On a board showing 5♦7♠6♦K♣ and a pot of around 11000, Alan Trotter went all in for his final 13,400, sending the player on the button into the tank.
After 30 seconds or so, his opponent folded. Trotter showed A♦7♦ and pulled the chips in.
An incredible 7,930 entries have been registered so far making this the biggest Seniors event of all time.
The 4,238 entries for Day 1b alone would have beaten every single field pre-2012.
But the record-breaking event's numbers are continuing to grow, with late registration open until the end of the dinner break after Level 8, the tournament should easily break the 8,000 figure.
With an early position raise and a call in front of him, David Bagheri reraised from the big blind. The original raiser came along but the caller passed.
On a flop of A♣3♦9♣, Bagheri wasted no time in betting again. The early position player folded swiftly and Bagheri couldn't resist flipping over AxAx having flopped top set.
With 15,000 in the middle on a completed board of A♥K♥5♠Q♠K♦, Frank Stepuchin bet 6,200 from the button.
When their opponent in middle position was considering their options Stepuchin asked "Have you ever eaten a cigar?" whilst spinning a football.
The oddball tactics appeared to work as the middle position made the call. Stepuchin tabled 5♥5♣ for fives full of kings, while the frustrated middle position tabled A♦Q♣ for top two pair with top kicker.
Stepuchin told PokerNews that he will be providing chicken wings and beer to all of their tablemates after Level 6. Players breaking will hope to be assigned to 'Frank the Tank's' table to get a free meal.
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
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Players are now on their second break of the day. The tournament will resume in 30 minutes.
The board was reading 6♥10♣4♦3♥ when a player in middle position bet 6,000. Waheed Ashraf went all in from under the gun, late position called, and was covered.
Late Position: J♥10♥
Waheed Ashraf: A♥A♣
The river fell the 6♦. Ashraf's aces held, and sent his opponent to the rail.
With 2,000 in the middle on a flop of J♦4♥8♣ the big blind bet 600 and was met with a raise of 1,800 from Tom McCormick in early position which was called by the big blind.
The 5♠ came on the turn and McCormick continued for 2,200 which was enough for the big blind to give up. After losing half of their starting stack early on McCormick has battled back up to 26,000.
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