Facing a pre-flop raise on the button, John Hennigan three-bet, and his opponent called. The flop fell , and action checked to Hennigan, who bet out. His opponent check-raised him, and Hennigan called. On both the turn and the river, Hennigan called bets from his opponent, who then showed for the nut flush. Hennigan mucked his cards.
Andy Bloch, showing , raised a fourth-street bet from an opponent showing . Bloch's opponent then led out when both players caught queens. Bloch called. Sixth street brought another queen for Bloch, and he took the lead. His opponent called. Both players checked seventh.
According to Andy Bloch, Jason Mercier started with a queen up and made an eight-low, but the player in Seat 1 made both a seven-low and a straight to scoop Mercier and send him to the rail.
We arrived at the table on the river to see Brunson's board read . His opponent checked, showing . Brunson bet, his opponent called, and Brunson revealed for a 6-low despite. His opponent mucked, and Brunson now sits with 14,000.
Two-time bracelet winner John Phan completed from early position with and was called in one spot by a player with a . They both caught babies on fourth so Phan kept the lead, but Phan's opponent bet into him after Phan picked up a king and his opponent a jack on fifth. Phan made the call, only to see a on sixth and another baby for his opponent. Phan contemplated for awhile before ultimately deciding to fold.
On 5th street Norman Chad showed to his opponent's , and Chad called his opponent's 1,200 bet. Chad received the on 6th street, and his opponent checked when he saw his . Chad bet and his opponent called. Both players checked the river, and Chad's opponent showed / for tens up. Chad mucked his hand and is now down to 13,000.
We didn't catch the action but we did see Dan Kelly win a showdown with . Kelly's stock is on the rise, as he's now up to 15,000 after being down to just a few big bets two hours ago.