James Akenhead raised from under the gun, and was called by a player in the big blind. The flop came down , and Akenhead's opponent check-called a bet. The turn was the , and Akenhead's opponent checked again. Akenhead bet, his opponent check-raised, and Akenhead called.
The river was the , Akenhead's opponent led, and the Englishman called. Akenhead opened for a pair of kings, his opponent mucked, and Akenhead is now at 6,800 in chips.
Catching the action on the flop, the player first to act bet out. Marco Traniello and a third opponent in position both called. The turn was the and with just 1,000 behind, the first player led out for a big bet worth 400. Traniello called and the third player folded. The river was the and both players checked.
Opponent:
Traniello:
Having avoided the flush draw, Traniello chipped up to 17,000.
Dutch Boyd raised in the hijack seat, and Justin Bonomo defended his big blind. The flop came down , and Bonomo check-called a bet from Boyd. He check called another bet after the turned, and check-folded to Boyd after the river came the .
Boyd chipped up to 3,100, while Bonomo fell to about 3,000.
Dutch Boyd has been eliminated. Jennifer Harman and Boyd got it in on a flop. Boyd held for second pair but Harman had him beat with for top pair. The turn and river bricked twice and Boyd hit the rail.
Late registration is over, and here are some of the new players: David Williams, Isaac Haxton, Alexander Kostritsyn, Alexander Kravchenko and Aurangzeb "Ozzy87" Sheikh.