On a completed board of A♦A♣10♥A♠4♥, DJ Alexander checked to James Mendoza before he pushed forward a bet of 100,000 into the pot of about 220,000.
Alexander thought about it for some time before making the call. Mendoza instantly tabled A♥5♦ for quads and the dealer pushed him the pot.
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
The player under the gun raised to 17,000 and a middle position player flatted. Michael Hancock decided it was the perfect squeeze spot and three-bet all in for 67,000. The player under the gun called and the middle position player folded. A board was looming.
Michael Hancock: 4♠4♥
Under-the-Gun Player: A♣Q♣
The board arrived with 6♥K♠J♥J♦9♠ and the fours somehow survived that jungle. Hancock stated, "It was the perfect squeeze spot, but I was on my way back to my room."
With about 200,000 in the middle the turn read 10♦8♦5♣7♦, and once checked to, Shaun Deeb put in two green chips for a bet of 50,000. His opponent check-called.
The 3♣ landed on the river, and both players checked. The player first to act said, "I don't have a pair."
Without a second passing, Deeb responded, "Show or muck."
Deeb was shown A♦J♠ by his opponent before he tabled K♥7♥ to drag the pot.
The action folded to a player in the small blind who moved all in for 113,000 and was snap called by Jose Aguirre in the big blind with a bigger stack.
Small Blind: 6♠3♠
Jose Aguirre: A♣10♠
Aguirre had a much better hand, but would need to dodge the live cards of his opponent. The flop fanned out K♠5♠3♥ and the small blind took the lead with a pair of threes and a flush draw. The turn, however, changed things again when the A♥ rolled off. The 2♦ completed the board and Aguirre dodged the outs of his opponent to take the pot and send the small blind to the exit.
After doubling-up twice right before dinner break, Eric Alwin was right back in the action when he called an under-the-gun raise of 18,000 and five players went to the flop.
The dealer spread a flop of 10♠8♠4♥, and the action checked to Alwin who was in the hijack, and he announced all-in for a little over 300,000. Only the small blind made the call, putting his tournament life on the line for 132,000.
Small Blind: K♠Q♠
Eric Alwin: 10♦10♥
Alwin flopped a set, and his opponent flopped a flush draw. The Q♣ turn and J♥ river, meant Alwin's set was still good as he went from zero to hero in a matter of a few hands.
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Players are on a 75 minute dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 8:31 p.m. local time.
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