After a player limped in late position, Chris Tryba raised on the button. A player in the blinds called, the limper called, and the flop fell . The action checked to Tryba who continued for 750, the player in the blinds called, and the original limper raised to 2,375. Tryba tank-called, and the player in the blinds begrudgingly folded.
The turn was the , and Tryba's opponent led for 3,200. Tryba folded, and his opponent showed the . Tryba shrugged and proceeded to check his phone.
Aaron Massey opened in middle position for 475, Nachman Berlin called, the cutoff called, the button called and both blinds called. Six players went to a flop of and action checked all the way around. The turn produced the and all six players checked again. The river was the , the blinds checked and Massey tossed out 1,450. All the other players folded and Massey picked up a pot that no one else wanted.
Andy Frankenberger wins a big one off of John O'Brien.
Dwyte Pilgrim and an opponent were heads up with the board reading . Pilgrim's opponent check-called a bet, making the pot around 7,000 chips, and the completed the board. The player checked again, and Pilgrim promptly tossed out 7,300. His opponent tank-called, and Pilgrim mucked. The player tabled for good measure.
The very next hand, Andy Frankenberger, the WPT Season IX Player of the Year, gave a mini-speech in early position before raising to 375. John O'Brien called on the button, and the flop fell . Frankenberger continued for 500, and O'Brien called.
The turn was the , and Frankenberger tossed out 1,225. O'Brien raised to 3,500, sending Frankenberger into the tank.
"Really? You flatted with ace-king?" he asked.
O'Brien did not respond, and Frankenberger called. The river was the , and Frankenberger slowed down, checking to O'Brien who fired 6,000. Frankenberger called.
"You win," O'Brien sighed, turning over .
Frankenberger opened up for trip aces, and won the pot.
Roman Valerstein opened to 400 from the cutoff, and the action folded to a player in the big blind who defended. Both players knuckled after the flop fell , and the player in the big blind checked again after the turned. Valerstein fired 575, and his opponent check-raised to 1,250. Valerstein called.
The completed the board, and the player in the big blind led for 2.275.
"That doesn't make sense," Valerstein muttered to himself.
He tanked for a few more seconds then called. His opponent tabled for the wheel.
"Straight?" Valerstein asked. "Ok, that makes sense."
Sirous Jamshidi opened for 525 from middle position and the player to his left raised to 1,525. Jamshidi called and the flop came . Both players checked and the turn came . Jamshidi checked again and his opponent bet 1,500. Jamshidi peeked at his cards and tossed them back to the dealer.