Zackery Lowrie began the latest hand with a comfortable stack of around 150,000. He would end it with a lonely walk to the rail as Brent Roberts catapulted near the top of the chip leaderboard.
Lowrie and Roberts got their entire stacks in the middle before the flop, Lowrie with and Roberts with .
The flop came and Lowrie was already standing up before the turn and river came , busting right before the break.
Jacqueline Burkhart, who is celebrating her birthday with balloons and birthday hats at her table, is enjoying a nice Day 2abc with a stack of 115,000 at her disposal.
Day 1 chip leader Patrick Clarke has beefed up his stack up to 510,000 so far.
Meanwhile, the likes of Kitty Kuo, Paulina Loeliger, Eric Smidinger, Ryan Eriquezzo, and Jaspal Brar will have to try again next year.
Jacqueline Burkhart, who is celebrating her birthday today with everybody at her table wearing party hats, raised to 2,000 in early position and got called by one player.
Both checked all the way throughout the board and the completed the board on the river. Burkhart sent a bet for 2,500 and her opponent called with . Burkhart showed for trips and took down the pot.
With about 8,800 in the middle the flop read and Daniel Lowery checked before Ray Villaman put out a bet of 3,800. The player in position called as did Lowery.
The hit the turn and all three players checked to the river. Lowery fired out 6,900, forcing Villaman to instantly fold. The player in position took a bit longer with his decision but ultimately decided to do the same as the dealer pushed the pot to Lowery.
A player in late position opened to 2,300 and was called by the button as well as the small blind. Erik Seidel then three-bet to 9,000 out of the big blind, eliciting quick folds from the initial raiser as well as the button but receiving a call from the small blind to generate heads-up action heading to the flop.
The small blind checked and then called continuation of 6,600 from Seidel on the flop.
Both players checked through the turn to see the river, at which point the small blind checked for a third time. Seidel, unwilling to go to a cheap showdown, fired off 15,000, which his opponent promptly called. The small blind flipped over for flopped broadway while Seidel revealed he had been saved by the river, holding . It was hard to tell who was less satisfied with the outcome, given that Seidel had been handed a perfect squeeze opportunity with a hand at the very top of his range while his opponent had flopped the joint only to have to endure a tough runout.
The action folded around to Jake Schindler in the small blind who just limped in. Justin Bonomo checked his option in the big blind and the dealer fanned the flop of .
Schindler led out with a bet of 1,000 and Bonomo called to see the on the turn. Schindler checked this time and Bonomo threw in a bet of 3,500. Schindler called and the completed the board.
Schindler checked again and Bonomo quickly checked it back this time. Schindler showed for a pair of sixes but Bonomo tabled for a pair of eights. Both players came into the day with around a starting stack but have been chipping up through the first couple of levels.