Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
With around 8,000 in the pot on a flop of 4♥8♥7♥, a player in the hijack bet 5,000 before Tom Sternod raised to 14,000 in middle position. The hijack then moved all in, and Sternod snap-called for 27,000.
Tom Sternod: K♥10♥
Opponent: J♥9♥
Both players had flopped a flush, but Sternod was ahead with his king. The board ran out 5♣9♦ and Sternod doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000
65,000
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65,000 |
Heads-up on a board of Q♥6♦5♥6♣, the small blind led out for 3,000 and Doug Hansen called under the gun.
The river was the 7♦ and the small blind bet another 5,000. Hansen quickly called with 7♠7♥ for a rivered full house, and his opponent tossed two kings into the muck and shot out of his seat in frustration while Hansen raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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40,000 |
Silas Sneed bet 2,100 from under the gun on a flop of 4♣7♠10♠ and Rollie Tescher called in the small blind.
The turn was the 2♠ and Tescher led out for 1,000. Sneed called to the 5♦ river, where Tescher bet another 1,500. Sneed flung his cards into the muck this time.
Despite dropping that pot, Sneed has already doubled his starting stack so far today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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35,000 |
Heads-up on a board of 5♠10♦4♠J♠, Penn Swindle bet 2,600 from the cutoff before the button moved all in for 23,000. Swindle quickly called.
The at-risk player showed A♠8♣ for a flush draw, while Swindle had the flush with K♠10♠. The river was the 4♥ and Swindle took the pot to send his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
Around 6,000 was in the pot as Bob McGlone and an opponent went to the turn on a board of K♦5♠8♥7♦. McGlone then bet 5,000 from the button, and his opponent called in the hijack.
The river was the J♦ and the hijack led out for 11,000. McGlone called, and his opponent showed K♥4♥ for top pair. McGlone, though, had K♣10♠ and took the pot with his ten-kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Arlie Brandvold raised to 200 under the gun before Shane Broesder three-bet to 800 in early position. The cutoff called, but the small blind four-bet to 3,000. Only Broesder and the cutoff called.
The small blind continued for 1,000 on the K♠5♥3♦ flop, and only Broesder called. The small blind then led out for 1,200 on the K♦ turn, but Broesder this time raised to 3,500. His opponent called.
The river was the 10♣ and the small blind bet another 2,000. Broesder raised again, making it 5,000, and his opponent quickly called. Broesder turned over A♣K♥ for trips, and his opponent mucked Q♣Q♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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40,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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32,000
32,000
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32,000 |
Tim Hughes and an opponent went heads-up to the turn on a board of 7♣8♠6♥8♣ when Hughes bet 5,000 from the small blind. His opponent called in the big blind.
Hughes flicked in another 5,000 on the 3♣ river, and his opponent, who only had around 2,000 remaining, called off the rest of her stack. She showed 9♣7♠ for two pair, but Hughes had J♣J♥ to win the pot and send his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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45,000 |
Adrian Hoines bet 700 from the cutoff on a flop of 2♥10♥9♣ and an opponent on the button called.
The turn was the 7♣ and Hoines bet another 1,000. His opponent again called, and the J♥ fell on the river. Hoines then bet 2,000, and the button called once more.
Hoines showed K♠Q♥ for the nut straight, and his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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35,000 |