Dante Powell raised to 30,000 on the button and from the big blind, Mars Arcinas moved all-in for 176,000 which Powell snap-called.
Mars Arcinas:
Dante Powell:
The flop came out giving Powell a full house and leaving Arcinas to draw to only a running royal flush. The turn eliminated all hope of that and river was a mere formality as Powell scooped a massive pot to become one of the chip leaders.
From first position, Jonathan Love raised to 25,000 and action folded around to Matt Taylor in the small blind who moved all-in for 324,000 chips. Action folded to Love who called and both hands were tabled.
Matt Taylor:
Jonathan Love:
The flop of kept the pocket tens in the lead, but the turn had Love drawing dead before the river and Taylor received a full double.
Action folded to the small blind where a player called and in the big blind Kevin Kerchenski raised to 37,000 which the small blind player called.
The board came out and saw Kerchenski continue for 55,000 which the small blind called.
The turn saw Kerchenski move all-in for 370,000 effective which sent his opponent into the tank. After some time his opponent called and saw the bad news.
Opponent:
Kevin Kerchenski:
The river was the bringing no improvement to the three queens and the turned flush was good enough for Kerchenski to take a massive pot.
Art Demmerley moved all-in from early position for 130,000 and one seat over, Matt Taylor moved all-in for the effective stack. Action folded around and both hands were tabled.
Art Demmerley:
Matt Taylor:
The board ran out and Taylor dodged many outs on the turn to eliminate Demmerly as he neared 1 million in chips.