It was a battle of the blinds as Priyank Bhakta made it 5,000 from the small blind.
Thanh Le called from the big blind and sent them to a flop of 9♠Q♥8♥. Bhakta continued for 7,000, and Le followed with a call.
Both players checked the J♦ turn and the 7♦ river, leading to a showdown.
Le showed K♥J♣ for a pair of jacks, which was enough as Bhakta tossed his cards in the muck, awarding the pot to Le.
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Rudy Herrera opened the bidding with a raise to 2,600 from the hijack. Kris Burchfield called from the cutoff before Thanh Le joined from the big blind.
Le checked his option on the 9♥Q♦9♦ flop before Herrera chose to bet 2,000. Burchfield called, but Le opted to put more chips in the pot with a check-raise to 9,000. Herrera called, but Burchfield got out of the hand with a fold.
The 4♦ turn led to a bet of 4,500 from Le. Herrera called.
Le bet 10,000 on the 6♠ river. Herrera took his time to think it over before he put in the call and went to showdown against Le.
Le showed A♠Q♠ for a pair of queens with an ace kicker. It was no good, however, as Herrera tabled A♥A♣ for a pair of aces to win the pot.
Ray Henson got the action going with an open to 2,500 from under the gun. Mallory Klaus opted to shove for approximately 13,000 from the next seat over. William Lamar-Boone was also in the mood to risk it all, as he opted to go all-in for 8,100 from early position. Henson folded as Lamar-Boone was at risk against Klaus.
William Lamar-Boone: A♦Q♥
Mallory Klaus: 7♣7♠
"Rebuy!" said Lamar-Boone to the amusement of the table before the runout, as, despite it being a flip, Lamar-Boone was already getting up and packing his things.
Lamar-Boone turned out to have foresight when the flop came K♦7♥4♣, upgrading Klaus to a set of sevens and diminishing his chances of a double significantly.
The 6♦ turn had Lamar-Boone drawing dead as the meaningless 10♥ peeled on the river.
Lamar-Boone bought back into the tournament and sat back down with a fresh stack of 40,000.
Level: 7
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
This hand was picked up on the flop with over 10,000 already in the middle when Anthony Ortega opted to bet 10,000 on the flop of 10♦K♦6♠. Priyank Bhakta obliged with a call on the button.
Ortega put out a bet of 8,000 on the 7♦ turn. Bhakta called.
The A♦ river slowed down Ortega with a check. Bhakta was not worried as he opted to shove for 13,700. Ortega went into the tank as he took an inventory and considered his decision. Ortega staged the chips for a call before plopping them in the middle.
Bhakta showed K♠J♦ for a pair of kings, which was good enough, as Ortega mucked his hand in response.
This hand was picked up on the flop as a four-handed pot was brewing with approximately 6,000 in the middle.
Ray Henson and Mallory Klaus checked from the small and big blind, respectively. Robert Bjork opted to bet 3,200 from early position and was called by Jacob Davila from the hijack. Henson also called from the small blind.
Klaus responded with a shove for over 15,000. All three opponents folded as Klaus took down the pot after a shove into multiple opponents.
The chips got in the middle after a series of raises as RGPS Ambassador Kris Burchfield from early position clashed with Anthony Ortega on the button, with Ortega at risk for 22,000.
Anthony Ortega: Q♠Q♣
Kris Burchfield: A♥K♥
Ortega held the edge preflop, but it was a classic flip between Ortega and Burchfield as they went to a runout.
The 6♠6♣7♦ flop favored Ortega, as his queens stayed in front after the first three cards.
Ortega held on the 8♥ turn and the 9♥ river as he scored the double up against
Level: 6
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
This hand was picked up on the turn of a board that read 9♣10♥6♥J♦ with approximately 15,000 in the middle.
Mallory Klaus checked her option out of the big blind before Jacob Davila bet 5,000 from the hijack. Klaus asked to see Davila's stack before she went all-in. Davila called and put himself at risk for 10,900.
Jacob Davila: A♠10♣
Mallory Klaus: A♥3♥
Davila was in front with his pair of tens, but Klaus was still live with a flush draw heading into the river.
Klaus hit a pair of threes on the 3♣ river, but it was not enough as Davila scored the double up.
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