,600
|
18,600 |
|
||
|
|
39,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
|
31,500
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
26,000 | |
|
|
Busted | |
On a 
flop, the blinds checked to the button, where a player put in a bet of 800. Tony Davis made it 1,600, the big blind called, and the two players went heads up to the 
. Davis bet 3,200 and the big blind called. On the 
river, Davis bet 6,000.
This time, the big blind slid in his whole stack of 20,900 and Davis folded immediately.
"Nice river," he said with a smile.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,400 | |
|
|
20,500
13,100
|
13,100 |
A player in early position opened to 800 and was called by four players. John Yocca led from the big blind for 2,300 on a 
flop and was called by the original raiser. The two players saw the 
turn, and Yocca bet 4,000. His opponent called, and the river brought a 
, and action was checked through to showdown.
Yocca tabled 
for a turned straight and took down the pot, good for over 16,000.
Yocca is looking to improve on his finish from HPT The Meadows in November 2017, where he took second place for $62,500.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 0
With 3,500 in the pot on a 
flop and three players in the action, Chuck Scaglione check-called a bet for 2,100 and the third player folded. Heads-up action checked through on a 
turn, and the river brought the 
. Scaglione led out for 2,800 and his opponent called.
Scaglione tabled 
for a rivered top pair and his opponent quickly sent his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000 |
There was already 5,800 in the pot between three players, and the first two checked to a player in middle position, who bet 3,600 on the 
board. Tony Davis woke up with a check-raise to 9,100 out of the big blind. That chased the squeezed player, and the bettor thought about 15 seconds and mucked.
"You wanna see?" Davis asked.
His opponent just shrugged, but Davis showed the 
for the nuts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
33,600 |
With 3,800 in the pot, Adam Friedman bet 1,500 from the big blind on 
. One player folded but another in the hijack called. Friedman bet again with 2,200 on the 
turn, and he put in a third barrel of 3,000 on the river. Finally, his opponent gave it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,400
9,400
|
9,400 |
|
|
||
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
After one player called, Adam Friedman made it 400 in the hijack and received two calls before the big blind made it 1,000. Friedman called, as did the other players, making it four ways to 
.
The big blind bet 1,000 and only Trapper Kienzle, on the button, continued. On the 
, the big blind bet 2,000 and Kienzle made it 7,000. She called and they saw the river. The big blind led out for 1,000 and Kienzle quickly called.
The big blind showed 
, the second straight hand she showed down aces, but Kienzle had hit a two-outer on the turn with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
From the big blind, Keith Callahan bet 2,500 on a board of 
. His opponent under the gun called the bet and they saw a 
arrive on the river. Callahan fired another barrel of 6,000 and received a call after about 30 seconds.
"Straight," he announced, tabling for the flopped nuts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000 |
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