A three-way all-in pot took place between Eric Danihel, Salem Habash, and Gene Quinn. Danihel had both at risk on the flop of 7♥5♠7♠.
Salem Habash: Q♥J♥J♦8♠
Gene Quinn: K♦K♥7♦10♥
Eric Danihel: K♣K♠Q♠4♦
The A♦ turn kept Quinn's trip sevens in the lead, but the 9♠ river improved Danihel to a flush, knocking out both Habash and Quinn.
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Martin Newlin was all in and at risk against Klye Maclellan preflop.
Martin Newlin: Q♣Q♥5♦A♥
Klye Maclellan: K♥K♦Q♠J♠
Maclellan held the early lead and improved to a set on the runout 10♠3♣K♣5♠2♣ eliminating Newlin.
Thai Cao and Josh Arieh were in the blinds, and Sean Balfour limped in from the button for 600 and they were three ways to a flop.
The flop came 4♥3♠5♠ and Arieh led out for 2,000. Balfour called and Cao folded.
A 9♥ hit the turn, and both players checked.
The K♣ hit the river, and Arieh bet out for 10,000. Balfour called.
Arieh revealed K♠6♠4♣2♥ for a flopped straight, and Balfour pitched his cards in the muck.
A showdown between Shawn Stroke and Christine Lim occured with Lim risking it all against Stroke on the runout of 7♦3♦K♣4♦2♣.
Christine Lim: A♠A♦10♦7♣
Shawn Stroke: J♣9♦8♣6♦
Lim showed a nut flush which edged out Stroke's nine-high flush to rake in the pot and chip up.
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Cards were on their backs preflop as Dmitriy Konikov's jam was called by Michael Caetano, putting Konikov's tournament life at risk.
Dmitriy Konikov: A♠J♥7♦4♥
Michael Caetano: Q♦J♣10♣9♦
Konikov was awarded the double up after the board of 2♦7♥6♥6♦K♥ was spread out, giving him a flush.
John Leeper kicked it off with a raise to 1,000 from early position before getting calls from Winston Downing in the cutoff, David Goldman on the button, Tyson Krall from the small blind and Matthew Leonard in the big blind.
The action checked to Downing on the 3♣2♦J♥ flop. Downing bet pot leading to a fold from the rest of the table.
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
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