Kimberly Olenak raised from the button, the small blind shoved, and Olenak called instantly.
Small Blind: Q♣J♥
Kimberly Olenak: K♦K♣
There was no drama for Olenak on a runout of 7♦3♥2♠6♦4♠. Olenak won the hand, and tables are beginning to break up and sent to join the larger field in Paris.
Blair Hinkle raised to 4,000 in the hijack before the cutoff put in a three-bet to 10,000. The button and blinds quickly got out of the way and Hinkle made the call.
The 9♥8♥6♠ flop was quickly checked by both players to see the 10♠ turn.
Hinkle led out for 7,000 and that was enough to drag the pot as his opponents' cards hit the muck.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
2013 Main Event Champion Ryan Riess raised to 3,300 on the button and only the big blind made the call.
When the flop came A♠10♦3♣, the big blind checked to Riess who continued for 1,700. The big blind only took a couple of seconds before pitching his cards into the muck.
Riess has already cashed in five 2023 World Series of Poker events for a total of $40,038 and is looking to grab his second WSOP bracelet in the $800 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em.
Playing from under the gun, Alex Popwell let Roman Rogovskyi bet 3,000 on a A♦7♠2♥ flop.
Popwell checked again on the K♠ turn, but when Rogovskyi continued for 11,000, Popwell implemented the check-raise to 25,000, and Rogovskyi was forced to fold.
Jordan McKnight raised to 3,200 before the flop and was called by four players, including Leo Margets on the button.
The dealer spread a flop of K♦J♠6♦ and McKnight pushed a bet of 8,500 across the line. All four players cards instantly hit the muck behind him as he pulled in the pot.
After a raise to 3,200 from a player under the gun, Paolo Brumat called from early position, as did Brendan Shiller from the hijack.
The first two players to act both checked on 9♥J♦J♥, giving Shiller the opportunity to bet 2,500. His bet was called by his opponents. However, when he made another bet of 11,000 after two other checks on the turn 4♦, only Brumat called.
The 9♦ river froze the action as both players checked. Judging by his expression, Brumat didn't have the best hand with K♥Q♥ for a missed straight flush draw. But he wasn't far from the winning hand because Shiller had A♥K♣ for a simple Ace-High.
After the button had reraised him, William Rael moved all in from middle position, the button called, and it was off to a classic race.
William Rael: J♦J♣
Button: A♠K♠
The board ran out clean for Rael's jacks, 10♠5♥9♣7♠4♦ and the button disgustedly threw his losing Big Slick into the muck.
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