Kevin Gerhart completed and continued to bet on every street until showdown. Alo Loikkanea called all the way until showdown and the two turned over their hands.
Gerhart showed for two pair and Loikkanea tabled for a higher two pair with his tens over nines, scooping in the pot from Gerhart.
Brandon Shack-Harris completed, Konstantin Puchkov called and the rest of the table ducked out. Shack-Harris bet the next two streets, Puchkov called the first but thought and hard about fifth street.
Shack-Harris smiled and said "Flush draw," as Puchkov was thinking. ultimately Puchkov threw his hand into the muck and Shack-Harris scooped the pot with his "Flush Draw."
Sasha Liu completed and fired on every street. Dzmitry Urbanovich called the whole way but released on seventh, sending the pot to Liu without having to show any down cards.
Filippos Stavrakis completed but was instantly raised by Adam Owen, Stavrakis elected to call. Owen bet and was called by Stavrakis until Fifth street when Stavrakis took over.
Owen called on fifth but would immediately surrender his hand on sixth, shipping another pot to the PLO bracelet winner.
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Calvin Anderson completed on his nine, an opponent raised and Anderson called. Anderson check-called his opponent until fifth street. His opponent moved all in and Anderson called, both players turned over their hands.
His opponent tabled for a pair of aces and Anderson showed for a smaller pair of tens. Anderson received a on sixth and his opponent pulled a .
Both players were dealt their last cards facedown. Anderson tabled his card first, showing the for two pair and his opponent instantly mucked, sending the pot to Anderson.