With the pot sitting at 12,000, the flop read 6♣Q♥4♠ and Olivier Busquet led out from the big blind for 2,000. Konstantin Aleksandrov called from middle position, and the players saw the 6♥ drop on the turn.
Busquet now bet out for 7,000 and Aleksandrov called. Both players checked the 3♥ on the river, Aleksandrov tabled K♦J♠ for top pair and was shipped the pot as Busquet sheepishly turned over his A♣10♣
Yuichi Sumida raised to 1,000 in middle position, Gaurav Makkar flatted on the button, and Brian Etheridge three-bet to 3,200 in the small blind. Sumida called and Makkar got out of the way.
The flop came 9♠J♠3♦ and Etheridge continued with a bet of 4,500. Sumida called, bringing the 7♦ turn.
Etheridge didn't slow down and fired out a bet of 8,500, prompting Sumida to give up his hand.
Kenneth Milano raised to 700 from under the gun, and Michael Leib then three-bet to 2,100 from the button. The rest of the table folded, and Milano made the call.
Action checked to the river on a 5♥9♠5♠3♦4♥ runout. Milano bet 2,600, Lieb called, and was shown 9♣9♦, which he could not beat.
Many notable players have been spotted during Level 1 of Event #68
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Terry Fleischer studied the board 3♥A♣2♥10♦A♦ for some time before making a call on Lirui Zhang all-in of 10,500 chips.
"This is the worst call in the world," Fleischer said, as he slid chips forward.
Zhang took those chips and the pot with A♠Q♣.
Action went three-ways to the turn in a hand between Michael Gathy in the hijack, Rudy Mamo in the small blind, and Richard Phillips in the big blind.
With 1,700 in the pot and the board reading 5♣J♣8♦4♦, Mamo bet 1,000, Phillips raised to 2,000, and Gathy folded. Mamo called and the river landed the 2♣.
Mamo checked and Phillips continued with a bet of 3,000. Mamo thought for a moment before tossing his cards into the muck.
Erik Salaiz raised to 600 from late position, and Timothee Rey called from the cutoff. Bryn Clarke, who was short-stacked, then moved all-in from the big blind for his last 2,400, and both players called.
The flop came 2♠2♦6♥, Salaiz check-called Rey's 2,500 bet, and the players saw the K♥ come on the turn, to which they both checked.
The river brought the Q♥ and now Salaiz bet out for 4,500. Rey folded and Salaiz tabled 3♥4♥ for runner-runner flush, which crushed Clarke's Q♠9♣ and sent him to the rail.
Jeff Platt raised to 500 under the gun and Duy Duong three-bet to 1,300 on the button. Platt made the call.
On the flop of 8♦5♥10♥, Platt check-called a bet of 1,000 from Duong, bringing the 6♥ turn.
Platt check-called again, this time for 2,200. The 9♣ landed on the river and action went check-check.
Platt tabled 7♣7♥ for a rivered straight, besting the A♦A♣ of Duong.
After being the first person to bust out of the event, Brian Etheridge has come back quickly.
Etheridge picked up a stack of chips in a hand between him and [Removed:658].
We pick up action on the river, with the board reading 10♠4♥6♠7♣Q♥. Galiana bet 22,000. Etheridge made the immediate call and turned over K♠K♦.
Galiana didn't show, as the kings had him beat.
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