Level: 21
Fixed Limit Games: 15,000/30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
The remaining players have been sent on their final 15-minute break of the night. When they return, they will play two more levels of one hour before the survivors bag up.
2-7 Triple Draw
Scott Lake raised first to act and Jude Arena defended his big blind.
Arena drew one and Lake drew two on the first draw. Lake then called a bet from Arena.
On the second draw, Arena stood pat and Lake drew one. Arena bet, Lake raised, Arena three-bet, and Lake called.
Both players stood pat on the end and Arena bet. Lake thought a while and decided to just call.
Arena fanned out 7x6x5x3x2x and Lake showed 7x6x4x3x2x for number two to claim the pot.
2-7 Triple Draw
Nick Guagenti limped in from the small blind, after which Nikolay Fal raised in the big blind. Guagenti called and drew two cards before Fal drew one card.
They then both checked and drew one card on the second draw, after which the action checked through again. On the final draw, Guagenti stood pat and bet out, and Fal raised after drawing one card.
Guagenti tossed in a quick call, but he mucked his cards when Fal tabled 8x5x4x3x2x for a perfect eight-low.
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Seven Card Stud
Jake Schwartz: XxXx/9♥A♦J♠J♦/Xx
Eddie Blumenthal: K♣Q♣2♦/3♦K♠10♦K♦
Ryan Miller: XxXx/5♣10♣K♥ - folded on fifth street
Jake Schwartz bet on fifth street, Eddie Blumenthal called, and Ryan Miller folded. Both Schwartz and Blumenthal made open pairs on sixth street, where Schwartz called a bet from Blumenthal.
Blumenthal bet again on seventh street, and Schwartz called off while claiming aces-up. Blumenthal turned over three kings, however, and was awarded the sizable pot.
Stud Hi-Lo
Ivan Zhechev: A♦Q♣Q♦/4♠4♦7♠Q♥
John Monnette: XxXx/3♣9♦K♥7♣/Xx
Ivan Zhechev completed and called a raise from John Monnette.
Monnette proceeded to call bets from Zhechev on every street and Zhechev tabled two queens in the hole for a full house. Monnette scooped up his cards sent them into the muck — conceding the large pot to Zhechev.
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