There was 2,000 in the middle from preflop action as the dealer fanned a flop of 
. The first player to act was under the gun and he checked to put action onto Robert Hofer, who was in early position. Hofer also checked to the third and final player in the hand, who was in middle position and bet 1,200. The under-the-gun player folded and Hofer called.
Action went heads up to the turn 
and Hofer checked again. The middle-position player bet 2,100 and Hofer quickly called. The river came 
and Hofer checked to his opponent once more. The player threw out a bet of 5,100 and Hofer immediately threw out a T5,000 chip again to call.
The bettor balked at showing his hand and Hofer fluidly reached back to his stack, grabbed a T100 chip, and threw it in to unnecessarily fully complete the call.
The middle-position player then tabled 
for a pair of sixes. Hofer showed 
for a pair of kings and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,800
9,400
|
9,400 |
and river 
to take the hand to showdown.
upon checking back. Davis showed 
, missing his nut flush draw but pairing his eight on the turn to make the best hand and earn the pot as a result.
to give Pupillo the two outer he needed to hit a set and improve beyond Wilson's pair of kings. Stacks were counted and Pupillo's totaled 19,500. WIlson's 18,800 was added up afterward, leaving him with no chips left to play as the pot was shipped to Pupillo, who now finds himself just shy of two starting stacks around an hour into the day.
and Hofer pumped the brakes, checking to his opponent. The cutoff put out a bet of 1,300, which Hofer called to bring the river 
. Hofer checked once more and the cutoff fired out another 3,500. Hofer quickly called.
. Hofer showed 
