Nick Schulman opened to 1,000 in the cutoff and was called by Manuel Fritz in the small blind along with the big blind. The flop fell and the action checked to Schulman who continued for 900. Fritz check-raised to 3,800 which got the big blind to fold but Schulman called.
The turn was the and Fritz tossed in a bet of 5,500. Schulman still called and the hit the river. Fritz checked this time and Schulman dropped in a stack of 5,000 chips. Fritz had just over 17,000 chips behind and went into the tank for nearly three minutes before finally releasing his cards.
On a completed board of , in his first hand of the tournament, Dario Sammartino was faced with an all in bet from his heads-up opponent, Ben Jones.
After a brief stint in the tank, Sammartino shook his head and set out a stack of chips to call.
Jones did not seem too pleased with the call, as he turned over for just ace-high and Sammartino proudly turned over for a rivered two pair to win the pot for a big double.
Jan Bednar opened to 1,000 from under the gun and was called by Jeremy Ausmus in the cutoff. The two players saw a flop of and Bednar check-called a bet of 800 from Ausmus.
The turn brought the and Bednar checked again. Ausmus fired out another bet of 2,300 this time and Bednar stuck around to see the on the river. Bednar checked for the third time and Ausmus splashed in a bet of 5,000. Bednar quickly folded and Ausmus collected the pot.
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In a four-bet pot with around 18,000 already in the middle, the dealer fanned the flop of . Dror Ramaty led out with a bet of 4,500 from the small blind and Upeshka Da Silva called from the cutoff.
The turn brought the and Ramaty fired out another bet of 14,000. Da Silva still called and the completed the board. Ramaty checked this time and Da Silva ripped all in, putting Ramaty to the test for his remaining 23,000 chips. Ramaty thought for a minute but decided to dump his cards into the muck.