Three players headed to a flop of with around 1,500 in the middle. The big blind led out for 600 and only Warren Sheaves called from the hijack.
The turn was the and the big blind checked to Sheaves who tossed in a bet of 1,000. His opponent called and the completed the board. Both players knuckled the table and the big blind showed for two pair. Sheaves held for the same two pair but his ace-kicker awarded him the pot.
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The tournament clock is now showing a total of 167 entries as the second level of the day nears its end. Many players from the Global Casino Championships are starting to make their way into the room as they look for another shot to qualify for the tournament in 2020.
Action was picked up on the turn of a board that read . Simon Philip bet 11,500 and was called by William Meyer. The river was the . Philip went all in for his remaining amount.
Meyer frowned and seemed to not like the situation but he did make the call only to see the bad news as Philip turned over the for flopped broadway. Meyer showed his defeated set with the as most of his stack was gone and his seat was empty a couple of hands later.
There was a raise to 400 from under the gun and seven players headed to the flop. It was nearly a family pot with all but one player still alive in the hand. The flop came and the action checked around to the on the turn.
The small blind led out for 500 and picked up three callers including Jeffrey Whittinghill on the button. The river was the and the action checked to Whittinghill who decided to check as well. Whittinghill turned over for a straight and the other three players mucked their cards.
"Never know if anyone might have ace-queen," Whittinghill said as he collected the pot.
Herbert Baker was seen collecting a nice pot of over 10,000 on the river after a bet and call. The board read and Baker's was displayed as the winning hand. His opponent tapped the table to indicate nice hand as Baker reeled in his chips.
The action folded to John Veach on the button who made it 300 to go. Both Ralph Eagen and Daniel Yun called from the blinds. The flop fell and Eagen led out for 800 from the small blind. Yun called and Veach came along as well.
The turn was the and the action checked to Veach who fired out a bet of 1,800. Both Eagen and Yun called to see the on the river.
Both of the blinds checked again and Veach splashed in a bet of 4,100. Eagen called and Yun also flicked in a chip to call. Veach turned over for a straight and both of his opponents mucked their cards.