The pot was 4,300 as the board read K♦J♣2♥. Aleksejs Ponakovs in the big blind and a player in early position both checked the action to Eduardo Silva in the hijack, who bet out for 1,200. Ponakovs raised to 3,800 and only Silva called.
The turn came the 9♥ and Ponakovs slowed down. Silva retook the lead for 6,000 and Ponakovs eventually folded.
Leo Soma raised from the cutoff to 1,500 and Landon Tice defended out of the big blind.
The flop came 9♥K♥3♦ and Tice check-called Soma's continuation of 1,300.
The 5♠ turn checked through to the 3♥ on the river. Tice now took the lead for 5,500 and Soma folded.
John Lopez raised to 1,600 from the cutoff and was called by Kathy Liebert in the big blind.
The flop came down 8♥6♣3♣. Liebert bet 4,000 and Lopez called.
The turn fell J♣. Liebert pushed out a 5,000 chip and Lopez called once more.
A 6♦ on the river was checked by both players. Lopez tabled 7♥7♣ and Liebert mucked her hand.
The player in early position raised to 1,700 finding Chris Maguire in the cutoff who three-bet to 2,700. The original raiser called.
The flop came A♥8♠10♥ and Maguire's opponent check-called his continuation of 2,700.
The A♠ turn checked through to the A♣ on the river. The original raiser bet out for 8,000 and Maguire took no time in calling.
Early Position: 6♠5♠
Chris Maguire: Q♣Q♥
Maguire's full house won him this pot.
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
The cutoff raised to 1,200 and Giyeon Han three-bet to 3,500. Allen Kessler cold-called from the small blind and the original raiser folded. Both Han and Kessler started the hand with about 40,000 in chips.
The flop came 8♠7♦3♣ and Kessler check-raised Han's continuation from 3,000 to 8,500. Han called.
The turn came the 10♥ and Kessler fired out for 10,500. Han raised, putting Kessler all in for his effective stack of 24,500 and Kessler snap-called.
Allen Kessler: 10♠10♣
Giyeon Han: J♠9♥
Kessler's turned set was way behind the turned straight of Han. The Q♠ river failed to pair the board and Kessler was sent to the rail.
"That was one of the craziest hands I've played at all the world series" Kessler announced. "I did check-raise the flop?" he confirmed with both PokerNews and the table.
The pot was approximately 10,000 as the full board read 3♣8♥K♥4♥3♥.
Sergio Aido bet out from the big blind for 4,500. His opponent spent some time in the tank before finally deciding to fold.
Aido claimed the pot and tossed his cards into the muck without a showdown.
On a flop of Q♥9♣7♥, it was checked to a player in early position who bet. He was called in the hijack and by Kenny Smith in the big blind.
The turn cam the 4♣ and Smith led out for 3,500 and the early position player called.
The river was the 9♠. Smith bet 5,000 and his opponent folded.
Georgios Vrakas raised from the small blind to 2,200 and his opponent defended.
The flop came A♦Q♦Q♣ and Vrakas check-called a bet of 1,300 from his opponent.
The 8♥ turn checked through to the K♣ on the river. Vrakas check again, this time facing a bet of 5,500 from his opponent. Vrakas check-raised enough to put his opponent all in for their effective stack of 9,100. After some time in the tank, they decided to fold.
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