Ali Novin and Anthony Thompson were heads up looking at a board of 
. About 22,000 sat in the middle.
Novin was out of position and first to act, and he decided to fire 15,000. Anthony Thompson thought for a bit before letting his cards go.
Novin has built one of the bigger stacks in the room about halfway through the day.
And under-the-gun player raised to 1,800 before Russell Johnson bumped it up to 3,800 from middle position. Action folded back to the opener who made the call.
The flop showed up 
and under the gun checked in flow. Johnson continued for 3,300. His opponent check-raised to 6,500. Johnson fairly quickly three-bet the flop to 19,500.
"You got aces or kings?" chuckled his opponent. Johnson let out a little laugh.
Eventually, his opponent did fold, showing 
. Johnson showed in kind, revealing 
for the overpair.
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Two players were heads up with a board of 
showing. About 5,000 was in the middle.
Clint Wolcyn checked from the big blind and his opponent bet 3,300 from under the gun. Wolcyn went for the check-raise up to 8,500. His opponent called.
The turn brought the 
and Wolcyn followed up with a bet of 10,000. After some thought, his opponent let it go and Wolcyn took down the pot.
Action began on the river with Brian Truong moving all in from the hijack. The board showed 
.
There was about 23,000 in the pot, and Truong's opponent was the effective stack with about 14,000 behind.
"I'm trying to decide if you have a straight or not," said Truong's opponent. "I just have top pair, I don't know if I want to put all my money in with top pair. On the other hand, I was already going to rebuy multiple times." His opponent talked himself into a call.
"I've got a jack," said Truong, showing 
for the flopped straight to take down the pot.
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Players are on their second 10-minute break of the day.
Action began on the flop of a heads-up pot with Tyree Johnson on the button. The board showed 
.
The cutoff player checked and Johnson bet 2,100 into the pot of about 4,800. His opponent called the bet.
The turn put a third nine out there, the 
. Again, Johnson saw his opponent check-call a bet, this time 2,500.
On the inconsequential 
river, the cutoff checked one final time and Johnson emptied the clip with a bet of 5,000. After some thought, his opponent made the call.
Johnson turned over 
for the full house, good enough for the winner.
Dan Schmidt opened from middle position to 1,600 and Rodney Colson called on his left. In late position, Rob Wazwaz three-bet 5,500. Both Schmidt and Colson made the call.
The flop showed up 
and action checked to Wazwaz. He continued for 6,500. Schmidt folded and action was on Colson. He thought for a while before moving all in, about 15,000 effective in Wazwaz's stack.
"Ugh, I can't fold," said Wazwaz as he made the call.
"Just a ten," said Colson.
Rob Wazwaz: 
Rodney Colson: 
Wazwaz looked in good shape to double up, and the turn kept him in the lead. However, the river 
gave Colson trips and sent left Wazwaz chipless.
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
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