The action folded to Josh Butler in the small blind who ripped all in for 675,000. BJ McBrayer peeled one card and then quickly called after seeing the second card.
Josh Butler: J♠9♠
BJ McBrayer: A♠4♦
The flop of A♦7♥3♦ gave McBrayer a pair of aces and left Butler in rough shape. The 8♥ on the turn gave him some hope but the K♠ bricked out on the river.
Level: 27
Blinds: 75,000/125,000
Ante: 125,000
The remaining six players are going on an extended 30-minute break to grab some food. The cards will be back in the air at approximately 9:50 p.m. local time.
Josh Butler raised it up on the button and Eric Salazar called from the big blind. The flop came 4♠4♥4♦ and Salazar check-called a bet of 135,000 from Butler.
The turn was the 3♥ and Salazar checked again. Butler tossed in a bet of 260,000 and Salazar check-raised to 610,000. Butler thought for a minute again but decided to lay his hand down.
Carl Masters raised to 300,000 in the cutoff and Cody Stanford three-bet jammed all-in for 1,050,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Masters turned over his cards as he called.
Cody Stanford: A♣9♦
Carl Masters: A♦K♦
Masters was in a dominating position but Stanford picked up some outs on the J♦8♥7♥ flop. The 4♥ on the turn bricked out and the 3♦ on the river was also no help to Stanford.
Eric Salazar raised to 225,000 in early position and Josh Butler defended from the big blind. The flop came J♠2♥2♦ and Butler check-called a bet of 150,000 from Salazar.
The turn was the 7♥ and Butler checked again. Salazar threw in a bet of 375,000 and Butler dipped into the tank for over a minute. Jason Maeroff called the clock but Salazar disagreed that not enough time had passed.
Butler was given 30 seconds to act and then flicked in a call. The river was the 8♥ and both players quickly checked. Salazar turned over A♣A♦ for two pair and was awarded the pot.
All three players exchanged some words with their voices getting increasingly louder until the floor intervened and cooled things off.
Jason Maeroff opened to 260,000 in early position and Carl Masters called from the big blind. The flop came 10♠10♦6♥ and Masters started with a check. Maeroff threw in a bet of 225,000 and Masters check-raised to 500,000. Maeroff thought for a minute and then ditched his cards into the muck.
"Show the deuce," Cody Stanford pleaded for the second hand in a row.
"You got a ten?" another player asked.
"I had a ten," another responded.
"I had two tens," Josh Butler chimed in.
"Everybody's got a ten except for him," Maeroff pointed out.
Level: 26
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Josh Butler raised to 185,000 from under the gun and picked up three callers along the way. The flop came A♣9♣3♠ and Butler continued with a bet of 225,000. Eric Salazar called in position and both of the blinds folded.
The turn was the K♠ and Butler checked this time. Salazar threw in a bet of 375,000 and Butler contemplated for a minute before jamming all in for around 1,500,000. Salazar asked for a count but folded part way through.
Rafael Lopez raised to 200,000 in the hijack and Josh Butler shoved all in for 760,000 in the cutoff. It folded back to Lopez who quickly dropped in some chips to call.
Josh Butler: A♠Q♥
Rafael Lopez: J♠J♦
The flop came K♦10♠5♠ and Lopez remained in the lead with his pair of jacks. However, the J♥ on the turn gave Butler a straight and Lopez could not pair up on the 6♣ river.
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