Santiago Nadal opened to 35,000 from early position, and Jeremy Ausmus called from the big blind to go heads up to the flop.
It came , and both players checked. Ausmus checked again on the turn, and he called a bet of 45,000 from Nadal. That led them to the turn, and Ausmus check-called another 78,000.
At showdown, Ausmus' was equal to Nadal's , and both men get to take their money back plus a few extra chips.
In the cutoff seat, Joe Hachem opened the pot to what looked like 36,000, and Alex Kamberis was the lone caller, coming along from the button.
The two men watched a flop slide off the deck, and Hachem continued out with 56,000 chips. Kamberis didn't waste too much time calling, and that drew a check from Hachem when the landed on fourth street. Kamberis checked it back, and the paired the board on fifth street. When Hachem checked again, Kamberis took his cue to fire 98,000 at the pot.
Hachem instantly called, rolling over as he did. "I was hoping to get a value bet from ace-queen," he said as Kamberis flashed his mystery cards and spun his cards into the muck.
"I almost didn't," he lamented, possibly indicating that he did indeed have the ace-queen. In any event, that nice pot moves Hachem up to 760,000, while Kamberis slides back under a million with 860,000.
Action folded to Bryan Leskowitz in the small blind and he moved all in to put the shorter stacked Romik Vartzar at risk in the big blind. Vartzar looked down to see two kings and made the call.
Vartzar:
Leskowitz:
The flop came down and kept Vartzar in front with his kings. The turn brought the worst card he could see though when the fell and spiked Leskowitz with a gutshot straight draw. Vartzar was drawing stone dead as the river completed the board with the .
Leskowitz was able to come from behind and win the hand, busting Vartzar in 15th place and sending him home with a payday of $14,000. Leskowitz moved to 1.03 million in chips.
Action folded to David Paredes on the button and he raised to 35,000, which Taylor von Kriegenbergh called from the small blind. Action was then on Jose De Noronha in the big blind and he shoved all in for 175,000. Paredes made the call while von Kriegenbergh got out of the way.
De Noronha:
Paredes:
De Noronha was ahead and practically assured to stay there when the flop came down . The turn and river changed nothing and De Noronha more than doubled to around 400,000.
In early position, David Peters opened the pot by shoving all in for 240,000. The table folded all the way around to the big blind where Santiago Nadal asked for the count before making the call.
Showdown
Peters:
Nadal:
For the second time in as many orbits, we've got ace-queens chopping a pot at that table. The board ran , and no chips change hands.
On the next deal, Peters shoved again, this time from under the gun. Nobody wanted to tangle with him the second time around, and Peters collected the blinds and antes all for himself.
On the next hand after shoving twice, David Peters did it again. It was Joshua Field opening the pot to 32,000 this time before Peters moved in for 284,000 from the big blind. Fields called, and the two men were flipping with just about even stacks.
Showdown
Peters:
Field:
The board ran , and Peters' set of eights earn him the pot. When Field counted his chips down, he was just short of having enough to pay off the debt, and that means he's been eliminated in 14th place.
From the adjacent table, Alex Kamberis was a very interested observer during Field's all-in stand, and he needled him once more on the way to the cashier. "Aw, what a shame," he said sarcastically. "Well, I'll see you online. Oh wait, no I won't."
With the board reading, , Taylor von Kriegenbergh fired a slighty-larger-than-pot-sized bet of 255,000 into Alex Kamberis. Kamberis tanked and tanked, talking to himself how he could fold or how von Kriegenbergh could have quads. Eventually, he made the call and saw von Kriegenbergh table the for quads.
Von Kriegenbergh moved to 2.65 million in chips and Kamberis dropped to 415,000.
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, and both players checked. Ausmus checked again on the 
turn, and he called a bet of 45,000 from Nadal. That led them to the 
turn, and Ausmus check-called another 78,000.
was equal to Nadal's 
, and both men get to take their money back plus a few extra chips.
flop slide off the deck, and Hachem continued out with 56,000 chips. Kamberis didn't waste too much time calling, and that drew a check from Hachem when the 
landed on fourth street. Kamberis checked it back, and the 
paired the board on fifth street. When Hachem checked again, Kamberis took his cue to fire 98,000 at the pot.
fell and spiked Leskowitz with a gutshot straight draw. Vartzar was drawing stone dead as the river completed the board with the 
.
. The 
turn and 
river changed nothing and De Noronha more than doubled to around 400,000.
, and no chips change hands.
for quads.