...but sometimes that doesn't matter. Chris Amaral defended his big blind against a standard button raise, then checked an all-diamond flop, . The button continued for 4,100 and Amaral called. Amaral, with 12,200 behind, checked the turn. He then snap-called after the button bet enough to put Amaral all in. Amaral flopped the king-high flush, . His opponent was drawing dead with . Cue up the river card and double Amaral up to 38,000.
Action folded over to a player in middle position and he raised to 2,100. Asheesh Boyapati was in the hijack seat and flat-called before play folded to Jared Hamby on the button. Hamby reraised all in for 25,500. Everyone folded and Hamby scooped the pot to move over 30,000 in chips.
Four people liked their cards in a hand at Nick Binger's table, but by the river Binger liked his cards best of all. A middle-position player opened pre-flop to 2,000. Binger was in the cutoff position and bumped the action to 5,500. The next two players to act both moved all in. The button shoved for 25,000; the small blind was in for about 20,000. Those moves folded the action back to Binger.
He tanked for several minutes, first appearing to do math in his head and then studying his opponents. After getting the dealer to pull the original 5,500 from all of the remaining live players, Binger called for a three-way showdown.
Binger:
Button:
Small blind:
Queens were still solid after a seven-high flop of , but Binger hit both the turn and the river to make aces and kings and knock both of his opponents out. He's now up to about 94,000 in chips.
The under-the-gun player moved all in for 6,000 and Cody Slaubaugh made the call from late position with everyone else folding. Slaubaugh held pocket tens to his opponent's pocket threes. The board ran out and Slaubaugh won with aces and tens. He's now leading the way.
A player in middle position raised to 1,600 before action folded to the cutoff seat. Drazen Ilich was in the cutoff and he reraised to 4,200. In the small blind sat JJ Liu and she reraised all in for 10,000. The big blind and original raiser folded, but Ilich made the call.
Liu:
Ilich:
The flop, turn and river ran out to give Liu the double up.
Jean Gaspard check-called a bet of 3,200 on the flop of . The turn brought the and he checked again. This time, his opponent bet a lot bigger, tossing out 15,000. Gaspard gave it some though, double checked his hand and then mucked.
Eugene Castro raised from early position to 2,300. One player in middle position flat-called and then the hijack seat moved all in for 6,600. Dwyte Pilgrim was in the cutoff seat and reraised to 25,000. Everyone folded to leave Pilgrim heads up with the at-risk player.
Pilgrim:
Opponent:
The flop came down and put Pilgrim in the lead. That lead would only last until fourth street though as the on the turn gave the all-in player the winner. The river completed the board with the .
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. The button continued for 4,100 and Amaral called. Amaral, with 12,200 behind, checked the 
turn. He then snap-called after the button bet enough to put Amaral all in. Amaral flopped the king-high flush, 
. His opponent was drawing dead with 
. Cue up the river card and double Amaral up to 38,000.
, but Binger hit both the turn 
and the river 
to make aces and kings and knock both of his opponents out. He's now up to about 94,000 in chips.
and Slaubaugh won with aces and tens. He's now leading the way.
to give Liu the double up.
.