Conrad Simpson raised to 2,200 form middle position and was called by the player in the big blind.
Simpson's opponent check-called a 4,000 bet on the A♥K♣2♠ flop and then both players checked on the 9♥ turn.
The big blind checked again on the 8♦ river and Simpson bet 6,500, which got a quick fold and Simpson, who has had a hot start to Day 2d, collected the pot.
Ugur Secilmis, who was on the 2021 Main Event final table, sat in the button and raised it up to 2,000. Felix Cristello was the small blind and put in a reraise to 5,500. Secilmis made the call and the 4♦7♣9♦ flop saw daylight.
Cristello continued betting for 7,000 chips and Secilmis quickly announced his all-in for roughly 18,000 chips. Cristello then folded just as quickly, and Secelmis chipped up significantly without a showdown.
Not long after Chino Rheem had moved all in to put one of his opponents on a tough decision, Rheem found himself in a similar situation but with the roles reversed.
Action was picked up on the turn with the board reading K♥4♥7♥6♠. Jonathan McCann had checked and Chino Rheem had bet 15,000. McCann responded by moving all in for 45,200, putting Rheem, who covered McCann slightly, into the tank.
"If you have the flush I'm drawing dead..." Rheem thought out loud. "I feel like you just have the ace of hearts".
"I don't know what to do" Rheem continued after a minute of thought. "All I have is one pair".
After about four minutes of deliberation, Rheem opted to fold, sliding a nice pot in McCann's direction.
"Pick one" McCann offered his opponent. Rheem took McCann up on his offer, revealing the A♦ in McCann's hand.
"Aces?" Rheem speculated as McCann collected his chips.
Lawrence Wayne was in late position and put in a raise of 2,000 and Danny Allen made the call from the hijack. Before the cards dropped Wayne said, "I check in the dark".
Allen stated, "The only way to combat that is to check in the light".
The flop came out J♣9♥2♣ which had been previously checked and the turn came out with the K♥ and Wayne made a delayed continuation bet of 3,000 and Allen made the call.
The river was the 6♠ and Wayne placed the bet of 5,000 and received a call from Allen. Wayne stated, "I have got three of them" and flipped over 9♣9♦ for the set and Allen mucked.
John Juanda and Joseph Williams were heads-up on a flop of 3♥2♠A♥ when Juanda bet 2,100 from middle position and Williams called in the big blind.
The turn came the K♣ and Williams checked again. Juanda then bet 4,800 and Williams quickly called to the Q♥ river, where he checked again.
Juanda quickly checked back and Williams showed A♦J♥ for top pair. Juanda, though, had A♣3♣ for two pair on the flop to take the pot.
Chris Hunichen was in a heads up pot against Kory Kilpatrick. The board read 8♣6♥K♥Q♦ and there were 11,000 chips to be fought over. Hunichen checked from the big blind before Kilpatrick bet out 6,700 chips. Hunichen made the call and the 10♦ river graced the felt.
Hunichen checked again and Kilpatrick went all-in for his last 30,000 chips. Hunichen tanked for a few minutes, thinking out loud in the process.
"Did you get there on the river?" Hunichen asked. "I have a good hand," he continued. Eventually, he put in the call and Kilpatrick showed down K♦K♣ for top set.
"Oh, you already had it," Hunichen concluded, as he showed his Q♠8♦ for two pair.
The button raised to 2,200, Timothy Lin in the big blind three-bet to 4,800 and the button four-bet to 11,000. Lin called.
On a flop of 2♠2♣Q♦, Lin check-called a bet of 5,000 from his opponent.
The A♠ on the turn saw a repeat of the action, this time the button bet 15,000.
The river fell the 9♦ and Lin checked once again. The button moved all in putting Lin at risk for his effective stack of 43,300.
Lin spent some time in the tank before finally deciding to make the call.
Timothy Lin: A♣Q♠
Button: A♥K♦
Lin became the beneficiary of his opponent's value bet.
Down to just 8,200, Seneca Easley moved all-in from the button and Seun Oluwole gave him a spin from the big blind "because of the big hand we played together" after he had only peeled an ace face-up for everybody to see and didn't even check his other card.
Seneca Easley: K♠10♥
Seun Oluwole: A♦10♠
The K♣6♦2♣8♠4♥ board provided the double for Easley as he stuck around with a short stack.
Mike Letal was heads-up from early position against Michael Mizrachi in the small blind on a 2♦8♦5♣ flop.
Mizrachi bet 9,800 and Letal called and then both players checked on the K♦ turn.
The river brought the 4♠ and Mizrachi fired 12,400 into the middle. Letal called and Mizrachi turned over 5♠2♠ for two pair. It was no good, however, against the 8♠8♠ of Letal for a set of eights and he was sent the sizable pot.
Shiina Okamoto three-bet an open-raise from 2,200 to 8,000 and forced a fold.
One hand later, George Rahme made it 2,700 to go and earned one caller. Okamoto three-bet to 8,500 and Rahme was the only caller, who then checked the 8♠7♦6♦ flop. Okamoto moved all-in with the covering stack and Rahme folded.
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