Brian Hartner bet 2,200 on a flop against two players, and only the cutoff on his left called. Hartner fired 3,300 more on the turn and 4,400 on the river. Both times he received calls, and his was a winner.
One player was all in for roughly 11,000 and called in two spots, with both active players checking an flop. A hit the turn, and the small blind checked, seeing Mike Wagar bet 6,000 in middle position. The small blind made it 12,000, and Wagar shoved for 20,500. The small blind called quickly, showing , but he had been unlucky on the turn as Wagar hit a two-outer with . The third player was drawing dead with , and Wagar faded the river as a fell.
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Bruce Carter opened to 3,600 from the cutoff, and Will Givens defended his big blind. Both players checked the flop, and a hit the turn. Givens check-called 5,000, and he checked the river. Carter checked it back, and Givens flipped into the middle. Carter smiled at his opponent as he held his hand over the muck before dropping it in.
Max Chrisp opened to 2,600 on the button and got a call from the small blind before the big blind made it 6,500 to go. Chrisp came along, as did the small blind. The small blind checked the flop, and the big blind bet 12,000. Chrisp called, and the small blind folded. The big blind jammed for roughly 26,000 on the turn, and Chrisp called, slapping down . He was well behind the of the big blind, but the river gave him the flush he needed.
A player limped in middle position, and the player on the button made it 7,000 to go. Mark Hodge moved in for 40,900 in the big blind, folding out the limper. The player on the button stood up and called after getting the count.
"Well, he didn't snap-call so I must be OK," Hodge said, flicking into the middle.
He was more than OK, crushing his opponent's .
The door card was a , followed by .
"That helps," Hodge said. The turn meant he had a winner.
Reza Yazdi opened to 4,000 under the gun, and Mike Harris shoved all in from the small blind to put Yazdi at risk for about 100,000 total. That's where we found the defending champ, contemplating calling it off for a couple of minutes. Finally, he grabbed a stack of chips and forcefully placed them in the middle, spinning face-up behind them. Harris had him crushed with , though, and a brought little for Yazdi. The turn brought the sweat with a four-flush for Yazdi, but a red arrived to finish him.
flop against two players, and only the cutoff on his left called. Hartner fired 3,300 more on the 
turn and 4,400 on the 
river. Both times he received calls, and his 
was a winner.
flop. A 
hit the turn, and the small blind checked, seeing Mike Wagar bet 6,000 in middle position. The small blind made it 12,000, and Wagar shoved for 20,500. The small blind called quickly, showing 
, but he had been unlucky on the turn as Wagar hit a two-outer with 
. The third player was drawing dead with 
fell.
flop, and a 
into the middle. Carter smiled at his opponent as he held his hand over the muck before dropping it in.
turn, and Chrisp called, slapping down 
. He was well behind the 
river gave him the flush he needed.
into the middle.
.
, followed by 
.
face-up behind them. Harris had him crushed with 
brought little for Yazdi. The 
turn brought the sweat with a four-flush for Yazdi, but a red 