Lucas Johnson: XxXx/5♣J♥5♥
Toby Lewis: XxXx/5♦2♥4♣ - folded on fifth street
Toby Lewis completed and Lucas Johnson defended his bring-in.
Johnson called a bet from Lewis on fourth street and thend led out for a bet after pairing his five on fifth street. Lewis let his hand go after a bit of thought and Johnson dragged the pot.
Sterling Lopez: XxXx/A♠8♥K♠- folded on fifth street
Koji Fujimoto: XxXx/9♦8♦10♦
Sterling Lopez completed, Koji Fujimoto two-bet, and Lopez called once the action was back on him. Lopez check-called when Fujimoto bet on fourth street, and he checked again on fifth street.
Fujimoto tossed in another bet, and Lopez mucked his five cards to end the hand.
Matthew Rosen limped in from the small blind, and Nikolay Fal checked his option in the big blind. Each player took three cards on the draw. Rosen bet after the draw, and Fal called.
Rosen needed one card on the second draw, while Fal drew two. Another bet and call followed, after which both players stood pat. Rosen tossed in a final bet after the draw, and Fal quickly called.
Rosen tabled 8x6x5x4x2x for an eight-six, and Fal showed his 8x7x4x3x2x before it was added to the muck.
A few hands later, Fal open-raised his button and called when Toby Lewis three-bet in the small blind. Lewis drew one card, Fal changed two, and the action checked through after.
They then each took one new card before both checked again, and one more card was tossed in by each player on the final draw.
Lewis bet after the draw, and Fal spent a few moments in the tank before he called off. Lewis showed 9x8x7x5x4x for a nine-low.
"Nine good," Fal stated as he tossed his cards into the muck. His Qx6x5x3x2x was retrieved, officially eliminating Fal from the tournament.
Matthew Rosen: 8♣6♣5♣/7♣3♦9♥6♠
Sterling Lopez: 9♠7♦4♦/8♥4♠5♥9♣
Sterling Lopez completed and called a raise from Matthew Rosen.
Lopez called a bet from Rosen on fourth street and then bet after being checked to on fifth. Rosen called.
Both players checked on sixth street and then Rosen raised all in facing a bet from Lopez on seventh.
Lopez put in a reluctant call and Rosen tabled his hole cards for a straight with a low. Lopez showed he held two pair and Rosen was awarded the double-up.
Dave Stann raised under the gun. Ryan Miller called all-in in the cutoff for 165,000, and David Prociak came along from the small blind.
Prociak and Stann checked the K♣4♣8♣ flop and 3♥ turn. Prociak also checked the 5♥ river, after which Stann fired a bet. Prociak instantly folded his cards, and Stann showed A♣10♣6♥2♦ for the nut low and a straight to the six.
Miller's A♥Q♠10♦3♦ was tabled before he left the tournament area to pick up his payout.
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Toby Lewis: XxXx/A♦4♦10♦A♠/Xx- folded on seventh street
Sterling Lopez: XxXx/K♦7♣K♠A♣/Xx
Toby Lewis bet on sixth street with an open pair of aces, and Sterling Lopez called with an open pair of kings. Lewis bet again on seventh street, and Lopez threw in a raise after some thinking.
Lewis spent several minutes in the tank before he found a fold, seeing the sizable pot shipped to Lopez.