After three players limped, John Volgren bumped it up to 7,000 on the button and was called by each of his opponents.
Action went four-ways to a flop of 3♣4♥2♦ and it checked around to Volgren who fired out a bet of 25,000.
Nobody wanted to continue and the pot was pushed Volgren's way as he showed A♦A♣ to the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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83,000
23,000
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23,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
PokerNews arrived at the table with cards already on their backs and Eric Hjelmstad all in and at risk on the turn.
With the board reading 10♣J♠2♣6♥, Hjelmstad was behind but had plenty of outs.
Eric Hjelmstad: A♣J♣ 
Opponent: Q♠Q♣
The J♦ fell on the river, improving Hjelmstad to trip jacks to secure him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000
90,000
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90,000 |
Action picked up on a flop of 4♥A♣Q♦ with Victor Peppe all in and at risk. With about 25,000 already in the middle, Peppe had 39,500 behind when the money went in.
Victor Peppe: A♠4♦
Opponent: K♦Q♥
The turn brought the 10♠ giving Peppe's opponent additional outs with a gutshot. The 2♥ river was safe for Peppe, earning him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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105,000
164,000
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164,000 |
Curtis Vierstraete got it all in preflop for 18,800 in the small blind against Richard Gamez in early position who had the covering stack.
Curtis Vierstraete: A♦Q♥
Richard Gamez: A♣10♠
The flop came Q♦Q♣10♥ with Vierstraete improving to trip queens. The board ran out K♦, 2♦ to earn him the double up.
Vierstraete bagged 251,000 in Flight A but should he bag again tonight, he will receive the $2,000 double bag bonus.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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260,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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40,600
9,900
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9,900 |
Todgeo Meinert got it all in preflop from under the gun for 32,500 against Kristin Dahl in the small blind who had the covering stack.
Todgeo Meinert: 3♣3♥
Kristin Dahl: A♥Q♥
The 3♠ was the window card, but Meinert wasn't out of the woods yet as the rest of the flop revealed the 10♣ and J♥. Dahl still had outs with a gutshot to Broadway as well as a backdoor flush draw.
The turn landed the 10♥, improving Meinert to a full house, treys full of tens. However, Dahl still had one out to a Royal Flush in the king of hearts.
The 4♠ river was a blank and Meinert secured the double up to get back above starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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68,000
8,000
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8,000 |
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30,600
47,400
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47,400 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Nao Yang got it all in preflop for just over 35,000 in middle position against the under-the-gun Brian Schummer who had the covering stack.
Nao Yang: K♥K♠
Brian Schummer: A♠K♣
The flop came 8♠4♦3♠ with Yang still in great shape to double up with his pair of kings.
The 5♥ landed on the turn giving Schummer outs to a wheel and he got there when the 2♦ rolled off on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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76,000
16,000
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16,000 |
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Busted |
Jory Barker raised to 3,400 in the cutoff and was called by Timothy Votava in the small blind and Tony Uhlir in the big blind.
The flop came Q♠6♣A♣ and it checked around to Barker who continued with a bet of 4,500. Votava called and Uhlir got out of the way.
Both players checked on the 7♠ turn and the river brought the 7♥. Votava put out a small bet of 5,500 and after some brief consideration, Barker flicked in the call.
Votava tabled A♠K♣ for two pair, aces and sevens and Barker tossed his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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212,500
152,500
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152,500 |
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141,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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107,700
47,700
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47,700 |
PokerNews got to the table with Jon Christensen all in and at risk on a flop of 10♦7♣K♠.
Jon Christensen: Q♣J♦
Opponent: K♦Q♠
Christensen was behind but had plenty of outs with his open-ended straight draw. The A♦ landed on the turn, giving him Broadway and the 6♠ rolled off on the river to earn him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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77,000
77,000
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77,000 |
