With Q♦8♥10♠ showing on the flop, Rosen Apostolov bet 12,000 chips in the big blind. Omar Mehmood raised to 37,500.
Apostolov came over the top all in, and Mehmood was quick to call.
Rosen Apostolov: Q♠Q♣
Omar Mehmood: 10♥10♣
Mehmood was on the bottom bunk of a set-over-set, but saved by the runout of 4♦10♦, giving him four of a kind on the river.
Niall Farrell and David Van Noy were battling in the blinds when Farrell bet 4,200 into the 6,400 pot on the A♣7♠6♠ flop. Van Noy called to the 4♠ turn, where Farrell sized up to 7,300.
Van Noy flicked in another call. The river fell the K♣, and Farrell spent some time in the tank before electing to make another bet of 7,300.
Van Noy quickly grabbed a raise of 33,000, and Farrell instantly picked up his cards to toss them into the muck.
Conor O' Rourke opened to 1,600 under the gun and got a three-bet from the player immediately to his left, Randall Yasny to 6,000. When action went back to him, O' Rourke called taking them to see a flop.
The dealer flopped 5♣Q♣5♥. Yasny check-called O' Rourke's bet of 2,400.
Both players knuckled the turn A♦ and river 5♦. O' Rourke turned over J♥J♦ prompting Yasny to muck his hand.
The action of the hand was recounted by the table after the fact.
Thomas Meehan and Justin Gardenhire saw the 8x7x4x flop before the rest of Meehan's chips found their way into the middle, at risk against Gardenhire.
Thomas Meehan: 9x9x
Justin Gardenhire: 8x8x
Meehan held on overpair to the board but Gardenhire flopped top set. The JxQx runout could not save Meehan, and he was sent to the exit, but not without the support of his Michigan poker club and many others after an inspiring run.
Philippe Noble raised from under the gun to 1,600, and action was folded around to Riva Arthur on the button who three-bet to 5,500. Noble called.
The flop came K♠Q♣9♥, and Noble checked to Arthur who continued for 3,500. Noble called. The turn brought the 10♠, and again Noble checked to Arthur, who bet out for 6,000. Again, Noble flat-called.
Both players checked the 2♠ river, and Noble flipped over 10♦10♥ for a turned set, and Arthur's cards were sent to the muck, and the pot sent to Noble.
Raymond Dolan started the action in late position with a 1,800 bet and got three callers in Joshua Field in cutoff, and the blinds: William Kiser and Ryan Harris.
The quartet saw the flop of Q♦3♦5♠. After the blinds checked, Dolan shoved all-in for 15,500, which seemed to be enough to get three consecutive folds after.
Four players saw a flop of 6♥9♦7♥, and Lucas Cullen bet 2,000 from the small blind. Jeffrey Zigulis called from the big blind, as did Brian Ksenak sitting under the gun. Alan Keating folded the button.
The 3♠ turn saw Cullen check, Zigulis bet 6,000 and both Ksenak and Cullen called.
Action checked to Ksenak who bet 12,000 on the A♥ river. Cullen folded, with Zigulis making the call.
Ksenak showed K♥Q♥ having rivered the heart flush, leaving Zigulis to muck.
Ksenak sat back with a healthy stack, having build it quickly after buying into the tournament this morning at the start of Day 2.
Dmytro Bystrovzorov checked from the small blind to Antonio Saez in early position. Saez bet 5,000 on the 4♠2♥2♣8♦ turn, which Bystrovzorov raised to 15,000.
After some deliberation, Saez called to the 3♥ river. Bystrovzorov moved in his remaining 27,000 chips, sending Saez into another tank.
"Will you show me if I fold?" Saez asked, but he got no response.
Eventually, Saez passed his cards to the dealer, giving up on the pot. Bystrovzorov tabled 7♦6♥ for just seven-high, which received him some compliments from the table.
In a classic preflop race, Kevin Rand got his stack into the middle against Hirotaka Fukatsu and needed his premium pair to hold in the following showdown.
Kevin Rand: Q♠Q♦
Hirotaka Fukatsu: A♣K♠
The K♣8♣4♠ flop propelled Fukatsu into the lead, which grew further with the A♥ on the turn. The river was the 10♦ and that spelled the end for Rand.
Shahabaldin Shirazi started the action with 1,800 from middle position. Kyosuke Nagami in cutoff and Bradley Berman in the big blind called to see the flop.
The flop came 3♣K♠4♦. After action passed to him, Nagami fired 1,600. Berman decided to stay on while Shirazi had seen enough.
The turn A♠ got Berman to lead with 4,500. Nagami took a few seconds before folding his hand and conceding the pot to Berman.
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