The river action started with Aaron Ellis betting 11,000. After thinking for a while, the big blind folded on a board of 2♥6♣5♣10♣A♥ in a pot of 20,000.
The players seemed to be enjoying themselves over at table 155 with many jokes and laughs circling on the table. Tony Di Maria raised it up from middle position to 1,000 and received a call from the small blind and big blind. The flop was AxKx3x and Tony continued with a bet of 1000. Both players folded and Di Maria took down the pot.
With around 25,000 in the middle, the board was reading 4♣K♥2♣K♠ and action was on the small blind. He bet 3,000 and Quentin Murphy raised to 6,000 on the button.
The small blind reraised all in and Murphy came along with a call. Murphy had 2♥2♦ for a full house while his opponent had K♣Q♠ for trip kings.
With the opponent at risk of being knocked out, the river came down 10x. Murphy scooped the pot and raised his stack to 94,800.
There is a limp in early position and Garrett Katzinger bet 1,200 from the hijack. Both blinds called and so did an early position player.
After a flop of J♠3♦J♦, both blinds checked before the early position player opted to lead for 1,500. Katzinger called, the small blind folded, and the big blind called.
The turn 6♠ rolled off and when the action checked to the early position player he continued for 3,000. Katzinger then raised to 10,000. The small blind announced "all in." The next player took some time, then folded. Katzinger looked to have a tough decision, but ultimately put in the call.
Both players tabled their hands with Katzinger showing K♦J♥ and the small blind showing J♣4♣.
The 7♠ river brought no help and the small blind hit the rail.
Katzinger's kicker played, he won the hand, and gets more than a double up.
Actions started with three players going to the flop for 2,600 each.
A wet board of 8♦J♠4♠ led to both early position players checking. Anthony Philippe bet 2,600 as Jason L, one seat behind him, opted to call.
The 10♠ on the turn completed the flush draw as Jason led out for 8,500. With little contemplation, Philippe called to the river.
A 10♦ on the board completed possible trips and full house draws, as Jason again led out this time for 17,000. After careful consideration, Philippe chose to call the bet. Jason flipped over A♠10♣ for trips with top kicker. Philippe then showed 3♠5♠ for a flush taking down the pot of approximately 55,000.
Canadian Pro Thomas Taylor has taken his seat in Paris Green Table 25. Last year's WSOP he made many final tables and was in the top ten of the POY race from the very start. Will this summer be a repeat to great success potentially winning his first bracelet?