Three players checked to Nick Pupillo, who bet 3,600 from the button on a flop. Jim Boone called from the small blind, and Dustin Karels made it 7,600 in the big. The player under the gun shipped all in, forcing Pupillo to quickly fold. Boone took more time, but he ultimately folded as well. Karels immediately called.
Karels:
Under the gun:
Karels had flopped the nuts, and he needed only to fade an ace, which he did as the then found the felt.
Justin Filtz opened for a raise in middle position and saw Jason Mirza made it 5,800 from his left. Action folded back to Filtz, who reraised to 13,300. Mirza splashed in a five-bet to 30,200, and Filtz pushed all in. Mirza snapped it off with .
"You called me a luckbox," Filtz said, turning over to show he'd been coolered.
The board ran out , keeping Mirza's aces best and giving him the chip lead in the tournament.
Kirby Rogers pushed all in for 21,500 from the big blind over an early-position raise to 2,200 and a call from John Hayes on the button. The opener called.
Early position:
Rogers:
Things looked iffy for Rogers when a flop gave his opponent a flush draw, but he managed to survive when the was followed by a river.
Justin Filtz bet 6,000 on a flop from the button, but Jason Mirza wanted to play for 14,300 in the small blind. Filtz called after some thought, and the hit the turn. Mirza fired just 9,700 this time, and Filtz made it 30,000 to go.
"Stupidest turn card ever," Mirza muttered. He continued thinking.
"It sounds like you're folding," Filtz said with a smile.
Mirza did just that after a couple of minutes of concentration.
We found Mike Deis considering an all-in wager of 12,950 from Richard Syverud on a board of . Deis splashed in a forceful call after some thinking, and Syverud showed him the bad news: for the flopped joint. Deis had for top pair.
John Hayes checked and called 4,400 from a late-position opponent on a board of [jcqc96c], and he checked the river. His opponent bet 6,500 and Hayes quietly announced all in as he put a stack in the middle. His opponent mucked with quickness.
flop. Jim Boone called from the small blind, and Dustin Karels made it 7,600 in the big. The player under the gun shipped all in, forcing Pupillo to quickly fold. Boone took more time, but he ultimately folded as well. Karels immediately called.
then 
found the felt.
.
to show he'd been coolered.
, keeping Mirza's aces best and giving him the chip lead in the tournament.
was followed by a 
river.
flop from the button, but Jason Mirza wanted to play for 14,300 in the small blind. Filtz called after some thought, and the 
hit the turn. Mirza fired just 9,700 this time, and Filtz made it 30,000 to go.
for the flopped joint. Deis had 
for top pair.
river. His opponent bet 6,500 and Hayes quietly announced all in as he put a stack in the middle. His opponent mucked with quickness.