Michael Gagliano open-jammed his 42,000-chip stack into the pot from middle position. Bryan Connole called on the button and the blinds got out of the way.
Michael Gagliano: K♦J♦ 
Bryan Connole: A♠9♦
A fair fight headed to a full board, the dealer put out Q♦7♦6♥K♠4♥ and Gagliano flopped a flush draw but improved to top pair to extend his tournament run.
Nicholas Howard was heads-up on the button against the player in the cutoff on a board of 5♦5♥6♥8♥ with a large pot already brewing.
The cutoff checked to Howard, who bet 42,000. His opponent called.
The A♦ filled the river and it was again checked to Howard, who cut out a bet of 147,000 and placed it into the middle — sending his opponent deep into the tank.
The cutoff eventually opted to lay his hand down and Howard showed A♠5♠ for a full house before dragging the pot.
Picking up the action on the river, Victor Caballero in middle position was involved in a hand with an opponent on the button.
With the board reading 10♣Q♣J♦6♦2♥ and around 100,000 in the pot, Caballero bet 33,000. The button player responded by moving all in with the covering stack. That sent Caballero deep into the tank as he considered calling off for his remaining 140,000. After several minutes, he did let his hand go to preserve his stack as the money bubble begins to loom on the horizon.
Moments before the Day 3 dinner break in the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, controversy struck at one table inside the Horseshoe Event Center.
As the field was heading to break, a possible angle-shoot occurred, and another player who wasn't even in the hand had to be escorted out of the room and was penalized.
A player in middle position limped in, the button raised to 16,000 and Vivian Saliba cold-called from the big blind. The limper also came along.
The 3♦4♣A♥ flop saw the action check to the button, who continued for 15,000. Saliba went into the tank before raising to 40,000. The original limper quickly folded.
The button thought for some time before surrendering the pot to Saliba without a showdown.
Tavish Margers opened the action with a raise to 10,000 from the button. James Cihla moved all in from the big blind, covering Margers. After some thought, Margers was willing to go with his hand and stuck in a chip for a call.
Tavish Margers: A♦10♣
James Cihla: A♣J♥
Needing to find a ten, the board ran out 4♠A♠Q♠5♣8♥ and Margers was eliminated.
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