With around 3,000 in the pot after the flop and a board showing , Maurice Hawkins moved all in for his last 7,8000 and was called by Sarah Gotautas from the button and Peter Dirksen from middle position.
The turn was the and Gotautas called Dirksen's bet of 15,000.
The river was the and Dirksen moved all in for his last 6,000, Gotautas folded.
Dirksen tabled for a turned set, while Hawkins showed for a rivered two-pair and a missed flush draw.
There was three-way all in action after the flop with a board showing .
All-In Opponent:
Arnold 'Arnie' Friedman
All-In Opponent:
Friedman was ahead but had to dodge some cards to win the hand, and the on the turn added more outs giving one of his opponents the wheel draw.
As fate would have it, the dealer put the on the river and Friedman eliminated both of his opponents and raked in a monster pot in the early stages of the tournament.
Action folded around to Li Zhou who limped in from middle position and Filip Andretsudis raised to 1,300 from the cutoff, action folded back to Zhou who called.
Zhou check-called Filip Andretsudis bet of 2,000 after a flop of .
The turn came the and Zhou check-called after Andretsudis bet 3,000.
The fell on the river and Zhou checked once again to Andretsudis who bet 6,000. Zhou thought about it for a few seconds before she mucked her hand and Andretsudis raked in the pot.
Three-way action after the flop with a board showing , the ladder checked to Kamaldeep Brar who bet 4,000 on the button. Samm Distasio folded from middle position while Jun Zhou called from the cutoff.
Zhou check-folded the turn after Brar put out a bet of 5,200 and Brar raked in a decent sized pot early on.
Simon Samokovski is off to a fast start today, having taken down several sizable pots, including a small one from two-time WPT champion Eric Afriat.
In that hand Afriat raised from middle position to 600, and when it folded around to Samokovski, he made the call from his big blind. After Samokovski check-called the 900 continuation bet from Afriat on the flop, both players checked the turn. Samokovski then led out on the river for 2,100, which was enough to get Afriat to muck his hand.
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