Action was caught after the flop of J♠6♦8♥ and both players checked around.
The 4♥ peeled off on the turn as the early position player checked. Joseph Sergio led out for 3,500 from late position and received a call from his opponent.
As the 9♦ came on the river, both players checked around. Sergio revealed Q♥J♥ to scoop the pot.
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It folded to the big blind blind who limped and Jimmy Guerrero called to see a flop K♥4♦5♠. The small blind bet 1,500 and Guerrero raised to 7,500. After a minute his opponent opted to fold.
Action began after the flop of 5♣K♣A♦, while the middle position player led out for 2,000. The player right after made the cutoff and Claus Marcussen raised to 7,200 from the cutoff. His opponent jammed all in for about 20,000 as Marcussen made the call. Both players exposed their holdings.
Opponent: A♣10♣
Claus Marcussen: A♥Q♠
The board ran out K♥2♠ for Marcussen to scoop the pot.
At Yuri Dzivielevski's table, action was caught when Jeff Yarchever and the player in the big blind had all their chips in the middle, with Yarchever's opponent at risk.
Big Blind: A♠Q♠
Jeff Yarchever: A♣K♦
At first, Yarchever was unlucky as a queen came on the flop 8♠5♦Q♦. But his German Shepherd lying down under the table gave him all the luck he needed, as the 4♦ landed on the turn, and the A♦ on the river to give him a runner runner flush.
"That was so dramatic...happiness!" he said before taking the 44,000-chip pot.
Michael Gathy started the action with a raise under the gun for 1,600. It was called by a player in middle position, the button and the big blind.
The flop came 2♠6♠A♥ and the big blind checked to Gathy who continued for 2,000. Only the middle position player stayed interested and called.
On the 3♣ turn, Gathy bet 5,000 and his opponent quickly called to see a 3♦ pair the board on the river. Gathy shoved for his last 9,500 and this time his opponent let it go.
A player opened to 2,200 and it was called by the cutoff. Vanessa Kade three-bet to 7,000 on the button and it was enough to grab the pot right away. Kade is now seated in front of a stack worth over 100,000.