Level: 4
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Level: 4
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Craig Dixon opened to 1,200 from early position. The wager was called in several places, including David Lin from middle position, Mark Cocke from the cutoff, Davin Anderson on the button, Nabil Zumout from the small blind, and Deidson Camargo out of the big blind.
The six-handed pot took a flop of 6♣K♦10♦. It checked to Lin, who opted to bet 2,500. Everyone folded except Mark Cocke and Davin Anderson.
The 8♣ turn led to a bet of 5,500 from Lin. Both Cocke and Anderson called.
Lin slowed down with a check on the 9♠ river. Cocke opted to bet 8,000. Anderson called, and Lin got out of the way as Cocke and Anderson went to a showdown.
Cocke showed K♦6♦ for two pair, but it was not enough firepower as Anderson showed that he got there on the river when he tabled 10♣7♦ for a straight.
Albert Tapia and Adam Avitia got entangled in a hand that had the table in excitement over the runout.
Tapia and Avitia both put 1,000 each preflop, leading to a flop of 3♣4♥4♣.
Tapia checked from the big blind before Avitia put out a bet of 2,000. Tapia check-raised to 6,500, and Avitia went all-in for approximately 10,400. Tapia called off the remainder to put Avitia at risk.
Adam Avitia: A♥A♣
Albert Tapia: 6♦3♥
Avitia was well on his way to a double up, but the turn had other plans as Tapia spiked the 3♠ to improve to a full house and leave Avitia in shambles with one card to go.
The plot had another twist in store for the audience at the table as the miraculous A♠ peeled on the river to give Avitia the best hand with a better full house.
The board read 7♥9♠8♠ when this hand was picked up with over 6,000 in the middle.
Justin De La Cruz checked his option from early position before Ricky Flora made a bet on the button. De La Cruz check-raised all-in for 16,500 and was quickly called by Flora to be at risk.
Justin De La Cruz: K♣10♦
Ricky Flora A♦A♠
Flora had the best hand with his pocket aces, but De La Cruz was far from out of the race with an open-ended straight draw.
The 8♥ turn was safe for Flora as he held with one card to go.
The river was just what De La Cruz needed as the 6♣ peeled to give De La Cruz the straight as Flora's aces were officially cracked early on Day 1b.
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Frederic Soria was the first to act and chose to raise to 800. Anthony Banuelos made the call out of the cutoff, and Eric Welch defended his big blind to create a three-handed pot.
The J♥5♥10♠ flop was checked by Welch and Soria. Banuelos opted to put chips in the middle with a bet of 1,800. Welch folded, but Soria made the call.
Soria checked again on the 7♦ turn. Banuelos kept up the pressure with a bet of 2,500. Soria was undeterred and made another call.
Both players checked the 8♠ river to go to a showdown.
Banuelos showed 6♥6♦ for a pair of sixes, but it was no good as Soria tabled K♥10♦ for a pair of tens to claim the pot.
Mark Cocke started with a limp from under the gun. Nabil Zumout opted to make it 700 from early position. This led to calls by Ronald Ruth from the hijack. William Baxley on the button, and Cocke came along with a call.
All four players checked through the 2♦2♠A♣ flop to bring the 10♣ turn. Cocke took the initiative with a bet of 1,500. This led to folds from his opponents as he took it down without any further resistance.
Joseph Bergh limped from early position before Adam Avitia joined with a limp from the hijack. Julie Cornelius raised the price of admission when she made it 1,100 on the button. Delbert Alaways called out of the small blind. Bergh and Avitia joined the fray with a call to create a four-handed pot as they took a flop.
The 10♣Q♠2♥ flop was checked to Cornelius. She continued for 3,700. Only Alaways called, while Bergh and Avitia got out of the way.
Alaways checked again on the 7♣ turn. Cornelius kept up the pressure with a second barrel for 7,000. Alaways quickly check-raised all-in for 15,300 total. Cornelius put in the call to put Alaways at risk.
Delbert Alaways: 2♣2♦
Julie Cornelius: A♦Q♥
Alaways' ducks had Cornelius drawing dead as they went to a river.
The dealer completed the board with the 5♠ river as Alaways scored the double.
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
The board read 6♠10♣Q♣4♦ with over 6,000 in the middle when this hand was picked up.
Rutherford Hayes led for 3,200 from the hijack. Justin De La Cruz chose to respond with aggression as he opted to raise to 8,000 on the button.
Hayes wasted little time fighting fire with fire as he chose to three-bet all-in for approximately 20,700 total.
De La Cruz went into the tank as he shook his head. De La Cruz decided on a fold as Hayes won the bidding war on the turn to take down the sizeable pot.