All the chips went into the middle on the flop of 8♠6♥2♠, with the early position player at risk for 6,800. Mike Burns in the big blind covered their opponent.
Early Position: A♥K♥
Mike Burns: 10♠9♠
Early position was ahead with ace-high but Burns had a flush draw and a gutshot. The A♠ on the turn left early position drawing dead with the Q♦ completing the board. Burns took in the pot and, more importantly, a $500 bounty.
With the board showing 9♠A♠10♥, Michael Divita’s opponent got his stack in, which Divita covered, to put his tournament life at stake.
Opponent: A♦10♦
Michael Divita: A♠J♦
Divita had the better ace, but was behind with his opponent flopping top two pair. Divita needed help, and the K♠ on the turn opened the door for a gut-shot straight draw, which gave Divita additional outs.
Then, J♥ on the river resulted in Divita having a better two pair to secure a come-from-behind win, which sent his opponent to the rail.
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
All of the chips went into the middle creating a pot of 46,500 on the flop of K♠8♦3♠. Yannick van Overstraeten was at risk in the big blind against middle position who barely covered the Belgian.
Yannick van Overstraeten: 8♠8♣
Middle Position: A♠A♥
Van Overstraeten flopped a set of eights to crack middle position's pocket aces. The J♣6♠ completed the board and Van Overstraeten doubled up, but failed to collect a bounty.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
With around 3,000 in the middle on a flop of 10♦7♥4♣, the hijack bet 2,900 and was check-raised by Sebastian Malec in the big blind to 7,100 which was called by the hijack.
The 2♦ fell on the turn and Malec announced "all-in", which prompted a snap fold from the hijack as their cards hit the muck before Malec could move his chips forward.
There were even starting stacks to start the tourney. But just six minutes into Level 1, Brian Monigold had a player’s entire stack.
A player in late position raised preflop, and then the player to his immediate left three-bet.
Monigold, who was next to act on the cutoff, looked down at his hand and four-bet to 3,500, which forced out the original raiser. The player to his immediate right then five-bet to 10,000, which Monigold elected to flat.
The dealer fanned 10♥10♦9♥ on the flop, which Monigold’s opponent led out with 4,000. Manigold called.
The turn saw 7♦, which Monigold’s opponent check. Monigold went all in, and the player to his right called to put his tournament life at stake.
Opponent: K♣K♥
Brian Monigold: A♦A♥
The river produced J♠, which sealed Monigold as the winner and sent his opponent to the rail.
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The players are seated and cards are in the air for Level 1, which has 100/100 blinds with a 100 ante.
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