Taylor Wilson opened to 16,000 from middle position and was called by George Alexander in the hijack and Danny Wong in the big blind for a three-way pot.
Wong and Wilson drew two and Alexander drew one.
It was then checked to Alexander, who bet 50,000. Wong folded, but Wilson decided to look Alexander up and he showed 9x8x7x5x3x for a nine.
Wilson mucked upon seeing it and was left with just 50,000 following the hand.
Quan Zhou raised to 15,000 under the gun and was called by Phil Hellmuth in the hijack, Frank Kassela on the button, and big blind Greg Mueller.
All four players drew one and Mueller led out for 6,000. Zhou then raised to 52,000 and Hellmuth folded, but Kassela called. Mueller gave up his hand.
Zhou immediately mucked his cards and Kassela took the pot without a showdown. "I was calling him," Mueller said, pointing to Kassela who admitted he had a 10-8.
Robert Wells opened to 12,000 from the cutoff and was called by Daniel Negreanu on the button and Alex Foxen in the big blind for a three-way pot.
Foxen and Negreanu drew one while Wells took two off.
It was then checked to Negreanu, who bet 60,000. Foxen called and Wells folded and Negreanu showed 9x6x5x4x2x.
Foxen revealed 9x7x for a worse nine and mucked — conceding the pot the Negreanu.
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Ryutaro Suzuki raised to 14,000 in the hijack and Ben Yu moved all in for 162,000 in the small blind. Suzuki tanked for several minutes until he called.
Yu stood pat, while Suzuki again took a few minutes until deciding to also pat. Yu then showed 9x8x7x5x2x and Suzuki mucked 10x9x7x3x2x before handing over most of his stack.
Scott Seiver shoved for approximately 50,000 on the button and was called by Andrew Kelsall in the big blind to be put at risk.
Both players drew one.
Scott Seiver: 10x7x5x2x
Andrew Kelsall: 9x8x6x3x
Both players peeled a 10x — leaving Kelsall best against Seiver's pair to send Seiver to the rail.
Bradley Jansen raised to 15,000 in middle position and Danny Wong moved all in for 132,000 in the hijack. Jansen took a few minutes before calling as he stood pat and Wong took one.
Jansen turned over 10x8x6x5x4x, while Wong drew one with 9x8x3x2x. Wong pulled a 5x on the draw to make a 9-8 and earn the double up.
Ian Steinman opened to 14,000 from the hijack and was three-bet to 40,000 by Brian Tate in the smal blind. Steinman called.
Tate stood pat and Steinman drew one. Both players then checked down and Tate announced a ten as he spread out 10x9x8x6x2x. Steinman mucked upon seeing it and Tate padded his stack.
David Funkhouser raised to 12,000 in the cutoff and Thomas Eychenne three-bet to 133,000 in the small blind. Funkhouser called and both players stood pat.
"Jack," Eychenne announced, but it was pointed out to him that Funkhouser wasn't all in and still had 7,000 behind. "That's embarrassing," Eychenne added as Funkhouser put in his last chips.
"I don't think I have to call. He's never bluffing," Eychenne said, giving up his hand as Funkhouser secured the virtual doubled up until showing his cards.
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