John Riordan was in late position when the player on the button raised to 10,200. Riordan made the call and they went to a flop of Q♠J♦8♠. Riordan went all in and the button made the call.
John Riordan: A♥J♣4♥2♠
Button: A♣A♠A♦Q♦
The board ran out Q♠J♦8♠6♦2♣ and Riordan took the pot with two pair.
Action began with a raise from under the gun to 2,200. Jesse Jaswinder made the call in the small blind before the big blind three-bet to 11,200.
Under the gun raised all in to 37,000 and Jaswinder raised to 80,000 covering the entire table. The big blind called all in for 43,000 and players went three-ways to a runout with two at risk.
Under the gun: A♠A♣J♦2♠
Big blind: A♥Q♦7♦5♥
Jesse Jaswinder: A♦Q♣J♣10♦
The board ran out K♦J♥4♠4♦2♦ and Jaswinder drilled his flush on the river to send both opponents packing.
Chris Vitch opened the hijack to 2,000 and both blinds came along.
On the K♣Q♦9♦ flop, the big blind led for 5,500 and only Vitch called.
The turn brought the 8♥. The big blind opted to check and Vitch bet 13,000, which the big blind called.
The 2♥ peeled off on the river. The big blind checked to Vitch who potted to put his opponent at risk for 35,000 effective. After about three minutes in the tank, the big blind finally decided to lay it down.
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A player in middle position opened 2,500, and Alex Ziskin called in the hijack, followed by the cutoff before the big blind raised 12,900. The original raiser, Ziskin, and the cutoff all made the call.
The dealer spread a flop of K♥6♠5♦, and the big blind shoved his last 2,500. The player next to act shoved for 7,400 and Ziskin made the call before the cutoff mucked his hand.
Big Blind: A♣A♠J♦5♥
Middle Position: 10♣9♣9♠7♦
Alex Ziskin: Q♦J♠9♦8♥
The 4♠ turn, and 7♠ river gave Ziskin a straight to send both of his opponents to the rail.
Under the gun limped in for 800, James Chen limped in from middle position before the hijack raised to 4,400. The cutoff three-bet to 15,000 and action folded around to the big blind.
Vincent Moscati four-bet all in from the big blind for 47,000, the under-the-gun player folded, and James Chen called all in for his remaining 11,000. The hijack called all in, covering the entire table and the cutoff called for his last 30,000 chips.
James Chen: 7♥6♥4♠3♥
Cutoff: A♠K♣9♠3♣
Vincent Moscati: A♥A♣Q♦6♦
Hijack: A♦K♦K♠5♠
The board ran out 6♠4♣9♣5♥Q♣ and Chen drilled his straight to stay alive. Moscati's pocket aces held for a sizeable side pot and only the cutoff was eliminated.