Clint Tolbert opened to 4,400 from under the gun, three players called, including Brant Hale and Jonathan Bloyen, and the flop came . Action checked to Tolbert, he bet 6,200 and his three opponents all reluctantly folded.
The next hand saw him and an unknown opponent build a 40,000-chip pot going to the turn on a flop. The turn came , Tolbert moved all in for around 40,000. His opponent mucked and Tolbert significantly improved his stack in short order.
Kane Kalas checked out of the big blind on a flop, and Alex Greenblatt checked under the gun. Zach Martin bet about 13,000 from middle position, and only Kalas called. He then checked the turn and snap-called when Martin shoved 20,400.
Martin:
Kalas:
"Good hand," Martin said resignedly, awaiting a river on which he needed a nine or a six.
The conversation at many of the tables has shifted to how long they expect to play tonight. The field is scheduled to play down to 24 players and with 58 remaining, they're in for a long night.
The next two starting flights will play the schedule that today's field will and a walk around the field revealed there aren't many short stacks hanging on. Another 32 players have to hit the rail before they bag and tag.
With a pot of about 50,000 in the middle, Adrian Buckley shoved all in from the cutoff for 54,100 on a board of . Brant Hale, who had checked in the small blind, slid in calling chips.
Buckley:
Hale:
Hale had just two outs and the river wasn't one of them.
Dejuante Alexander was tanking on a final community of . His opponent in the small blind had fired 46,800, a rather large bet into a pot of around 55,000. Alexander would have to commit most of his stack to call, and he decided to do so after another couple of minutes. His opponent shook his head and flicked into the middle for a six-high missed straight, and Alexander showed for two pair.