On the turn of a board that showed 5♣8♠6♠9♠ and with around 14,000 in the middle, Steven Buckner jammed from middle position and the action was on Tarun Goyal. The bet was for Goyal's remaining 18,000, and after thinking for a few minutes, Goyal called.
Tarun Goyal: 7♣4♣
Steven Buckner: K♠9♦
Goyal had a straight, but Buckner could still hit a spade on the river to eliminate Goyal just before the dinner break. The river was a blank, allowing Goyal to earn the crucial double-up.
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.
From the cutoff, Tony Hoang raised to 1,200, with Robert Pastore calling on the button and Phi Nguyen calling from the small blind. Paz Shkalim squeezed it up to 6,500 from the big blind, with only Hoang and Nguyen calling.
Three players saw the dealer fan out a flop of K♠2♣4♠. Nguyen started out with a check, and Shkalim put out a continuation-bet of 5,500. Again, Hoang, and Nguyen called.
The 2♦ turn checked through as did the 8♣ river. Nguyen was the first to show and revealed top pair with K♥10♥ for a pair of kings. Shkalim and Hoang mucked, allowing Nguyen to pull in the pot.
Wai Kiat Lee and Naor Slobodskoy had put 30,000 chips in the pot when the 5♥Q♥J♣J♥K♠ completed board was on the table. Lee bet 18,500 from the big blind, and, after some thought, Slobodskoy tossed in a calling chip.
Lee showed AxAx for aces and jacks, but Slobodskoy was playing a full house with his Q♠Q♦, awarding him the pot.
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.
Samuel Bifarella three-bet to 5,800 in the small blind and received calls from Judith Bielan in middle position and He Zhou in the hijack.
All three players checked the Q♥6♦5♦ flop. Bifarella then led out for 7,000 on the 3♣ turn and Bielan raised to 20,000. Zhou got out of the way, but Bifarella came back with an all-in shove.
"Do you really have a set of queens?" Bielan asked as she went deep into the tank. She had around 35,000 remaining and spent several minutes considering the decision.
"Ace-queen of diamonds? What do you think I have?" she asked Bifarella.
"Threes?" Bifarella replied.
Bielan ended up folding and Bifarella asked her if she wanted him to show one card. Bielan nodded and Bifarella turned over the K♥ as he took the pot.
The action started with a raise to 1,300 by Nicholas Mandryk and one opponent called. Paul Spitzberg then squeezed to 5,600 in the cutoff and Mandryk four-bet to 13,500, the third player in the hand folded. Spitzberg came along with a healthy pot already developed.
On the K♣3♠3♥ flop, Mandryk bet 5,000 and Spitzberg raised to 20,000, Mandryk jammed and Spitzberg called but was not too happy about it.
Nicholas Mandryk: A♣A♠
Paul Spitzberg: A♥K♦
The J♠ turn and 6♠ river brought no upset and Mandryk doubled for 47,100.
Jimmy Heurtematte raised to 1,100 in the cutoff before Ricard Gonzalez three-bet to 3,500 on the button. Heurtematte then four-bet to 14,000 and Gonzalez moved all in. Heurtematte called so quickly that he sent his chips splashing over the table.
Ricard Gonzalez: J♥J♠
Jimmy Heurtematte: K♠K♦
Heurtematte had Gonzalez crushed with his kings as the flop came Q♥3♥5♥. The turn, though, was the J♣ to give Gonzalez a set. The Q♠ river improved Gonzalez to a full house and Heurtematte shot up from his seat to make his exit, but a recount of the chips showed Gonzalez had 33,800 remaining and Heurtematte had him covered by just 1,000. Heurtematte snapped a photo of the board before sitting back down.
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