Around 90,000 was in the middle as Seymour Ogeare and Sanjay Mayekar went to the river on a completed board of 2♥A♥A♣7♥9♥, Ogeare then moved all in, putting Mayekar to a decision for the rest of his 30,000.
"I think you have kings with the king of hearts," Mayekar said. Ogeare remained silent with the collar of his sweater covering his face as Mayekar took more than five minutes. A tablemate finally called the clock, and the countdown had nearly run out before Mayekar committed his last chips.
His suspicions proved correct, as Ogeare showed K♥K♦ for a flush. Mayekar tossed A♠K♠ into the muck as he made his way to the exit.
"That has to be the biggest pot of the day. Almost 200K," a tablemate said after the hand.
Peter Da at the same table then recalled the action when he busted Naseem Salem earlier. According to Da, Salem had raised to 900 in early position and a player in the hijack three-bet to 1,800. Da four-bet to 4,700 and Salem five-bet to 16,000. Only Da called.
The flop came 9♦6♦2♦ and Salem continued for 7,000. Da called and a Qx fell on the turn. Saleem then moved all in and Da tanked for a few minutes until he had the clock called on him.
Da ended up calling for 25,500 with AxQ♦, while Salem had KxJ♦. The river was another diamond to give both players a flush, but Da won the pot with his queen to send Salem to the rail.
Cole Pearce raised to 1,400 in early position before Alan Carr three-bet to 4,000 in middle position. Diogo Ferreira then four-bet to 9,500 in the big blind and Pearce stuck in his last 4,500. Carr then reshoved for around 60,000 and Ferreira gave it some thought before folding, saying he had two jacks.
Cole Pearce: 4♠4♣
Alan Carr: K♣K♥
"I like my chances," Pearce said after finding out he had run into Carr's kings. The 9♦6♣6♥9♠6♠ board provided no help, and Carr ended up with a full house to send Pearce to the rail.
Paulina Loeliger was in middle position with a raise of 4,000 in front of her before Kenny Sung reraised to 15,000 in the cutoff. The table folded back to Loeliger and she called.
The flop came 10♥10♦5♠ and Sung moved all in for around 25,000. Loeliger quickly called to put him at risk.
Kenny Sung: K♦J♥
Paulina Loeliger: Q♠Q♥
Sung was looking for a king to stay alive against Loeliger's queens as the 10♠ turn improved her to a full house. The river was the 6♠ and Loeliger secured the pot to send Sung to the rail.
Jesse Capps was recently spotted in this section, but with only three ducks in front of him. "I had a lot more ducks, but the dealer told me to take them off the table," he said.
Mohamed Benohod was all in and at risk against Eder Murata, with the cards on their backs.
Mohamed Benohod: A♣K♣
Eder Murata: 9♥9♦
The classic flip saw both players connect on the A♥5♣9♣ flop, as Murata spiked a set. Benohod found top pair and a flush draw, but could not improve further on the 7♠ turn or 6♠ river to end his Main Event.
Guangwu Li limped from under the gun, but Brian Reinhart on the button raised to 2,500. The blinds folded and Li raised the bid to 8,500. Reinhart announced "all-in" and Li called off his last 22,500.
Guangwu Li: K♦K♠
Brian Reinhart: A♠K♣
Reinhart hit top pair on 5♥2♦A♥3♠7♦ to eliminate Li, who remained seated for a moment to film the board.
