Mustapha Kanit raised to 48,000 from early position, Kevin Eyster called from the small blind, and the flop fell . Eyster checked, Kanit fired out another 48,000, and Eyster check-raised to 150,000.
Kanit moved all in for 545,000, and Eyster quickly called.
Eyster:
Kanit:
Kanit was in rough shape, but he added three more outs when the fell on the turn. Kanit could make the best hand with a non-spade five or a jack, but neither came as the bricked off on the river.
Hand #1: David Borrat raised to 52,000 in the cutoff, Jeremy Kottler called in the big blind, and Kottler check-called another 52,000 on a flop of . The turn was the , Kottler led out for 81,000, Borrat raised to 165,000, and Kottler reraised to 380,000 - wagering roughly half of his stack.
Borrat folded, and Kottler showed the bluff; . This earned him a fist bump from neighbor Kevin Eyster.
Hand #2: Kevin Eyster raised to 55,000 on the button, Jeremy Kottler three-bet to 175,000 from the small blind, and Eyster folded.
Hand #3: Eyster raised to 55,000 in the cutoff, Byrn Kenney called out of the small blind, and the flop fell . Both players checked. The turn was the , both players checked, and the river was the .
The two players checked again, and Eyster won the pot with .
Hand #4: Eyster raised to 55,000 from early position, and no one called.
Hand #5: Bryn Kenney raised to 50,000 from the cutoff, Andrew Lichtenberger three-bet to 120,000 on the button, and Kenney reached for chips. He put in a fourth bet, making it 267,000 to go, and Lichtenberger moved all in for 922,000. Kenney snap-folded.
Hand #7: Pierre Neuville raised to 60,000 on the button, Jeremy Kottler cut out chips, and he three-bet to 151,000. Neuville tank-folded.
Hand #8: Eyster raised to 55,000 on the button, Bryn Kenney defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned . Both players checked. The turn was the , Kenney check-called 55,000, and the river was the .
Kenney checked, Eyster fired out another 100,000, and Kenney called. Eyster showed , but it was no good against Kenney's for a pair of queens.
Hand #9: Neuville raised to 60,000 in the hijack, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #10: Eyster raised to 55,000 in the hijack, David Borratt defended his big blind, and the flop was . Boratt check-folded to a bet.
Hand #11: Eyster raised to 55,000 from under the gun, Neuville defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Neuville checked, Eyster continued for 48,000. Neuville folded.
Pierre Neuville doubles & blows a kiss to the dealer
Hand #13: Andrew Lichtenberger raised to 62,000 in the hijack seat, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #14: Pierre Neuville raised to 75,000 in the cutoff, and he received no action.
Hand #15: Jeremy Kottler raised to 60,000 on the button, and both players in the blinds folded.
Hand #16: Neuville raised to 65,000 from under the gun, Kevin Eyster three-bet to 160,000 on his direct left, and the action folded back to the Belgian. He tank-folded.
Hand #17: Andrew Lichtenberger raised to 65,000 on the button, Neuville moved all in for 515,000, and Lichtenberger called.
Neuville:
Lichtenberger:
The flop was all eights - - and Lichtenberger remained in the lead. The on the turn missed Neuville as well, but the spiked on the river to give the Belgian the winning hand.
Neuville doubled to 1.075 million chips, and Lichtenberger slipped to 675,000.