Shraga Vrubel raised to 13,000 from the button and was called by the small blind.
The flop came 4♦9♠9♦ and the small blind was quick to check. Vrubel continued for 20,000 and was called by the small blind.
When the turn came the 7♥, the small blind checked to Vrubel.
He fired for 68,000 and received a quick fold from his opponent.
Kenneth Schetter raised to 7,000 from early position and Robert Whalen made the call from middle position and everyone else folded.
The flop came out with 4♠2♣5♣ and Schetter checked and called Whalen's bet of 6,000.
The turn 8♠ and the river Q♦ were both checked and Schetter turned over A♠10♠ and Whalen had A♥K♠ and his kicker played for the win.
According to the players, action started with a limp by Lucia "Lucy" Antunes from the small blind. James Jacka in the big blind checked his option.
The flop came 9♥9♣4♣. Antunes bet and Jacka called.
The turn was the 2♣, bringing in the flush. Antunes checked and called a bet by Jacka.
The 4♦ rolled off on the river. Antunes lead for 10,000, which Jacka raised to 25,000. Antunes called.
Jacka turned over 9♠5♠ for nines full of fours, and Antunes showed 6♦4♥ for the lesser full house, fours full of nines.
Middle position raised to 12,000 and Terry "Mike" Wheeler raised to 34,000 from late position. The middle position player made the call.
The flop came 6♦7♣4♦ and middle position was quick to check. Wheeler moved all in for 124,000 and received a quick fold from his opponent.
Wheeler revealed he had KxKx, while his opponent explained that he had AxKx.
There was a lot of action in the hand preflop, with Brian Patterson opening to 7,000 from the cutoff and Eluterio Rodriguez three-betting from the button. The raise got a cold call from Neil Kutas in the big blind. The action got back to Patterson, who decided to move all in. Rodriguez quickly called and at this point, Kutas released his hand.
Eluterio Rodriguez: J♠J♦
Brian Patterson: Q♠Q♦
Before the dealer dealt the flop, Rodriguez asked for a jack. The flop came K♣4♠7♣ and Patterson was still way ahead with his queens.
However, Rodriguez soon got his wish: the turn was the J♥. Patterson couldn’t catch a queen on the river and Rodriguez doubled up, while Patterson was left on a short stack. Kutas later said he folded ace-jack, which means that Rodriguez was able to catch the case jack to stay alive.
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The small blind moved all in for 15,000 and David Chanduloy made the call from the big blind.
Small Blind: A♥3♠
David Chanduloy 9♥10♥
The board ran out 7♦9♠K♣10♠J♥ for Chanduloy's two pair to send his opponent to the rail.
Jeff Yarchever was in the cutoff and moved all in for about 25,000 and Terry Martin called with 15,000 in the big blind.
Terry Martin: A♥5♥
Jeff Yarchever: J♥8♥
The board ran out with J♣4♣4♠2♠6♠ and Yarchever's two pair was golden.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
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