The pot stood at approximately 6,000 with both the blinds and Jeff Platt looking at a board of Q♦6♦4♥Q♥.
Both the big and small blind checked the action to Platt, in middle position. Platt bet out 5,200, earning two swift folds and the pot.
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Mike Belov opened the action from early position with a raise to 1,200. Lloyd Yamada called in middle position, Neil Han called in the small blind, but Robert Young three-bet to 3,500 from the big blind. The players obliged to the fair price, and all flicked in a call.
The dealer put out 9♦5♦3♣ and action checked to Belov who fired 4,000. Only Yamada made the call.
Belov continued the aggression, wagering 10,000 on the 2♣ turn. Yamada called once more.
Action went check-check on the 7♦ river and Belov rolled over 10♦10♠ to claim the pot.
Action picked up on the river in a hand between Bruce Knee in the hijack and the player in the cutoff.
With about 20,000 in the pot and the board reading 6♣10♥2♥K♣2♣, Knee fired out a bet large enough to put the cutoff all in, who had roughly 26,000 behind.
After taking some time to think about it, the cutoff put in the call and saw the bad news when Knee tabled the winner with K♠10♠ for two pair, kings and tens. The cutoff mucked his hand and was eliminated.
Qi Chi raised from the button and Simon Lofberg defended in the big blind.
The 10♣5♠7♠ flop saw Lofberg play in flow. Chi bet out 1,600 and Lofberg check-raised to 6,000. Chi called.
The K♣ turn saw Lofberg bet out 12,000 and Chi made the call.
The 4♣ river prompted Lofberg to downsize to a bet of 4,200. Chi raised to 15,000 almost instantly. Lofberg called. Chi tabled Q♣7♣ for a rivered flush to win him this pot.
Three-handed on a flop of 3♥J♥9♣, AJ Nimer bet 3,200 from the hijack and the button called, as did Vincent Dong in the big blind.
The turn was the 4♦ and Nimer bet 8,000. The button folded, but Dong stuck around to see the A♦ river. Nimer then moved all in for around 55,000.
Dong paused for a moment but soon folded as Nimer took the pot. "I probably had you but gave you the benefit of the doubt. King-jack," Dong said.
The player in early position raised to 1,100 and John Riordan defended in the big blind.
The flop rolled out J♣2♥10♠, and both players checked bringing the 7♦ turn. Riordan led out for 1,500 and early position called.
On the Q♣ river, Riordan fired out a bet of 8,500 and early position mucked his hand after some contemplating.
Carrie Paterson limped in from early position before Dylan James raised to 1,500 from the hijack. Paterson proceeded to call.
James continued for 1,200 on Q♥A♠4♦ and Paterson called.
The Q♦ turn hit the felt and Paterson led out for 1,800. James made the call.
Paterson checked the Q♠ river over to James who bet 3,500 but Paterson quickly got out of the way.
A player in middle position raised to 1,000 and Xavier Kyablue three-bet to 3,500 on the button. Action folded back to the original raiser, who shoved for approximately 10,000 total. Kyablue snap-called and a showdown was held.
Opponent: 10♣10♥
Xavier Kyablue: A♠A♣
The 5♠K♣6♦7♠6♥ runout left Kyablue best with a sweat-free runout and he collected the rest of his opponent's chips.
Andy Tsai opened to 1,000 from middle position and Roy Bitton defended from the big blind.
Both players checked the J♥8♠2♠ flop leading to the J♦ turn. Bitton bet 1,000 and was called by Tsai.
Bitton bet again for 6,300 on the 9♠ river and this time Tsai opted to fold.
Bitton showed the table that he had 9♣9♥ for a rivered full house before taking the pot.
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