Around 15,000 was in the pot as Adam Johnson and James Bavaro went to the turn on a board of 8♣Q♦3♥9♦. Johnson then bet 11,500 from the button, and Bavaro called under the gun.
The river was the 6♠ and Johnson bet 36,000. Bavaro quickly called, and Johnson showed 3♦3♣ for a set to win the pot.
Ron Miller bet 1,000 from the small blind on a flop of Q♥6♥4♠ and Kenny Roy raised to 3,000 in the big blind. An opponent in middle position called, while MIller got out of the way.
The turn was the 8♣ and Roy bet another 5,000. His opponent again called, and they both checked down the 10♦ river.
Roy turned over 6♣4♣ for two pair, and his opponent mucked.
With around 10,000 in the pot, Vaughn Steeves and an opponent checked to the turn on a board of K♥9♥4♣8♥. Steeves then bet 5,200 from the big blind, and his opponent called in the cutoff.
Steeves bet another 15,000 on the 8♦ river, and his opponent again called. Steeves turned over A♠K♣ for two pair, and his opponent mucked.
A player under the gun bet 2,000 on a flop of A♠A♣2♣ and Yongbok Hwang called on the button.
Action checked to Hwang on the 4♥ turn and he bet 5,000. His opponent called to the J♣ river, where Hwang bet another 13,000.
The under-the-gun player then raised to 33,000, and Hwang reraised to 70,000. "Show if I fold? I have a flush. King-high flush," his opponent said as he tanked for a few minutes before folding. Hwang raked in the big pot and returned his cards face down.
Level: 3
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Andrew Camacho three-bet to 2,600 on the button and was called by an opponent in early position and Linda Swears in the cutoff.
Camacho continued for 2,400 on the A♣6♦4♠ flop and the early-position player raised to 5,400. Swears called, as did Camacho.
The early-position player bet another 5,000 on the 6♣ turn and Swears called, but Camacho then raised to 25,000. Only Swears called.
Both players checked the 7♣ river and Swears, the girlfriend of the late defending champion Jordan Fishman, showed A♠K♠. Camacho turned over A♦K♥ and they chopped the pot.
"Know what I had? Ace-king," the early-position player said.
The poker world received sad news in October upon learning that Jordan Fishman passed away two days after suffering an unexpected cardiac event.
Fishman was a retired professor who hailed from Southborough, Massachusetts, and captured the Eastern Poker Open $1,650 High Roller last spring in Milford.
Fishman was cheered on by his girlfriend, Linda Swears, whom he met on the Eastern Poker Tour.
Swears shared with PokerNews: “He was my deepest love and my home. It’s hard to think of life without him in it, but we had two and a half amazing years together. I will be forever grateful for the love we had. I never doubted his love for me for a moment after our first date.”
The hijack riased to 1,100 before James Bavaro three-bet to 2,500 in the cutoff. His opponent called, and they went heads-up to the 10♣8♣4♥ flop.
Bavaro then continued for 5,000, and the hijack came back with a raise to 10,000. Bavaro called.
The hijack bet another 10,000 on the 9♣ turn, and Bavaro again called. The river was the 5♠ and the hijack bet 10,000 once more. Bavaro called, and his opponent showed K♥10♥ for top pair. Bavaro, though, turned over A♥A♠ to win the big pot.
Around 10,000 was in the pot as three players saw a flop of J♥2♥7♠. The cutoff then bet 6,000, and only Sean Miller called in early position.
Both players checked the 7♦ turn. Miller then led out for 25,000 on the J♠ river, and his opponent called. Miller showed A♦J♦ for trips, and his opponent mucked.
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