Heads-up on a board of 2♦6♣2♣8♠, Alan Strouf bet 15,000 from the small blind and Tom Sternod called on the button.
Strouf bet another 30,000 on the Q♥ river, but this time Sternod moved all in. Strouf had around 25,000 remaining and tanked for a minute before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
25,000 |
Heads-up on a board of K♦9♠8♦2♣, Frank Lucero bet 5,500 from under the gun and Jeff Bowen called in the big blind.
The river was the K♣ and Bowen led out for 13,000. Lucero then raised to 30,000, and Bowen quickly called.
Lucero showed A♥K♠ for trips, but Bowen had filled up with K♥2♦ to win the big pot. "Amazing, bro. Some people are bush league," Lucero lamented after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
25,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Leighton Lindsey put in a three-bet to 2,500 from the cutoff before Monty Klistoff four-bet to 10,200 in the small blind. The big blind called, while Lindsey then moved all in. Klistoff snap-called for 27,000, while the big blind got out of the way.
Monty Klistoff: A♠A♦ 
Leighton Lindsey: J♥J♠
Klistoff had Lindsey crushed with his aces, and the board ran out 10♥9♥6♠6♦K♣ to earn him the double up.
"We're back! How 'bout that, cowboy!" Klistoff shouted out as he raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
35,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Mark Britton raised to 800 under the gun and received one caller before Pat Brunelle three-bet to 3,000 in middle position. Roger Old Mouse called on the button, as did Britton.
The 10♦3♦2♦ flop was checked through, and Brunelle then bet 5,000 on the A♥ turn. Only Old Mouse called.
Brunelle checked the 10♥ river, and Old Mouse bet 8,000. Brunelle quickly called.
"Missed. I had to try it," Old Mouse said as he showed K♥Q♦. Brunelle turned over Q♠Q♥ and took in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 | |
|
|
65,000 | |
|
25,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Paul Spitler just scored one of the first knockouts of the day in a big cooler, and he happily relayed the details.
According to Spitler, he opened to 900 and received two callers before the cutoff three-bet to 25,000. Spitler called, and the cutoff moved all in blind for another 25,000 before the jack-high flop. Spitler called with two aces, and his opponent could only show two kings and couldn't catch up as he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
Damon Muehl three-bet to 2,100 in the cutoff and was called by a player in early position and Josh Egle in the hijack.
The flop came A♠K♠5♦ and Muehl continued for 2,000. Only Egle called to the 9♥ turn, where Muehl bet another 2,500. Egle again called.
Both players checked the Q♣ river, and Muehl showed A♦10♦ for top pair, Egle, though, had turned two pair with A♣9♣ to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
45,000 |
Pat Davey three-bet to 3,000 in the big blind and was called by Leighton Lindsey under the gun and Monty Klistoff in middle position.
The flop came 3♥4♦5♥ and Davey bet 2,000. Lindsey then raised to 4,000, and both Klistoff and Davey called.
Lindsey bet another 4,000 on the K♠ turn, and both opponents again called. The river was the 9♦ and Lindsey bet 7,000. Klistoff folded this time, but Davey called once more.
Davey showed A♦K♣ for top pair, and Lindsey also flashed an ace before mucking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
80,000 | |
|
|
40,000 |
Defending champion Dan Burcham recently took his seat in the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
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In a battle between the blinds, Santi Poggi led out for 1,500 on a flop of 4♥K♦K♥ before Mike Morgan raised to 3,000. Poggi called, and they saw the turn come the 9♣.
Morgan then bet another 3,000, but Poggi came back with a raise to 11,000. Morgan folded, and Poggi showed 7♣7♥ as he took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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