Johann Tiemann raised to 12,000 from middle position and was called by Andre Marcano on the button.
The flop came 5♠4♠5♦, Tiemann bet 11,000, and Marcano called.
The turn was the 6♥, this time Tiemann bet 23,000, which got a fold from Marcano.
Johann Tiemann raised to 12,000 from middle position and was called by Andre Marcano on the button.
The flop came 5♠4♠5♦, Tiemann bet 11,000, and Marcano called.
The turn was the 6♥, this time Tiemann bet 23,000, which got a fold from Marcano.
Kelly Lucas, previous surnname Minkin, went all in under the gun for 95,000. Pierce Mckellar made the call from the big blind.
Kelly Lucas: 10♣10♦
Pierce Mckellar: A♣Q♥
The board ran out K♣6♣6♥2♥8♣ and Lucas secured a full double up.
With Christopher Chan and Andrey Kaitmazov already all in, Anthony Koutsos made the decision to join the preflop party.
Christopher Chan: A♦K♥
Andrey Kaitmazov: Q♣Q♠
Anthony Koutsos: A♥K♠
The runout of 10♥6♠5♣7♠10♦ didn't deliver the ace of king that Chan and Koutsos needed, leading out a loud yelp from Kaitmazov, who found new life in tripling his stack with his pocket queens.
Kuowei Kao started the action with a raise to 12,000 and got called by Amin Hosein on the button and Steven Ritchie in the big blind.
The dealer showed A♣8♦K♣ and the three players checked to see a A♠ pair the board on the turn. It checked again to Hosein who bet 17,000 and only Kao made the call.
The J♠ fell on the river and Kao checked again. Hosein bet 40,000 and after a minute, Kao announced all in. Hosein snap-folded.
Steven Snyder opened to 12,000 in late position and got called by Franchesco Yang in cutoff.
The dealer unfurled 3♣4♥Q♣ and both players checked through the turn K♦. Snyder led out with another 12,000 on the river J♠ which Yang called.
Snyder showed Q♠10♦ for a pair on the flop, prompting Yang to throw his hand in the muck pile.
Sean Troha opened from the cutoff to 12,000. Aaron La was on the button and moved all in for his remaining 81,000. Troha called and the cards were flipped.
Aaron La: A♥8♣
Sean Troha: K♣Q♥
The 5♣10♦2♦ flop saw no change and La held with just an Ace on the 5♠ turn and 2♠ river.
It won't be an easy day for either player as they have Ren Lin and Jonathan Tamayo at their table.
Action was picked up with two players with their chips and hand in on a completed board.
Sergio Sanchez: J♥J♣
Ivan Ruban:9♦9♣
Sanchez was ahead from the start but was further strengthened when the board ran 5♣2♣7♦J♦A♥ giving him a set on the turn. Sanchez scooped the pot for a double up leaving Ruban with less than a big blind as the levels changed.
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Fausto Valdez raised to 12,000 from early position, and Stephen Kehoe three-bet to 27,000 next to act. The rest of the table folded, and Valdez made the call.
Action checked through on the 5♥9♠6♣ flop.
The turn was the K♣. Valdez checked, Kehoe bet 33,000, and Valdez called.
Both players checked the 4♠ river. Valdez tabled K♦Q♦, which was good for the win.