Three-handed on a board of 3♥4♥5♣5♠, Giuseppe Pantaleo got his last chips in the middle from the cutoff and was up against Igor Zektser in early position, while Qinghai Pan got out of the way.
Pantaleo had A♥K♦4♦10♦, while Zektser showed A♣5♦2♥9♠. The river came the J♣ and Zektser earned the pot with his trip fives and ace-deuce low as the WSOP bracelet winner was sent to the payout desk.
After a prior hand that left Kevin Petersen with just two big blinds, he was able to get it in from the under-the-gun position and get called by Giuseppe Pantaleo as both players headed to a run out.
Kevin Petersen: A♥5♥5♦2♣
Giuseppe Pantaleo: J♦7♦7♥6♠
The board ran out J♥J♠10♣9♦ to the river, making it look like Petersen's day was coming to a close, but the 5♣ spiked on the river and provided Petersen a full double.
Three-handed on a board of A♥7♦Q♥, Kyle Cartwright bet and Eric Varnado raised. Kyle Burnside called the raise, as did Cartwright.
The turn came the 10♣ and Varnado bet. Burnside called while Cartwright got out of the way. Both players checked the Q♦ river.
Burnside turned over 10♥10♦ for the turned set and Varnado flashed the A♦ before mucking.
Erik Perry and Brian Kelley each put in multiple bets heading to the river on a board of 4♥6♦10♦J♥3♣.
Perry bet again on the river and Kelley called. "Straight six," Perry announced, turning over 8♠2♦5♠4♦ as Kelley mucked to surrender the big pot.
Action folded to Mike Thorpe in the small blind who came in for a raise. James Obst in the big blind decided to three-bet and Thorpe put the rest of his chips in with his tournament life at risk.
Mike Thorpe: A♥A♠10♦5♠
James Obst: A♦K♥2♣2♠
The board ran out 4♦5♦8♦3♥3♣, giving Obst a straight and sending Thorpe to the rail in 19th place for $9,202.
Action folded to Ben Vidal in the small blind who raised. Kevin Hildebrand in the big blind then reraised, Vidal put him all in, and Hildebrand called for his last chips.
Kevin Hildebrand: A♠6♣6♥K♣
Ben Vidal: A♦A♥10♦8♣
Vidal was ahead with his aces as the board came Q♥J♥3♥K♥3♦. Hildebrand made two pair but it wasn't good enough against Vidal's straight as he hit the rail in 20th place.
On a flop of 3♥2♥3♠, James Obst bet from the hijack and Tomomitsu Ono called in the big blind.
The turn came the 5♥ and Obst bet again. Ono called to the K♦ river and called another bet.
Obst turned over 3♦5♣4♣A♣ for a straight and Ono prepared to show his low cards before realizing Obst also had a low to scoop the entire pot.
Ryan Scully bet a flop of 10♠K♣2♥ and Itsuko Yoroi called.
Scully moved all in on the 2♠ turn and Yoroi called as the river fell the 5♠. Scully turned over 10♦8♦6♥10♥ for a full house to win the pot against Yoroi's A♦J♣J♠K♥.
Yoroi was forced all in from the big blind the next hand as three opponents went to the turn on a board of 2♣2♥K♦10♦. Erik Perry bet and Scully called. Both players checked the 9♠ river.
Scully showed J♠J♥Q♣Q♦ for a rivered straight to win his second straight pot and eliminate Yoroi in 21st place.
Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000
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