Michael Koler, Nicholas Hoffman, and Jay Bloom were all in preflop with a big sweat, as all players had similar chip stacks. Hoffman was the covering stack with only 10,000 more than Bloom to start the hand.
Michael Koler: 9♠9♦
Jay Bloom: Q♥Q♣
Nicholas Hoffman: A♣K♥
Bloom let out a cheer when the flop came J♠Q♠4♠ but Koler was hoping for a spade and Hoffman needed an off suit ten.
Bloom's set of queens held when the K♣ and 6♥ peeled off the deck, awarding him a massive triple up.
Hoffman was seen busting just a few hands later, as he had been left with less than a big blind.
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Jose Cedeno raised to 120,000 from the cutoff and was called by Jennifer Sabuel in the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 9♣K♣6♥, Sabuel checked, Cedeno bet 120,000 and Sabuel called.
The turn was the 3♠ Sabuel checked again, this time Cedeno chose to bet 200,000. Sabuel called.
Action checked through on the K♦ river. Sabuel tabled K♥10♥, Cedeno showed the K♠ and mucked his other card. "You check behind, so sick" commented Sabuel. She was left wondering what could have been if this pot played differently.
With about 700,000 in the middle the flop read K♥9♦7♥ and Arthur Demmerly check-raised a bet of 200,000 from Richard Juliano to 500,000. Juliano took a moment before piling up a three-bet to 1,500,000 and slid it across the line. Demmerly eyed his own stack and after about 30 seconds of deliberation he flashed one card to Juliano and mucked his hand.
The following hand was relayed to PokerNews by the players at the table.
Maxwell Schrack and Jose Cedeno were all in preflop for an over 4,000,000 chip pot.
Jose Cedeno: QxQx
Maxwell Schrack: JxJx
The flop gave Cedeno a set when it came QxKxXx but the 9x on the turn and the 10x on the river gave Schrack a straight to scoop a massive pot while Cedeno was left to wonder what could have been on his pay to the payout line.
James Remitio opened 120,000 on the button and the big blind jammed for about 610,000. Remitio wasted no time making the call and both hands were tossed on their backs.
Big blind: A♣9♠
James Remitio: K♣K♥
Remitio was able to fade the ace as the board ran out Q♠8♣2♦Q♥J♣.
Joseph Linville called the all in for what was less than 200,000.
Short Stack: J♣9♦
Joseph Linville: 7♥5♥
The board was in favor of the short stack when the dealer presented A♠3♣6♠A♣ but Linville clapped his hands in celebration when the 7♣ rolled off on the river, exclaiming, "Seven-five suited, it's the nuts! I've been telling you guys..."