A player in early position opened to 700, a middle-position player called, and Jake Ortiz defended the big blind.
Action checked through on a suited flop of 
. None of the three players bet the 
turn.
Ortiz fired 2,200 on the 
river, and only the early-position player called. Ortiz rolled over a winner in the form of 
for rivered trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
After a limp from a player in middle position, Austin Schaal raised to 800 on the button. Both the blinds called, and the middle-position player folded.
All three checked the 
flop, and the dealer put out the on the turn.
Action checked to Schaal, who fired 2,000. The players in the blinds swiftly mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
Eric Salazar, who currently sits in second place in the HPT Season XV POY race behind Nick Pupillo, raised to 800 from under the gun, and was called by four players, including Stephen Martines in the cutoff.
Action checked through the 
flop, and the small blind led out for 1,200 on the 
turn. The big blind folded, and Salazar raised to 4,100. Action folded back to the small blind, who didn't take long to toss his hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 |
A player raised to 800 from early position, and was called by three players, before Will Berry three-bet to 4,500 in the big blind. Only Stephen Martines called from the hijack.
Berry bet 7,500 on the 
flop, and Martines raised to 20,000. Berry jammed for a few thousand more, and Martines called.
Will Berry:
Stephen Martines: 
"Nice hand. I didn't believe you preflop!" Martines told Berry.
The 
turn propelled Martines into the lead, and Berry couldn't catch back up after the 
hit the river, sending the rest of Berry's stack over to Martines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
Busted |
Andreas Ioakmides limped in under the gun, as did two players in middle position. Action folded to the big blind, who checked.
They went four ways to a flop of 
, and action checked through.
The big blind led out for 600 on the 
turn, and Ioakmides and one player in middle position called.
When the 
river rolled off, the big blind checked. Ioakmides fired 2,000, and both remaining players folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
73,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
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Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 0
Players are off on their first fifteen-minute break of the day.
The player under the gun limped in, as did Andreas Ioakmides in the cutoff. Action folded to the big blind, who checked his option.
The 
flop saw a bet of 700 from the big blind. Both the under-the-gun player and Ioakmides called.
When the big blind fired again to the tune of 800 on the turn, the player under the gun folded, and Ioakmides called.
The big blind bet 2,000 on the 
river, and Ioakmides tossed in the call. The big blind flipped over 
and chopped it up with Ioakmides' 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
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