Cameron Tullis raised to 18,000 on the button and then folded when Antonio Bonilla moved all in one seat over. In the very next hand, it was Bonilla who raised the button to 17,000 and then folded against the all in of the small blind.
Kevin Chiem announced "call" on the button but tossed in 16,000 chips, he had to take back 8,000 and limped. The small blind folded and Tullis checked his option in the big blind. Both players checked down the board until the river. Tullis bet 16,000 and Chiem folded.
Roland Reparejo and John Pearson clash preflop as the two shortest stacks on the secondary table. It was a classic race with the for Pearson and the for Reparejo. The flop wasn't thrilling yet but the turn let Reparejo cheer. "No two please," he said. A three would have delivered a straight as well but instead, the was a blank and Pearson is now really short.
Charles Nguyen raised on the button and John Taylor three-bet all in from the big blind. Nguyen thought briefly and then called, flipping over the . Taylor needed a deuce after making the big move with .
The board ran out and Nguyen held for the much needed double up. "Easy Come, Easy Go," Taylor said. "I thought you were stealing." Nguyen was able to steal some precious chips and his stack is a little more comfortable now.
Marcin Sobczak raised to 22,000 and Cameron Tullis moved all in for another 99,000 chips on top of that from the button. After long consideration, Sobczak folded and didn't want to risk just about half of his stack just yet.
On the other table we say John Taylor limp the button and Aaron Henderson fill up, Brian Wong checked his option. Henderson check-raised to 80,000 on the flop and Wong as well as Taylor, who had bet 16,500, both quickly folded.
John Taylor opened for 21,500 and Cory Rodvik in the big blind moved all in. Taylor made the call to put Rodvik at risk.
Taylor
Rodvik
The final board was .
Plenty of paint on the flop for Rodvik but the cards he needed to survive stayed in the deck and Taylor grabbed the lead while Rodvik took his leave in 15th place.
Aaron Henderson defended his big blind against the raise of Charles Nguyen and found middle pair on the flop. Nguyen got his last 60,000 or so all in with the and Henderson looked him up with . He put his opponent on tilt after the previously massive pot lost and figured middle pair would be worth it.
The turn changed nothing whatsoever and Nguyen even improved to two pair with the river. Please take your seat once again.
Charles Nguyen raised on the button to 14,000 and John Taylor made the call in the big blind. The flop was . Taylor checked, Nguyen fired 17,000 and Taylor called. The turn was the and again Taylor checked. Nguyen bet 23,000 and Taylor came back with a raise to 63,000.
Nguyen made the call and the river was the . Taylor quickly announced he was all in for 62,000. Nguyen thought for a moment and eventually made the big call. "Straight," Taylor exclaimed, flipping over the , bettering the of Nguyen.
Nguyen lost a big chunk of his stack and Taylor is now near the chip lead.
board until the river. Tullis bet 16,000 and Chiem folded.![[user252447]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
but he ran into the 
of Reparejo in the big blind.
and Pearson wished the table good luck as he took his leave.
for Pearson and the 
flop wasn't thrilling yet but the 
turn let Reparejo cheer. "No two please," he said. A three would have delivered a straight as well but instead, the 
was a blank and Pearson is now really short.
and didn't want to risk just about half of his stack just yet.
flop and Wong as well as Taylor, who had bet 16,500, both quickly folded.
.
and again Taylor checked. Nguyen bet 23,000 and Taylor came back with a raise to 63,000.
, bettering the 
and river 
