The board was already 
as we saw Gordon Vayo call a 1,500 bet. The player in the nine-seat bet another 3,000 on the 
river and Vayo paid that off as well.
His opponent showed down 
and Vayo mucked his hand, sending the pot to his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000 | -6,000 |
Former NFL star and poker aficionado Richard Seymour has played in various WSOP events already and racked up more than $530,000 in cashes on the international poker circuit. Seymour is back for the Main Event now and was just spotted in a heads-up pot against Antonio Payne.
The board on the turn showed 
and Payne bet 1,100 into a pot of 2,200 from the cutoff. Seymour raised it up to 3,000 from one seat over and Payne gave it some thought before sending his cards into the muck, awarding the pot to Seymour without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000 | 53,000 |
Jason Beck raised to 400 from late position and Matthew Donaldson called from the cutoff. Peyman Luth re-raised to 1,600 from the button and both players called.
They went three-handed to the 
flop and it checked to Luth who bet 2,500. Beck quickly folded and Donaldson called. The turn was the 
and Donaldson checked. Luth threw out a bet of 5,000 and Donaldson threw his hand away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000 | |
|
24,950 |
Julian Stuer joined the table of Chance Kornuth, Qui Nguyen and Gaelle Baumann while Kevin Boudreau and Lacey Jones can be found a few tables over in the Purple section.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
Antti Tiainen opened to 400 on the button. Gavin Cochrane, in the big blind, called. A flop of 
was dealt. Cochrane checked to Tiainen who bet 450. Cochrane then check-raised to 1,600 and Tainen called. The turn came the 
. Cochrane bet 4,000 and Tiainen called. The 
river filled up the board and Cochrane threw in a bet of 20,000. His opponent went deep into the tank, but proceeded to give up his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,500 | 56,500 |
|
43,000 | 43,000 |
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There was 3,300 in the main pot on a board of 
and it checked to Lucio Procopio who bet 1,500. Two players called and the 
completed the board.
Both players checked and Procopio threw out a bet of 3,100. The player in early position quickly folded and the middle position player called. Procopio turned over 
for two pair and his opponent fired his hand face down into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,000 |
The board read and Sean Kraper checked from the small blind to an opponent in late position who bet 700 into a pot that had 1,050 in it.
Kraper made the call and the turn fell the 
. Kraper would then check-call a bet of 900 and the would hit the felt on the river. The action was on Kraper's opponent who bet 2,000 and he thought for several moments before making the call.
His opponent announced, "Good call" as they tapped the tabled and Kaper tabled 
for a pair of queens, taking down the early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
57,500 |
Antonio Esfandiari just took his seat next to Frank Kassela in the Amazon Orange section. Esfandiari came in as the big blind and Kassela folded under the gun. Kalidou Sow was in the next seat and he raised to 325. Edward Shelmerdine V called and it folded all the way around to Esfandiari. Esfandiari three-bet to 1,525 and both players called.
The flop was 
and Esfandiari continued with a bet of 1,275 and both players called again. The turn was the and all checked to see the 
river complete the board. All checked again and Esfandiari said "ship it" as he tabled 
.
The pot was awarded to him after both Sow and Shelmerdine V mucked their hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000 | 56,000 |
|
47,000 | 47,000 |
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47,000 | 47,000 |
On the tail end of a board 
, Thomas Mcteer bet 2,000 and Spencer White raised it up to 5,000. Billy Brenton called and so did Mcteer to see White roll over 
for bottom set. That ended up winning the pot and Mcteer tapped the table in defeat with the words "nice hand."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000 |
