The board read A♣K♥5♠5♣ when Jared Jaffee led for 8,000 into the pot of 16,000 and his heads-up opponent, Roman Shainiuk, made the call.
The river fell the 10♥ and the action went check-check.
Shainiul tabled A♠Q♠ for aces and fives while Jaffee mucked to award him the pot.
On a heads-up turn of 6♥10♣6♠3♥, Joseph Bergh and Sap Su get all the chips into the middle, with Su at risk.
Sap Su: Q♠Q♦
Joseph Bergh: 10♦6♦
Su was in a world of trouble against the flopped boat of Bergh, but he could still get bailed out by a queen on the river.
The river was a face card, but unfortunately, it was the K♥ to send him to the rail.
"Big blind special!" someone remarked as Bergh raked in the pot.
Steve Kim opened to 2,100 from the cutoff and was called by the button, but then Stuart Tuvey three-bet to 10,000 from the small blind. Kim made the call while the button decided to get out of the way and the two went heads-up to a flop of 5♣4♣2♠.
Tuvey led for 7,000 but then Kim moved all in to cover, which forced a hasty fold coupled with a disapproving head shake from Tuvey.
JC Tran opened to 1,600 under-the-gun and was called by Naga Kakumanu in the hijack and Natalie Ferguson who defended from the big blind.
The action checked through the flop of Q♥6♥9♣ and they went straight to the turn 8♦.
Ferguson then led for 5,000 and Tran quickly tossed out a call, but then Kakumanu moved all in for 24,200.
After thinking it over, Ferguson shook her head in frustration and tossed her cards into the middle, and although he only had around 12,000 behind, Tran did the same to award Kakumanu the pot.
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
In the 850th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by Global Poker, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Kyna England are at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to talk about Allen Kessler's massive $1.2 million jackpot win on a slot machine at Thunder Valley, which is currently playing host to the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS). How long did Kessler have to play and how much did he have to spend to hit it? Will he take the 20-year annual installments or the discounted lump sum? And will he do anything with his newfound fortune?
After a preflop betting bonanza, Kenneth Jorgensen, Jaime Esquivel, and Neng Lee all got their chips into the middle, with Lee covering.
Kenneth Jorgensen: K♦K♠
Jaime Esquivel: 8♥8♦
Neng Lee 9♠9♥
Jorgensen was in a great position to scoop with his kings, but the flop was not his friend as it came 9♦6♣3♣ to give Lee a huge lead with top set.
The runout of A♦10♠ changed nothing and Lee was shipped the pot while both of his opponents hit the rail.
On a heads-up turn of 9♣Q♠6♠6♦, David Olson checked, Michael Persky bet 10,000, and Olson called.
The river fell the 8♠ and Olson checked again to Persky, who moved all in for his last 6,500.
"I call," Olon announced as he flipped over Q♥J♥, but Persky had him beat with A♠Q♣ to take down the pot for a double-up.
On a multi-way flop of 8♣Q♥4♠, the action checked to Sabir Rasulov who bet 1,300, but then Jamie Kerstetter check-raised from the small blind to 4,200. Rasulov made the call and the two went heads-up to the turn 4♣, which saw a bet of 5,200 from Kerstetter and a call from Rasulov.
The river fell the 6♠ and Kerstetter loaded the clip and fired a third bullet worth 11,000, which sent Rasulov into the tank.
After 30 seconds or so, he shook his head and tossed in his hand, only to be shown 3♠5♠ by Kerstetter for five-high as she raked in the pot.
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