Ryan Bambrick raised the button and Viktor Blom three-bet from the small blind. Bambrick called.
Bambrick called bets from Blom on every street on the 3♦9♦10♦J♣J♠ runout. After getting called on the river, Blom tabled 10♣9♣ for a pair of tens, prompting Bambrick to muck.
Jeremy Ausmus raised under the gun and Max Hoffman three-bet from the next seat. When it got back to Ausmus, he called.
Ausmus check-called Hoffman's bet on the J♠Q♥Q♣ flop.
The turn came the J♦ and Ausmus check-called another bet from Hoffman.
Ausumus only had about one and a half big bets left going into the K♦ river. Ausmus checked, and Hoffman bet. Ausmus thought for a few moments before making the call.
Hoffman turned over 10♥10♣ and was playing the board. Ausmus revealed A♥K♥ for a pair of kings to take down a much-needed pot.
Viktor Blom raised and Qinghai Pan defended his big blind.
Heads up they saw the Q♠9♠5♣. Both players checked.
When the A♣ snapped off they both knuckled again.
The 9♦ completed the board and both checked a final time. Pan tabled K♥8♥ but couldn't beat Blom's 8♣8♠.
Hand 2:
Scott Bohlman raised and Ian Johns defended his big blind.
Johns check-called on a flop of A♥4♠J♠.
The turn brought the 7♥ and Johns check-raised. Bohlman made the call.
The river completed with the 9♥ and Johns slowed down with a check-call. Bohlman tabled A♦9♠ for rivered two pair and was awarded a significant pot.
Scott Bohlman
Hand 3:
Scott Bohlman started the action preflop with a raise and Qinghai Pan raised again on his left. Ian Johns put in a fourth bet from the small blind and Bohlman folded. Pan made the call.
Heads up, the dealer presented the Q♣Q♠2♠. Johns bet and Pan called.
The turn brought the 7♥ and Johns bet again. Pan called again.
The river paired the board again with the 7♣ and Pan folded to Johns third barrel. He went on to say he had aces but didn't show.
After the dealer announced "four-bet" preflop then "three-bet" on the K♥2♣9♣ flop, Dario Alioto in the big blind and Max Hoffman on the button discovered the 6♣ turn where Alioto bet.
Hoffman raised and was called, then Alioto checked the 6♥ turn. Hoffman raised, Alioto called but lost this big pot to Hoffman's flush with Q♣8♣.
