Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
A player in early position bet 2,800 on a flop of 9♣4♣2♠ and was called by an oppnent in middle position and Raju Jampana in the small blind.
All three players checked the 3♣ turn. The middle-position player then bet 5,700 on the Q♣ river, and only Jampana called.
The middle-position player showed 9♥6♥ for a pair, but Jampana had 8♣7♣ for a flush to win the pot.
"I hate playing with old guys like this. They're so good, and this table is full of them," tablemate Jordan Williamson said.
Michael Bohmerwald and Kash Corpening just joined the field, while Valentin Lita reentered.
Heads-up on a board of 9♥8♦Q♦6♣, Ivan Zambrana bet 3,000 from under the gun and was called by an opponent in the cutoff.
The river was the J♣ and Zambrana bet another 10,000. His opponent again called, and Zambrana showed Q♥10♣ for a straight to win the pot.
A player in the hijack bet 800 on a flop of J♠6♥5♦ before Richard Ray raised to 2,800 on the button. The big blind called, while the hijack got out of the way.
The turn was the 10♦ and Ray bet 3,500. His opponent called to see the Q♣ river, where he led out for 2,500. Ray then raised to 8,500, and his opponent folded.
Valentin Lita three-bet to 4,100 on the button before Waleed Mian four-bet to 13,000 under the gun. Terry Breeden folded in the cutoff, while Lita then five-bet to 50,000. Mian instantly announced all in, and Lita called just as fast for his last 55,000.
Valentin Lita: A♥K♣
Waleed Mian: A♦A♠
Lita had run right into Mian's aces, and the board ran out J♠4♦5♦6♠4♠ to give Mian yet another knockout. Mian had also eliminated Fred Jafarzadeh a few hands earlier, giving him three bustouts within the first hour of the day.
Atharv Kumar has fired another bullet, while Monumental Stack finalists Valentin Lita and Timothy Conrow have also joined the field.
A player in middle position bet 600 on a flop of 9♠4♥2♦ and the button called. Waleed Mian then raised to 4,500 in the big blind, and only an opponent under the gun called.
Mian continued for 3,600 on the 6♦ turn, and his opponent raised to 14,500. Mian called, and the J♥ fell on the river.
The under-the-gun player then moved all in for 46,300, and Mian tanked for a few minutes before calling. His opponent could only show 7♦5♦ for a bluff, and Mian turned over 4♠2♥ for two pair to win the big pot and send his opponent to the rail.
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Atharv Kumar and Jordan Williamson built a pot of around 8,000 as they went to the turn on a board of 9♦7♣3♠7♠. Patel then bet 4,000 from middle position, and Williamson called in the cutoff.
The river was the 8♠ and Kumar moved all in for 30,000. Williamson tanked for several minutes before calling, and Kumar instantly mucked his hand and got up from his seat.
Williamson turned over A♣8♣ for a rivered two pair. "Wow! That's a hell of a call," another tablemate told him.
"It was a good call," Kumar added as the dealer retrieved his A♠K♣ before pushing over the pot to Williamson.
Three players went to a flop of 3♥K♥Q♥ where Toby Barrera bet 1,200 from the hijack. Only an opponent in the cutoff called.
The turn was the 5♦ and Barrera bet another 2,200. His opponent again called, and the 6♣ fell on the river. Barrera then bet 3,200, and the cutoff called once more.
Barrera showed A♣K♠ for top pair, and his opponent mucked A♥Q♦.