A player in early position raised to 500 which saw four players call behind including Jason Emanuel in the cutoff. In the big blind another player raised to 5,000. Action folded back around to Emanuel who four bet to 15,000, which folded out all other players and the big blind five bet all in for 30,500 which Emanuel called.
Opponent: A♥K♣
Jason Emanuel: 7♠7♥
The board ran out 9♦8♣3♥2♦7♦ and the sevens held up as the best hand, giving the pot to Emanuel.
Scott Zakheim opened to 500 and was called by David Rosenbloom from middle position. Igor Pinheiro also decided to defend his big blind.
Zakheim continued for 1,100 on the 8♦6♥6♠ flop, which Rosenbloom called. Pinheiro then made it 3,600, and only Zakheim called.
Pinheiro then fired for 5,200 on the 7♥ turn, which was called. He then counted out another 9,400 and threw that into the middle after the Q♣ river. After some time in the tank, his opponent called. Pinheiro had trip sixes with his 6♦3♠, and the pot was pushed his way.
Joshua Dowden made it 300 from the cutoff before Michael Cribb three-bet to 800 from the button. Dowden called.
Dowden check-raised to 2,500 on the 7♦6♥2♥ flop after Cribb bet 800. The latter called.
The K♠ turn checked through to the Q♥ river and Dowden fired for 6,000. Cribb went into the tank for a few minutes while toying with his chips, he eventually called and then mucked after Dowden showed a flush with his 7♥4♥.
A player in first position raised to 300 which saw two players call in the cutoff and the button and in the small blind, Christopher Marcadet raised to 1,900 which saw only the first position and the button call.
The flop of Q♠4♥8♣ saw action check through to the 10♥ turn where Marcadet bet 1,800 which saw the first position player raise to 5,100 and the button quickly fold. Marcadet four bet to 11,100 and his opponent called after thinking for some time.
Marcadet bet 17,400 leaving just one chip behind and his opponent folded after thinking for some time, ceding the pot Marcadet.
Action was picked up in a hand between Yolanda Jones in early position and another player in middle position.
The board read K♠7♥8♠ and Jones bet 1,200 which her opponent called.
Jones bet once more on the 10♦ turn, this time to the tune of 2,400 and her opponent called again while both players checked the K♥ river.
"I got counterfeit," said Jones as she turned over 8♥7♣ for what was eights and sevens, but turned into kings and eights. It was good against her opponent's J♠6♠ for a missed flush draw and she took down an early pot.
At other tables in the tournament, Alex Fitzgerald and Rudy Cervantes sat down to play.
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