Matt Kirby raised to 2,600 from early position and was called by both the blinds. When the flop came down , it went check-check to Kirby, who bet 4,600. Both his opponents folded and the man from Minnesota took down the pot.
It wasn't much of a hand, but it served as a good excuse to tell you Kirby is up to 190,000, which is quite a bit more than the last time we checked in on him.
We don't know the exact action, but we do know there was about 20,000 in the pot when the flop came down . Kaplan managed to get the rest of his 68,400 in on this flop with , and he was up against his opponents , Kaplan would need to dodge an ace or a four to secure the hand, and he did that, as the board completed and .
It's been a roller coaster day for Kaplan, and after that hand, he's back up to 157,000.
We didn't quite get how the action went, but we do know that on a board, JJ Liu managed to get all in and was at risk against an unknown opponent. Liu held while her opponent held for the a set. The on the river was no help to Liu and she was sent home just shy of Day 3.
With 17,000 in the pot and a board reading , Karina Jett led out for 6,200 from the big blind and received a call from Faraz Jaka on the button. When the peeled off on the river, Jett fired out 7,000 only to have Jaka respond with a raise to 27,500.
It proved too much for Jett, who jettisoned her cards to the muck.
Daniel Negreanu opened to 2,700 from early position, three players called, and the flop fell . The blinds checked to Negreanu, who fired 5,200, and one player on his left called.
The turn was the , and Negreanu fired again. This time the bet was 8,600, and his opponent called.
The completed the board, and Negreanu emptied the chamber, tossing out 10,200. His opponent folded, and Negreanu mucked the winner.
When we reached Table 40, Laurence Grondin had in front of her, and her opponent had . The board read , and the dealer was counting down Grondin's stack.
The final count was just short of 40,000, and Grondin doubled to nearly 80,000.
We got to the table to see Shawn Buchanan heads up with another player on a board that read . There was about 20,000 in the middle, and Buchanan checked to his opponent, who fired out 14,000. Buchanan made the call, and the river was the . Buchanan thought for about a minute before checking, and his opponent thought for about 30 seconds before betting 32,000. Buchanan went deep into the tank, finally electing to fold after about 3 minutes of thinking.
Despite losing that pot, it's been a good day for Buchanan, as he has doubled the stack of 83,000 that he came into today with.
Kevin Pollak's table has just made an extensive order of drinks in honor to celebrate completing the night. Along with a green tea with honey Pollak and a few shoulder rubbers will be enjoying a double whiskey neat. With 40 minutes left on the clock let's hope these beverages stay celebratory drinks.
On a flop of , an under-the-gun player bet 9,000 and received a call from Isaac Haxton. The former then bet 14,100 on the turn, Haxton tank-called, and the peeled off on the river.
The under-the-gun player wasted little time in moving all in, and Haxton snap-folded, dropping to 29,000 in the process.
, it went check-check to Kirby, who bet 4,600. Both his opponents folded and the man from Minnesota took down the pot.
. Kaplan managed to get the rest of his 68,400 in on this flop with 
, and he was up against his opponents 
, Kaplan would need to dodge an ace or a four to secure the hand, and he did that, as the board completed 
and 
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on the river was no help to Liu and she was sent home just shy of Day 3.
peeled off on the river, Jett fired out 7,000 only to have Jaka respond with a raise to 27,500.
. The blinds checked to Negreanu, who fired 5,200, and one player on his left called.
, and Negreanu fired again. This time the bet was 8,600, and his opponent called.
in front of her, and her opponent had 
. There was about 20,000 in the middle, and Buchanan checked to his opponent, who fired out 14,000. Buchanan made the call, and the river was the 
. Buchanan thought for about a minute before checking, and his opponent thought for about 30 seconds before betting 32,000. Buchanan went deep into the tank, finally electing to fold after about 3 minutes of thinking.
, an under-the-gun player bet 9,000 and received a call from Isaac Haxton. The former then bet 14,100 on the 