Daniel Hamm raised to 1,400 on the button and in the small blind, Mark Martin raised to 4,100.
Action folded back to Hamm who raised once more to 12,000 and Martin called.
Martin checked the K♣5♦2♦ flop and Hamm moved all in for 16,500 which saw the RGPS Joplin champion toss his hand away against Hamm.
A player in first position raised to 1,500 and Michael Fouts called on the button and in the big blind, another player moved all in for 29,400 which saw only Fouts call.
Big blind: Q♥8♣
Michael Fouts: A♣J♣
The board ran out A♦Q♦5♥10♦5♦ and the aces up for Fouts was good enough for him to take the pot down to his growing stack.
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Players have gone on a 15-minute break.
Level: 4
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
A player in early position called and in the hijack a player raised to 1,000 which Nathan Steuer called in the small blind and the early position player called as well.
On a flop of Q♣8♠8♥, through various bets, all players were all in with cards on their backs in a pot that ballooned to over 65,000.
Early position: K♣Q♦
Hijack: A♣A♦
Nathan Steuer: J♥8♦
The board ran out 6♠7♥ and Steuer's three eights were good to take down the full pot and the former RGPS Council Bluffs Main Event champion scooped the pot.
A player in first position raised to 1,500 and Nick Barksdale called on his immediate left while three players called behind him.
The flop of 8♠6♠3♦ saw action check through to the J♠ turn where action checked to Barksdale who bet 4,500 which only one player in the hijack called.
On the Q♥ river, Barksdale bet 8,000 and his opponent pondered his decision before tossing in the call.
Barksdale turned over A♦J♣ for second pair top kicker and his opponent mucked his hand, ceding the pot to Barksdale.
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Ryan Phan called in first position while action folded to Caitlin Comeskey who raised to 1,500 in early position, getting only a call from a player in middle position and Phan.
The flop of K♣8♣10♠ saw action check to Comeskey who bet 1,700 which only Phan called.
The turn and river 7♠5♥ saw action check through and Phan turned over 7♦6♦ for a pair of sevens. It was no good against Comeskey who turned over K♥J♥ for top pair jack-kicker which was good for the pot.
At another table, Kerry Hildebrand was eliminated from the tournament.
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