The board read and Zachary Smiley pushed all in for 23,900 into a pot that was 42,700. Kitty Kuo thought for several moments before making the call and both players then revealed their hands.
Kuo tabled for top pair and a straight draw, Smiley then turned over for a flopped set. The river fell the and Smiley's full house took down the pot for a double-up through Kuo.
Giuseppe Pantaleo opened to 3,500 from the hijack and Seth Davies called on the button along with the big blind. The flop fell and the action checked to Pantaleo who continued for 6,400. Davies made the call and the big blind mucked his cards.
The turn brought the and Pantaleo fired another 16,300 into the middle. Davies stuck around to see the pair the board on the river. Pantaleo shipped all in and Davies instantly sent his cards to the muck.
Eric Blair started the day off on a hot streak and was hitting all the cards throughout the first level. Daniel Johnson three-bet to 14,100 on top of Blair's early position raise of 3,000. Blair then moved all in over the top and Johnson put in his remaining 4,000. Players revealed their hands and Johnson was at risk.
Daniel Johnson:
Eric Blair:
The flop came down and Blair was still ahead. The turn came the , giving Blair a set, and Johnson needed a spade. The river did just that as the landed, giving Johnson the flush and a double-up through Blair.
The action folded around to Alexandre Reard on the button who shoved all in for 5,400. Erik Seidel reraised to 9,600 from the small blind and the big blind mucked his cards. Reard just recently lost a large pot to Seidel's nut flush and was left with under five big blinds.
Erik Seidel:
Alexandre Reard:
The flop fell and Seidel took a stranglehold on the pot with top two pair. The on the turn left Reard drawing dead to the on the river. Seidel stacked the rest of Reard's chips to climb to nearly 140,000 chips.
After Mohsin Charania opened from the cutoff and was called by Upeshka De Silva on the button along with the big blind, the flop came . The action checked around to the on the turn.
The big blind checked again and Charania tossed in a bet of 4,000. De Silva called and the big blind folded. The river brought the and Charania fired another 7,000 into the middle. De Silva thought for a moment and then made the call. Charania tabled and De Silva showed for the same straight.
Ty Reiman raised it up to 2,500 from under the gun and Patrick Truong called from the small blind. Damian Salas was in the big blind and tanked for nearly two minutes before putting in a three-bet to 8,200. Reiman four-bet shipped all in and Truong quickly got out of the way, with Salas instantly calling off his 31,000 chips.
Damian Salas:
Ty Reiman:
Salas was well out front with his pocket aces and the flop of was safe thus far. The on the turn gave Salas a set and the on the river improved him to a full house, securing a full double-up.