Frank Huschle moved all in for around 130,000, Joel Rosenberg reshoved in the cutoff, and button Mark Dunbar called all in for his last 280,000.
Frank Huschle: 3♥3♠
Mark Dunbar: Q♥Q♣
Joel Rosenberg: A♣J♣
Dunbar was poised to win the pot with his pocket queens as the board ran out 8♣9♥5♦J♥5♠, keeping him in the lead and securing his double up. Huschle, meanwhile, was left standing by his seat waiting for a payout slip.
With around 500,000 already in the middle on a flop of 3♥4♠4♦, Ronald Lane bet 350,000 from the button and Jimmie James, in early position, called for his last 335,000.
Jimmie James: K♣K♥
Ronald Lane: J♣J♥
Lane, at risk of losing a significant portion of his stack, saw the Q♣ fall on the turn followed by the A♥ river as James earned the massive double up.
"Bad flop for you," a tablemate told Lane following the hand.
Heads-up on a flop of 9♦8♠2♣, Lee Markholt bet 30,000 from the big blind and button Dennis Underwood called.
The turn came the A♠ and Markholt checked this time. Underwood came out with a bet of another 30,000 and Markholt called.
The J♣ fell on the river and Markholt checked again. Underwood quickly checked back and Markholt turned over A♣10♣. Underwood, though, had A♥K♦ to win the pot.
Steven Polen who had less than three big blinds moved all in for 55,000 from early position. Alan Goehring in the big blind with 40,000 already invested in the pot felt that he had no option but to call.
Steven Polen: K♦8♥
Alan Goehring: 4♥3♣
Polen got it in good but Goehring spiked a four on the turn on the completed board of J♥7♥7♠4♦Q♦ to send Polen to the rail.
Karle Wilson moved all in from early position for 290,000 as action folded around to Greg Mayberry, who called to put him at risk.
Karle Wilson: A♥K♣
Greg Mayberry: A♦A♣
Mayberry had woken up with aces and Wilson was at serious risk of elimination as the 4♥K♦6♦ flop gave him some hope.
Those hopes were dashed as the board ran out 6♥5♥, sending him to the payout desk.
There was 110,000 in the middle on a flop of Q♦8♠3♠ and Mark Gerecke bet 130,000 from the small blind. Nina Hazdovac in the big blind made the call while Robert Whalen on the button opted to fold.
Gerecke checked the K♣ turn which invited Hazdovac to bet 150,000, which was called by Gerecke.
The 7♠ came on the river and Gerecke grabbed a handful of 100,000 lavenders and bet enough to put Hazdovac all in for 350,000. Hazdovac made the call.
Gerecke turned over A♦A♥, but was beaten by Hazdovac's K♦Q♣ for two pair and secured a huge double up.
Terry Turner and Josef Hollander went heads-up on a flop of 2♣7♥8♥ when Turner, in the big blind, moved all in for 400,000. Hollander, in the hijack, called.
Terry Turner: 8♦5♥
Josef Hollander: A♦A♠
Turner had flopped top pair but was still far behind Hollander who turned over two aces. The turn, though, came the 5♦ and Turner improved to two pair.
The 3♦ on the river sealed his double up as Hollander handed over the pot with his cracked aces.
"I get aces and win nothing. Then I double up with eight-five. That's poker. It's a game you love. Twenty minutes from now I'm going to hate the damn game," Turner said.
Andreas Boelling had raised preflop from middle position as action folded to Said Elsanafiri in the big blind, who moved all in for 200,000. Boelling took some chips from his big stack and called.
Said Elsanafiri: Q♥Q♣
Andreas Boelling: Q♠10♠
"Oh no," Boelling said with a smile after finding out he was dominated. Elsanafiri found the last queen in the deck on the 2♦A♣Q♦ flop to make a set, then improved to a full house on the A♦ turn.
Boelling was left drawing dead heading to the 6♣ as Elsanafiri doubled up. "Keep the blue deck," Elsanafiri told the dealer.
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
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