Richard Giacomini opened from the cutoff and the big blind three-bet to around 100,000. Giacomini moved all-in for around 126,000 and the big blind called with a bigger stack.
Richard Giacomini: 
Big Blind: 
Giacomini was ahead with jacks and his hand held up as the board ran out 
to earn him a double.
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Calvin Anderson is the recognized leader in the Bally's Ballroom with around 2,200,000.
Four-time bracelet winner Michael Gathy is also one of a handful of players who are either at or above 1,000,000 at the end of Level 17. Gathy is currently clocked in right at the one million mark.
Dorian Rios, who finished in second in this event in 2016, is very much in the mix with 1,150,000.
Notables Jessica Teusl and Johnnie "Vibes" Moreno are also very much in contention with 850,000 and 814,000, respectively.
The remaining players are on another 15-minute break.
After limping preflop, three players saw the 
flop. The player in early position led out for 15,000, getting called by both the small blind and by Stephen Kavanagh in the big blind.
The 
turn was checked around before the small blind fired for 65,000 on the 
river. Kavanagh raised to 128,000 After the early position player got out of the way, the small blind made the call.
Stephen Kavanagh: 
Opponent: 
The river gave Kavanagh nines full of threes, to best his opponent's sixes full of threes, and scoop the pot.
Ryan Leng was in the small blind in a heads-up pot against the button on a board reading 
.
Leng bet 36,000 on the flop and the button raised to 90,000. Leng put in a three-bet to 186,000 and the opponent folded.
Leng tabled for a bluff and the opponent sat quietly and shook his head in apparant annoyance.
Loni Hui opened to 20,000 from the hijack and only the big blind called.
The opponent checked on the flop of 
and folded when Hui continued with a bet of 20,000.
Hui sits with one of the biggest stacks in the tournament with around 950,000.
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After five players limped preflop, the small blind moved all in on the 
flop with the short stack of 80,000 behind. The big blind got out of the way before the under-the-gun player made the call. Clay Henry, in late position, made the call as well before the button folded, giving three way action to the turn.
The 
turn was checked through before the 
river. Henry fired for 100,000, which was enough to get his opponent to fold, leaving just Henry and the all-in player.
Small blind: 
Clay Henry: 
Henry's two pair was good, as his opponent failed to connect on his open ender, giving Henry the pot and sending his opponent to the rail.
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