"justinbrown69" opened under the gun to 12,000, Peter "PLH729" Hotaling called from one seat over, and "real stu pidazo" called in the small blind.
The three players saw a flop of and "justinbrown69" bet 18,000. Hotaling raised to 51,000, "real stu pidazo" called, and "justinbrown69" folded. The turn saw both players check, and on the river, "real stu pidazo" led for 27,000, Hotaling shoved for 69,530, and "real stu pidazo" called.
Peter "PLH729" Hotaling:
"real stu pidazo":
Both players made a strong flush on the turn, but "real stu pidazo" held the nut flush and Hotaling was eliminated.
"Brown$tone420" limped from the hijack and "justinbrown69" raised to 15,000 in the cutoff. "C0LD_W0RLD" jammed for 85,026 from the big blind and was called only by "justinbrown69".
"C0LD_W0RLD":
"justinbrown69":
The flop gave both players a pair but kept "C0LD_W0RLD" ahead. The changed that and put "justinbrown69" into the lead, however, the completed the board to give "C0LD_W0RLD" better two pair and keep him alive.
Late registration has now closed with 453 total entries. The prize pool is $90,000, as that was guaranteed for this tournament. The top 63 players will share a piece of it, with first-place taking the top prize of $16,055.
Blinds 2,000-4,000
"VryAvrg" opened to 10,000 from early position and "Jbird401" three-bet to 30,000 on the button. Action folded back to "VryAvrg" who jammed for 75,062 and was called.
"VryAvrg":
"Jbird401":
"VryAvrg" was looking good on the flop. The turn provided a sweat, but the river ensured the rockets were good for the pot.
"jamblance75" open-shoved for 53,012 from middle position and Daniel "BiggYBlains22" Sears called in the hijack.
Daniel "BiggYBlains22" Sears:
"jamblance75":
"jamblance75" was slightly ahead, but that changed on the flop. The turn shook up the hand again, putting "jamblance75" in front with a boat. And since there apparently weren't enough lead-changes in the hand, the spiked on the river, giving Sears a better boat and the chips.