Andy Philachack opened to 5,000 on the button and Will Berry defended his big blind. The flop prompted a check from Berry and 6,000 from "Dr. Andy." Berry put in a check-raise to 16,500. Philachack asked to see Berry's stack and then shoved for his remaining 30,000 or so. Berry called it off after double-checking his cards.
Philachack:
Berry:
Philachack had flopped a monster and his straight turned into a flush when the hit. However, Berry could find a winner if a diamond hit now, but the river was a .
On a flop of , Aaron Massey bet 5,600 from under the gun and the player two seats over had 20,000 in front of him. Massey verbalized a fold but didn't want to give his cards up immediately.
"Can I pay you to see your hand?" he asked.
"How much?"
"Thirty dollars," Massey offered.
"I'll give you a discount," came the reply. "Fifty."
Matthew Lapossie, Maxx Coleman and Clint Baker just played a huge pot and at the end of it all, Lapossie won with what turned out to be the second best hand.
The flop was and Baker checked. Lapossie bet 11,000 and Coleman called before Baker raised to 41,000. Lapossie then shoved all in and put Coleman in the tank. Coleman eventually folded what he said was bottom set.
Baker called the shove and showed for a pair and a flush draw and was up against the of Lapossie.
"I play too much PLO," Coleman said after realizing his bottom set was good.
Lapossie went on to win the hand and stack almost 400,000 when the board ran out blanks and sent Baker to the rail.
Will Berry defended his big blind from a cutoff min-raise by Andy Philachack. The flop came and Berry check-called a small bet. Both checked when the put a four-straight on the felt. Berry came out betting with 12,500 on the river. Philachack thought briefly and paid it off, mucking to .
At the same table, Sam Panzica went bust just before that hand.
Aaron Massey opened under the gun to 4,000 and AJ Nimer reraised immediately behind him to 12,500. Massey four-bet to 28,000 and Nimer took a minute to call.
The flop was jack high, and Massey counted down his stack a few times before shoving all in for 46,400. Nimer quickly asked for a count and then took over a minute to fold. He said he folded queens. He turned to Massey and offered him $100 to see pocket kings. Massey double checked the terms of the deal and showed him pocket kings to collect the $100.
"I could have told you he had pocket kings for zero dollars," Rex Clinkscales chimed in.
At the previous level, Matthew Lapossie opened preflop and got action from Sam Panzica, who had the button. Lapossie check-called about 3,500 on the flop and about 7,500 more on the turn. The river prompted two checks and Lapossie tabled . Panzica couldn't beat it.
flop.
against the 
of Nimer.
and the river was the 
, giving Hooper the win and sending Nimer home earlier on Day 1a than he was hoping.
flop prompted a check from Berry and 6,000 from "Dr. Andy." Berry put in a check-raise to 16,500. Philachack asked to see Berry's stack and then shoved for his remaining 30,000 or so. Berry called it off after double-checking his cards.
hit. However, Berry could find a winner if a diamond hit now, but the river was a 
and Baker checked. Lapossie bet 11,000 and Coleman called before Baker raised to 41,000. Lapossie then shoved all in and put Coleman in the tank. Coleman eventually folded what he said was bottom set.
for a pair and a flush draw and was up against the 
of Lapossie.
and Berry check-called a small bet. Both checked when the 
river. Philachack thought briefly and paid it off, mucking to 
.
and Massey counted down his stack a few times before shoving all in for 46,400. Nimer quickly asked for a count and then took over a minute to fold. He said he folded queens. He turned to Massey and offered him $100 to see pocket kings. Massey double checked the terms of the deal and showed him pocket kings to collect the $100.
. Panzica couldn't beat it.