The pot stood at 22,000 with four players still remaining in the hand.
On a board of 9♦4♥7♣, the small blind led into three players for 8,000, the player in the big blind called and Brendan Blake in the cutoff raised to 25,000. Connor Rash on the button folded, as did both the blinds.
Blake's raise deprived all three of his opponents of a turn card and earned him the pot.
Paul Guichard and an opponent went to the river on a completed board of A♣10♥5♠A♠K♥ and around 50,000 already in the middle when Guichard bet 34,500.
His opponent tanked for a few moments before calling as Guichard turned over A♦5♦ for a full house. "I knew something was up," his opponent said as he flashed AxJx before mucking.
At the same table, Richard Seymour was built up his stack to around 300,000 on the last level of the night.
Jimmy Gorham was under the gun and raised to 4,500 and the player beside him in early position three-bet shoved to 34,000. Gorham made the call and the cards were tabled.
Early position player: 6♥6♦
Jimmy Gorham: J♠10♠
The board ran out heavily in favor of Gorham with K♣10♦9♦K♦Q♥. Gorham won with a straight.
James Borland opened to 5,000 from under the gun and was called by the player directly behind him, the player in the small blind, and Conrad Simpson in the big blind.
Everyone checked on the 3♠7♠6♣ flop and the small blind checked to Simpson again on the 9♥ turn. Simpson fired 12,000 into the middle and only Borland called.
The Q♥ filled the river and Simpson bet 18,500. Borland folded after a bit of thought and Simpson took down the pot.
The action folded around to Robert Mizrachi who limped the small blind and DJ MacKinnon checked his option.
The dealer spread a flop of 5♥5♠3♦ and both players checked to see the K♦ turn.
Mizrachi flicked in a bet of 2,000 and MacKinnon called.
The 5♣ completed the board and Mizrachi checked before MacKinnon checked back. Mizrachi almost tabled his hand but MacKinnon showed K♥6♦.
In a heads-up pot to the A♥K♠6♥2♦ turn, Arthur Morris fired a bet worth 21,000 from under the gun. His opponent briefly went into the tank and then folded, exposing the A♠J♠ in the process. Morris revealed only the A♦ before raking in the pot.
Heads-up on a flop of 5♥9♣3♣ and around 30,000 in the pot, John Strawser moved all in for 29,000 from the cutoff and was called by the button.
John Strawser: Q♣4♣
Opponent: A♣Q♠
Strawser needed help to survive and got it on the 7♣ turn as he made a flush. The river came the A♠ and his frustrated opponent angrily flung his cards away while Strawser doubled up.
At the same table, Andrew Wu is sitting on one of the biggest stacks in the Gold section approaching the end of Day 2d.
In a three-way pot with 14,000 in the middle on a flop showing 9♥6♥3♣, a player in the big blind checked to the hijack who tossed out a bet of 4,000. Will Kassouf was next to act and made the call. The big blind got out of the way.
On the 7♣ turn, the hijack checked to Kassouf who fired for 13,000.
"I'll bet this much, just seeing where I'm at. If you got it, you got it," said Kassouf as his opponent was in the tank.
After close to 20 seconds, the hijack let his cards go and the pot was sent to Kassouf.
"Ace high like a boss!" shouted Kassouf as he tabled A♣J♥.
Kassouf has definitely become both a fan favorite and a villain at his table with lots of back-and-forth banter.
"Haters gonna hate," laughed Kassouf as he continued his table talk.
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