Ariel Celestino raised to 4,000 from the hijack seat, and Jason Somerville made the call from the button. The flop came down , and Celestino check-called a bet of 5,500 from Somerville.
The turn was the , and Celestino checked. Somerville bet 11,500, and Celestino made the call.
The landed on the river, and both players checked.
Celestino tabled the , which proved good as Somerville mucked his hand. Celestino won the pot and moved to 270,000 in chips.
Nick Grippo check-called a bet of 6,500 on the flop from Matt Glantz before seeing the land on the turn. Grippo checked again, and Glantz bet 14,000. Grippo called.
After the landed on the river to finish out the board, Grippo checked a third time. Glantz fired 21,500, and Grippo mucked his hand.
Isaac Haxton opened for a raise in middle position, and Alex Bilokur, who won this event last year, three-bet to 11,100 from the small blind. Haxton called.
The flop fell , and Bilokur checked. Haxton tossed out 15,500, and Bilokur pushed out all of his blue chips, check-raising to what looked like 80,000. Haxton announced all in, and Bilokur called.
Bilokur:
Haxton:
The turn and river came , respectively, and Haxton doubled to 140,000 chips. Bilokur is down to 31,100.
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Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier raised to 4,000 from middle position, and Anthony Gregg called in the cutoff seat. David "Doc" Sands reraised all in from the small blind for 20,200, and Erik Seidel called from the big blind. Mercier and Gregg both folded.
Sands held the and was dominated against the for Seidel. After the board ran out , Sands made a flush to double up.
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. Nacho Barbero went into the tank, moved all in, and Celestino snapped it off.
, and Barbero hit the rail.
, Levy led out for 13,200, and Haxton called.
, both players checked, and the river was a repeat king - the 
. The two checked again.
for kings and fours, but it was no good against Haxton's 
for kings and queens.
, and Celestino check-called a bet of 5,500 from Somerville.
landed on the river, and both players checked.
flop from Matt Glantz before seeing the 
land on the turn. Grippo checked again, and Glantz bet 14,000. Grippo called.
, 
and was dominated against the 
, Sands made a flush to double up.
