Action began on the turn with a board of 
and a decent-sized pot brewing.
In position, "Vegas Vic" Gayheart bet 6,000 and his opponent check-called.
The river brought the 
, and Gayheart's opponent checked again. Gayheart put out 25,000, and his opponent folded, but not before showing his 
for the missed royal flush draw.
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
A player in middle position opened to 3,000 and Dan Bekavac called just to his left. Action folded to a player in late position who moved all in for 35,500.
The original opener folded, but Bekavac decided to put it in, hoping it was a race.
"You have tens?" Bekavac asked.
Opponent: 
Dan Bekavac: 
Bekavac ran down the pocket pair on the 
board and added yet another stack to his own.
"Poker is easy," said Bekavac.
Action started on the flop with a board of 
. Jason Bautista was heads-up with his opponent, Mike Heater on the button.
Bautista bet 5,000 from under the gun and Heater made the call.
The turn was the 
, Bautista bet again, for 9,000. Once more, Heater made the call.
The river fell the 
and Bautista lowered the final bet to 6,900. Heater shrugged and called the final street.
Bautista showed 
for flopped top set that turned into the nut flush on the river.
*****
The next hand, a player in middle position raised to 3,600 and Bautista called in the big blind.
Both players checked the 
flop as well as the 
turn.
On the river 
, Bautista led for 4,500 and he saw his opponent let his cards go quickly.
Jason Mangold raised from middle position before Martin DIaz moved all in for 5,600 from the small blind. Taylor Howard called the three-bet from the big blind, and Mangold called as well.
The flop was 
, both Howard and Mangold checked while Diaz watched on.
The turn was the 
. Howard led for 7,000, and after some thought, Mangold made the call.
The river put out the , putting four-to-a-straight on the board. Howard checked, Mangold laughed.
"Are you kidding me? Check," said Mangold, upset at the runout.
Diaz turned over for the rivered straight. Howard had 
for bottom set while Mangold had for turned top two.
"I had the worst hand. You know he's got an ace. I just can't believe it went check-check on the flop," said Mangold.
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Dan Bekavac shared details of another big pot he got involved with that has catapulted him across the 200,000 mark.
Bekavac raised to 2,000 before immediately getting three-bet to 8,000. A third played flat-called in late position. Back on Bekavac, he moved all in for about 45,000 effective. The three-better folded, but the third player called.
Opponent: 
Dan Bekavac:
The board ran out 
to give Bekavac the full house and the winner.
Tim Schutt raised to 2,200 from under the gun and Mike Heater made the call on his immediate left. The rest of the table folded to let them battle it out.
The flop was 
. Schutt decided not to continue, instead electing to check-call the bet of 2,220 that Heater made.
On the turn, Schutt checked again, this time Heater checked behind.
The river came the 
and Schutt checked no more. He led for 4,100, forcing Heater to fold quickly.
An early position player raised to 1,600 and three players called before action reached table big stack Mike Heater. He raised it to 6,000. The original opener made the call, then all three other players folded.
Heater stared at his opponent as the flop showed up . He confidently bet 10,000, to which his opponent folded after a little thought.
Heater has built one of the biggest stacks of the room about halfway through play today.
Action folded all the way to Matt Seiter in the small blind who raised to 1,600. Aaron Johnson came along with a call in the big blind.
The flop was and Seiter continued with a bet of 1,100, which Johnson called.
The turn came the and Seiter bet again, this time for 3,100. Once more, Johnson called.
Both players checked on the 
turn and Seiter revealed 
. Johnson mucked and Seiter took it down.
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