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Craig Trent bet 6,000 from middle position on a flop of 6♣3♦5♥ and Z Stein called in the big blind.
Trent then moved all in on the 8♠ turn, and Stein called for his last 20,000. He turned over K♥8♥ for top pair, while Trent could only show K♣J♣ for king-high. The river, though, brought the J♠ to give Trent a pair of jacks and send Stein to the rail.
A player on the button three-bet to 6,000 before Merritt Kuhn moved all in for 30,200 in early position. Cleveland Richards called in the cutoff, while the button got out of the way.
Merritt Kuhn: A♦J♦
Cleveland Richards: A♥K♠
Kuhn didn't remain behind for long, as the 3♦8♦4♦ flop gave him the nut flush. The board ran out 10♦2♣, and Kuhn doubled up.
Wenlong Zhang raised to 2,000 in early position before John Wilson moved all in for 18,200 in the cutoff. Arbri Dinaj then reshoved for 21,500 in the small blind, and Zhang called to put both opponents at risk.
John Wilson: K♥Q♥
Arbri Dinaj: 10♥10♦
Wenlong Zhang: A♣10♣
"You're ahead. It's hard to make a pair in poker," tablemate Robert Rothenberger said to Dinaj, but it proved easy for Zhang as he hit top pair on the A♥Q♠5♥ flop. The turn was the 9♠, while the 2♠ completed the board on the river to send both opponents to the rail.
"You're a killer," Rothenberger said to Zhang.
Nicholas Banyas raised to 1,700 in the cutoff, the big blind three-bet to 5,100, and Banyas called.
The flop came A♣9♣4♠ and the big blind continued for 4,500. Banyas called, and the 4♦ fell on the turn.
The big blind then bet 8,300, but this time Banyas came back with a raise to 18,000. His opponent quickly folded, and Banyas took down the pot.
A player in middle position raised to 2,200 and Melanie Hennigan called in the cutoff. Alexandra Loveless then three-bet to 12,800 on the button, and only Hennigan called.
Hennigan moved all in on the J♦10♦8♣ flop, and Loveless called for her last 30,000.
Alexandra Loveless: A♣J♣
Melanie Hennigan: A♠Q♠
Loveless was ahead with top pair, while Hennigan was on a straight draw. The turn was the 4♦, while Loveless held on through the 10♠ river to earn the double up.
Spencer Meads bet 12,000 from the big blind on a board of 3♥J♥2♣K♠ before John Wilson moved all in from the button. Meads tanked for a few minutes, but he eventually called for 44,700.
Wilson had K♥7♥ for top pair and a flush draw, while Meads had a smaller flush draw with a straight draw holding Q♥10♥. The 9♦ river gave him his straight, and Meads doubled up.
Kyle Dishongh and Z Stein have both recently fired another bullet.
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Defending champion Arash Asadabadi recently joined the field.
Around 50,000 was already in the middle as Jose Cayetano and an opponent went to the turn on a board of 4♣7♥A♣K♥. Cayetano then moved all in from the cutoff, and his opponent called for 30,000 under the gun.
The at-risk player showed A♦Q♠ for top pair, but he was already drawing dead against Cayetano's A♥K♣. The river was the 7♣, and Cayetano secured the knockout.