There was 17,000 in the pot, as Raoul Encinas checked over to Erik Seidel on a board of 10♦A♦8♦4x. Seidel bet out for 8,000, and Encinas didn't take too long before putting in the call.
Encinas didn't check again on the J♠ river, and this time bet into Seidel, choosing a sizing of 9,000. Seidel put in the call, and Encinas flipped over 10♥8♥ for a flopped two pair. Seidel mucked his cards
Marcel Luske opened to 1,200 under the gun and got callers in Don Warner in cutoff, Harold Evans on the button and Edward Tedeschi in the big blind.
The flop dropped 6♥8♥3♦ and action passed to Evans who bet 3,000. Tedeschi called but Luske folded. Warner chuckling at Luske's fold, folded right after.
The two remaining players checked the turn 7♠ and K♠ river. Tedeschi showed Q♥7♥ for a pair on the turn but Evans' A♣8♣ beat it with the higher pair.
Rickie Merritt opened for 1,000 and got called by John Krpan on the button. Kazuhiko Yotsushika three-bet to 3,300 in the small blind and both Merritt and Krpan called.
The 4♣7♠Q♣ flop was checked by all three. Yotsushika led with 6,000 on the 7♦ turn and got called by Merritt. Krpan folded leaving the other two to continue.
Yotsushika checked the J♠ river but folded after a 6,500 bet from Merritt.
John Morano opened the action to 1,000 from middle position, and received one caller before Keith Block threw in a three-bet to 5,600. Morano then placed in a small four-bet to 11,000, the original caller folded, and Block went for a five-bet to 28,000.
As the table waited to find out Morano's next action, he was ready to see a flop, and was extremely surprised when action was back on him, questioning how Block could have possibly raised, after his three-bet had been flatted. However, Morano had placed five 1,000 denomination chips into the middle, rather than the 100 chips that he was supposed to use.
The floor was called over, had the action recounted to them, and ruled that Morano had indeed three-bet, not called, despite Morano's pleas that he "didn't have a raising hand. Despite all this, and some more table talk, he picked up 17,000 more chips and played with them in his hand for a while, and called.
The two finally went off to a flop of 3♠J♠K♥ and Block fired a continuation-bet of 15,000. Morano took no time in shoving for around 20,000 more, and Block sigh-called. "Top two", announced Morano gleefully.
John Morano: K♦J♦
Keith Block: A♣A♠
The 2♦9♥ board came out clean for Morano, as he doubled up in the most bizarre fashion, and Block was left with peanuts after having his aces cracked.
Johnny Chan raised to 1,300 from middle position and received calls from Ramana Epparla on the button and Chander Jain in the small blind. The flop was 5♣8♠9♣, and both callers checked to Chan, who bet out 2,000. Both players called.
Everyone checked the turn 10♥ and the river K♠.
Epparla stated, "Can you beat a five?" and turned over 5♦2♦. Jain mucked, and Chan turned over Q♠Q♣ for the win.
Stephen Bierman raised to 1,200 from early position and was called by Kelly Slay in the cutoff before Walan Kite raised to 3,500 from the small blind. Stephen Bierman called, and Slay folded.
The players saw a 9♣10♠4♣ flop. Kite bet 2,200, and Bierman called.
The turn was the 7♦. Kite bet 6,000, and Bierman called for a second time.
The river was the 3♣. This time, Kite checked, Bierman bet 8,000, and Kite called. Bierman Tabled 10♥10♦ his set of tens beat Kite's K♠Kx.
