Dario Dussan Guzman opened to 5,000 from the hijack with A♥9♣ and Daniel Negreanu three-bet to 13,500 from the button with Q♦Q♣. Guzman mucked his hand and the pot was pushed to Negreanu.
Dario Dussan Guzman opened to 5,000 from the hijack with A♥9♣ and Daniel Negreanu three-bet to 13,500 from the button with Q♦Q♣. Guzman mucked his hand and the pot was pushed to Negreanu.
Kenneth Hicks got the action rolling from the hijack, but Noah Goldman wasn’t letting him get away that easily. Goldman put in a three-bet to 14,500 from the cutoff, only for Hicks to ramp up the pressure with a four-bet to 40,000. Goldman took a moment, then made the call to take a flop.
The K♣7♠K♦ flop didn’t inspire much confidence from either player, and both opted to check it down.
The passive line continued through the 10♠ turn and 9♣ river, sending the hand straight to showdown.
Goldman tabled Q♣Q♦, good for kings and queens, and that was more than enough to take it down as Hicks mucked his cards.
Joshua Hillock raised to 5,000 from the hijack, and only Katherine Porrello called, defending her big blind.
The dealer spread a 6♥8♣A♦ flop, and Hillcock continued for 3,500, which Porrello check-called.
Porrello checked for a second time on the 10♦ turn, and Hillcock turned up the heat with a bet of 15,500. Undeterred, Porrello called again.
The dealer then burned and turned the K♦ river, and when checked to for a third time, Hillcock took one look back at his cards before checking back.
Hillcock tabled Q♥9♥ for queen-high, and Porrell showed she could beat that with her 10♠7♣ for one pair.
Action was on a completed board of 10♠6♥5♥7♦5♦ and with 60,000 in the middle, Daniel Sindelar had moved all in for 79,000.
His opponent was Ryan Ramsdell who contemplated his decision before sliding a single chip out to call.
Sindelar tabled 10♦10♥ for tens full, with Ramsdell revealing 3♠3♣ for two pair and mucking his hand.
William Leunis checked from under the gun with the board showing Q♣A♦7♦8♣ and Miltiadis Kyriakides bet 18,000 from the cutoff. Leunis didn't take long to make the call with just 35,000 behind.
Leunis checked for the last time upon seeing the 6♦ river, and Kyriakides immediately bet enough to put Leunis all in. Leunis snap-folded and Kyriakides asked: "What did you have?", Leunis responded by asking Kyriakides the same thing "What did you have?". Kyriakides didn't reply. Instead, he just added the chips to his stack.
Samuel Gruber raised to 34,000 from late position and on the button, Tom Fuchs called.
The flop rolled out 7♠4♠5♥ and both players checked to the turn 4♥ where Gruber check-called an all in bet for 2,500.
Samuel Gruber: 9♣8♣
Tom Fuchs: A♥A♠
Gruber was drawing to a straight to survive, but it did not materialize on the river 4♦ and Gruber became one of the day's first eliminations.
Brian Rast raised to 5,500 and Narongsak Dhanjaichon three-bet from the button to 15,000.
The blinds folded and with action back on Rast he four-bet all in for around 105,000. Dhanjaichon called.
Brian Rast: A♠Q♥
Narongsak Dhanjaichon: A♥A♦
Rast had run into the pocket aces of Dhanjaichon and received no help on the 10♥6♣2♠9♣4♦ board and was eliminated.
Gary Margolis announced all in for 500 chips from early position, Phua Wei on this direct left raised to 6,000, Pierce Mckellar called in the big blind.
Wei bet 3,000 when the flop came 7♥2♥10♥, Mckellar check-called. Both players decided to check on the 4♣ turn, and Mckellar led for 7,000 on the 5♦ river, Wei snap-folded.
Margolis tabled king-high with K♥8♣, but could not beat the two pair of Mckellar with 7♦4♦ and he was unfortunately eliminated.
Brandon Fishman raised to 5,000 and the action folded to Michael Estes on the button, who pushed all-in for 18,000. The blinds both folded and Fishman reluctantly called.
Michael Estes: J♦9♦
Brandon Fishman: Q♥10♥
The 10♣6♠6♦2♦8♠ board changed nothing and Estes was sent to the rail early on Day 3.
Ian Crampton opened to 5,000 from the button and Caetano Rufino three-bet shoved for 34,500 from the small blind. Crampton called with a covering stack to put Rufino at risk.
Caetano Rufino: A♠J♦
Ian Crampton: A♣Q♦
Rufino was in rough shape against a bigger ace but the A♦4♠J♥ flop gave him top two pair, leaving Crampton drawing to just three outs. No queens materialized on the 2♠ turn or 6♣ river and Rufino doubled up.