Akash Patel raised to 15,000 in middle position, Steven Hlavinka moved all in from the small blind, and Patel called for 90,000.
Akash Patel: 8♦8♣
Steven Hlavinka: Q♣Q♦
Patel was crushed by Hlavinka's queens, and Hlavinka hit a set on the Q♠3♥A♠ flop to take a bigger lead. The board ran out K♠J♥, and Patel was sent to the rail.
Nathan Bomey raised to 10,000 in middle position and Steven Hlavinka called in the big blind.
The flop came 5♣4♥J♠ and Bomey bet 8,000. Hlavinka then moved all in for 80,000. Bomey spent a few minutes in the tank before tossing away 8♣8♠, and Hlavinka took the pot.
Alan Gendelman raised to 8,000 in middle position and Christopher Caruso called on the button.
Gendelman continued for 10,000 on the A♥10♣4♦ flop, and Caruso called. Both players then checked the 2♣ turn].
The river was the K♣ and Gendelman bet 22,000. Caruso then raised to 55,000, and Gendelman called. Caruso showed Q♥J♥ for a rivered straight, and Gendelman let out a laugh as he mucked A♠A♦.
Steven Hlavinka raised to 15,000 on the button and Christopher Caruso and Casey Hatmaker called in the blinds.
Hlavinka continued for 20,000 on the 2♦A♣J♦ flop, and only Hatmaker called. Hlavinka then bet 30,000 on the 4♥ turn, and Hatmaker again called.
The river was the K♣ and Hatmaker led out for 50,000. Hlavinka called, and Hatmaker showed A♥J♠ for two pair to win the pot.
The news wasn't as good for his better half Alexandra Loveless, as she and Alan Gendelman saw a board of K♥8♥K♣5♠ at the other table. Gendelman then bet 22,000 from under the gun, and Loveless moved all in for 50,000 in the cutoff. Gendelman called with K♦J♥ for trips, and Loveless was already drawing dead with A♦8♦. The river was the 4♥, and she was sent to the rail.
Nathan Bomey raised to 8,000 in the hijack before Christopher Caruso three-bet to 25,000 in the cutoff. Bomey then moved all in for 110,000, and Caruso called.
Nathan Bomey: A♦4♦
Christopher Caruso: J♠J♥
Bomey was looking for an ace to stay alive and was already getting up from his seat as the board came Q♣7♥7♦6♠, but he spiked the A♣ on the river to win the pot and double up.
At the other table, Daniel Bailey was all in for 40,000 from the cutoff and up against Justin Arnwine in the smal blind.
Daniel Bailey: A♥10♣
Justin Arnwine: A♣Q♦
Bailey was dominated and at risk, and he got no help on the 5♠K♦7♥K♠6♠ board as Arnwine remained in the lead with his queen-kicker to send Bailey to the rail.
Justin Arnwine raised to 8,000 under the gun and Cecil Toler called in the big blind. Toler then bet his last 5,000 on the 8♠7♠4♦ flop, and Arnwine called.
Cecil Toler: Q♥9♥
Justin Arnwine: 10♠10♦
Toler needed to improve against Arnwine's tens, but he missed the 6♥ turn and 7♣ river and was sent to the rail.
Christopher Caruso, Derrick Thomas, and Casey Hatmaker built a pot of around 30,000 as they went to a flop of 3♥7♠6♦. All three players then checked, and the 9♦ fell on the turn.
Thomas then led out for 15,000 from the small blind and Hatmaker raised to 30,000 in the big blind. Caruso folded, while Thomas then moved all in. Hatmaker snap-called for 87,000 and turned over 5♣4♥ for a flopped straight, while Thomas had 10♣6♣. The river was the A♦ and Hatmaker doubled up, leaving Thomas with just two big blinds.