Prior to the level change, Todd Terry opened to 750 in early position. A player on the button called, and the flop fell . Terry led out for 1,000, and the player called.
The turn was the , Terry checked, and the player tossed out a T1,000 chip. Terry quickly called.
The completed the board, and Terry checked again. The player fired 3,300, and Terry quickly called. Terry's opponent showed pocket nines, but Terry turned over for a full house, earning him the pot.
In one of the last hands before the level went up, Dylan Hortin opened for 700 under the gun and received a call from 18-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps in the hijack. The flop saw Hortin continue for 1,050, and then call when Phelps raised to 2,400.
Both players then checked the turn, and Hortin led out for 4,000 on the river. Phelps called and waited for Hortin to show before tabling the winning .
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2011 World Series of Poker Player of the Year Ben Lamb, Adam Geyer, and a third player took a flop of . Geyer checked, Lamb fired 1,100, and only Geyer called.
The turn was the , both players checked, and the completed the board. Geyer fired 1,350, and Lamb tank-called.
Geyer, who finished 15th in the 2009 PCA Main Event, tabled for a pair of aces, and won the pot.
On the flop, the first player fired 3,275 before Jason Alexander raised all in for approximately 13,000. The third player in the hand folded, then the original bettor also gave it up. Alexander won the pot and chipped up to 24,000.
Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier checked the flop, and his opponent checked behind. The turn was the , and Mercier checked a second time. His opponent bet 1,000, and was met with a check-shove from the two-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner. The player folded, and Mercier won the pot.
Michael Phelps opened to 800 from under the gun plus one and received a call from one opponent. The flop came and Phelps continued for 1,200. His opponent wasted little time raising to 3,100 and Phelps dropped in a call.
Fourth street brought the to the board and Phelps checked to the raiser. He continued out with 3,750 and Phelps tanked for about forty-five seconds before finally opting to release. With this hit he's sitting on about 59,000.
After one player checked the flop, Ray Dehkharghani fired 1,500. Jason Alexander raised to 3,400, and the first player folded. Dehkharghani took his time, then reraised to 7,500. Alexander took his own time, then mucked his hand.