Limits: 3000-6000
Julio Belluscio raised in the hijack, Peter Placey three-bet on the button, Belluscio called.
Belluscio check-raised on a flop of A♥3♦8♦, Placey bet-called. Belluscio bet when the J♦ hit the turn, Placey announced all in, Belluscio snap-called.
Peter Placey: A♣Q♣
Julio Belluscio: 8♥8♣
Placey soon realised he was drawing dead, and the 3♥ completed the run out.
Sean Troha raised in the cutoff and Xixiang Luo flatted on the button.
The flop came 10♣9♦J♥ and Troha check-called a bet from Luo, bringing the 2♦ turn.
Troha check-called again and the river landed the 8♦. Troha checked for a third time and Luo bet.
Troha looked back at his cards before tossing them into the muck. He was left with just 5,000 after the hand, and was seen exiting the tournament area shortly after.
Noah Boeken raised under the gun, Bradley Salhus three-bet on the button, and Barny Boatman four-bet in the small blind. Boeken called, Salhus five-bet, Boatman called, and Boeken called.
The flop came K♠9♠Q♥ and it checked to Salhus who bet. Boatman called, Boeken raised, Salhus called to put himself at risk, and Boatman called.
On the 7♦ turn, Boatman check-called, bringing the 6♣ river where he check-called once more.
Boeken tabled K♠Q♠ for two pair, kings and queens, besting the A♠K♣ of Boatman. Salhus stood up from his seat and tossed his cards into the muck.
Action folded around to Robert Klein in the small blind who raised and Thor Morstoel three-bet in the big blind. Klein called the two saw a flop of A♠J♥6♦.
Klein check-raised and Morstoel called with only 3,500 behind. The turn landed the 3♣ and Klein bet, putting Morstoel all in who made the call.
Thor Morstoel: K♦K♣
Robert Klein: A♦9♣
The 10♦ river offered no help to Morstoel and he was sent to the rail.
Yi Klassen raised under the gun, Mark Klecan three-bet from the cutoff, and Jason Vanstrom called on the button. Klassen also made the call.
The flop came 3♠6♥4♦, and action checked to Vanstrom, who put out a bet. Both Klassen and Klecan called.
On the 7♠ turn, it checked to Vanstrom again, who continued his aggression. Klassen called, but Klecan raised. Vanstrom responded by moving all in, and both Klassen and Klecan called.
The 2♠ river completed the board. Klassen checked, and Klecan fired one last bet, which Klassen quickly folded to.
Vanstrom tabled A♠A♣, but Klecan revealed 5♥5♣ for a turned straight to scoop the massive pot and eliminate Vanstrom.
Cody Rich raised in the cutoff and Terrence Walsh three-bet from the big blind. Rich made the call.
The flop came 2♥A♦5♥, Walsh bet and Rich called, bringing the 6♥ turn.
Walsh checked, Rich bet, and Walsh moved all in for his remaining 2,700. Rich quickly called.
Terrence Walsh: Q♣Q♠
Cody Rich: A♠8♣
The river landed the J♣ and Rich's pair of aces sent Walsh packing.
Catching the action on a flop of 3♣10♥3♥ and with Graham Mathews all-in for around 2,000. Xixiang Luo and Qiang Xu had called to see the 10♣ appear on the turn. Luo bet from under the gun, and Xu raised from the hijack. Luo called.
The 6♥ fell on the river and Luo bet. Xu raised all in for his last 3,000, which Luo called. Mathews showed ace-high with AxQx, Luo revealed a flush with Q♥7♥, but Xu had a boat holding A♠10♠. Mathews headed to the rail, while Xu more than doubled up.