A player in the hijack opened to 1,200, the button called, and Nikola Gunchev jammed for 17,400 in the small blind. The hijack called and the button folded.
Nikola Gunchev: 
Hijack: 
Gunchev had live cards and jumped ahead on the 
flop. The 
turn left him just needing to fade an ace or a king, and the 
river confirmed his double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,200 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
48,000
2,300
|
2,300 |
|
47,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
45,000
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
|
||
|
25,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
24,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
20,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
||
|
14,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Players are now on their first 20-minute break of the day.
Kevin Hong opened to 1,100 in the cutoff and the button raised to 3,600. Hong called.
The 
flop saw Hong check-call a 3,000 bet and the turn saw him check-call a 6,000 bet.
The 
completed the board and after Hong checked, his opponent bet 7,200, leaving himself only 5,100 behind. Hong jammed to send his opponent deep into the tank. Eventually, the clock was called, and his opponent flashed the 
before tossing them into the muck.
"How can he fold?" Hong asked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,000 |
Everett Carlton was involved in a three-way pot with the board already showing 
.
A player in the big blind bet 600 and action was Carlton from the cutoff position.
Carlton raised to 2,100 and a player on the button quickly mucked. The big blind tanked before mucking his hand and Carlton then scooped in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Julien Weymouth got the rest of his 10,100 stack in preflop against the hijack and the cutoff.
Julien Weymouth: 
Hijack: 
Cutoff: 
The 
flop put Weymouth ahead, the 
turn changed nothing, and the 
river improved Weymouth to trips and confirmed his triple up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
46,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
34,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
28,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
27,000 | |
|
|
26,000 | |
|
|
||
|
21,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
20,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
15,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Tyler Payne opened to 400 in the hijack, the cutoff three-bet to 1,100, the button called, and Payne called.
The flop came 
and after Payne checked, the cutoff bet 4,500. The button folded and Payne called.
The rest of Payne's chips went in on the 
turn.
Tyler Payne: 
Cutoff:
Payne flopped the nuts and his opponent was drawing dead as the 
completed the board to give Payne the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000 |
