Shane Scorza opened the button to 60,000 before Antonio De La Cruz three-bet to 160,000 from the big blind. With the action back on Scorza, he clicked it to 350,000.
After a long tank, De La Cruz opted to let it go as Scorza flipped over the 5♦.
Shane Scorza opened the button to 60,000 before Antonio De La Cruz three-bet to 160,000 from the big blind. With the action back on Scorza, he clicked it to 350,000.
After a long tank, De La Cruz opted to let it go as Scorza flipped over the 5♦.
Action was picked up with the cards on their backs as Carl McGowan was all-in for 245,000 from early position against Edward Mroczkowski who looked him up from the small blind.
Carl McGowan: A♠K♥
Edward Mroczkowski: Q♠Q♥
It was the most classic of coin flips until the Q♦4♥4♦ flop gave Mroczkowski a boat and nothing changed on the 7♣J♥ runout as McGowan hit the exit in 17th as Mroczkowski starts to run hot at the right time.
Michael Robilotto jammed the button for 190,000 and Edward Mroczkowski called in the big blind.
Michael Robilotto: K♦Q♠
Edward Mroczkowski: 5♠5♥
It was a coinflip until the J♥5♦2♦ flop gave Mroczkowski middle set and he held through the 4♣10♠ runout as Robilotto hit the rail in 16th.
Action was picked up on the A♥10♦8♦ flop as the last of Nikhil Sunku 420,000 chips were in the middle from the big blind against Michael Robilotto from early position.
Nikhil Sunku: 10♠10♣
Michael Robilotto: 8♠8♣
It was a brutal cooler with both players flopping sets as Sunku had the best of it and held through the 2♥2♣ runout as he made a boat to double.
Clayton Famiano jammed the small blind for 150,000 and Phuoc Nguyen called in the big blind.
Clayton Famiano: 8♦7♣
Phuoc Nguyen: A♦10♥
The board ran out K♦K♣2♠6♣2♣ and ace-high held for the knockout.
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Action was picked up on the flop in a hand between George Wolfe from the big blind and Dimas Martinez from under the gun.
On the K♦9♦8♠ flop, Wolfe led for 75,000 and Martinez called.
The turn was the 9♣. Wolfe led for 175,000 and Martinez called again.
On the 4♠ river, Wolfe snap-jammed and Martinez quickly called all-in for around 300,000.
Dimas Martinez: Kx10x
George Wolfe: 8♦8♣
Wolfe flopped a set and turned a boat and Martinez could not get away from top pair as the defending champion hit the rail in 18th.
George Wolfe opened to 50,000 from under the gun and then called after Damian Brewster jammed for 335,000 from the cutoff.
Damian Brewster: A♦5♦
George Wolfe: A♥Q♠
Wolfe was in good shape to eliminate Brewster until the J♦6♥5♣ flop gave Brewster a pair and he stayed ahead on the 7♥8♣ runout to double.
Antonio De La Cruz opened the cutoff to 40,000 and then called after Kelly Slay jammed for 155,000 from the big blind.
Kelly Slay: A♦2♥
Antonio De La Cruz: J♣8♣
Slay stayed ahead on the Q♥4♠3♣ flop until the J♥ turn gave De La Cruz a pair. However, the 5♦ fell on the river to give Slay a straight as she doubled