On a completed board of Q♣A♠3♣A♣7♠, Mykola Kostyrko checked from the big blind, and Dimitar Danchev bet 3,500 from the hijack.
Kostyrko didn't take long to make the call, but was forced to muck after Danchev tabled K♠Q♥ for two pair, queens and the aces on board.
Thomas Pinaud squeezed to 7,000 out of the small blind and was called only by Peter Patricio in the hijack, which led them to the 7♣6♦2♠ flop. Pinaud checked and subsequently check-raised from 3,600 to 12,000 for Patricio to quickly call. They checked the J♥ turn and the J♠ river paired the board.
Pinaud checked again and Patricio's chunky bet of 80,100 forced out the French player.
Jovan Kenjic raised to 1,400 from middle position, Aldo Salerno called one seat to his left, which tempted the small blind in too, and Blake Bohn closed out the preflop action with a call in the big blind.
All four players checked on the 7♣A♦3♠ flop, which saw Bohn lead out for 1,600 when given the chance on the 7♠ turn. Salerno called, but the other two players folded.
The 2♠ completed the board, and the action checked through. Bohn tabled the winner with A♣8♣, and Salerno showed his 8♠8♦.
The camera crews were waiting nearby when Jason Koon pushed for 7,100 in the hijack. All players behind folded to Kent Lacob in the big blind who reluctantly called.
"Do you have king-queen?" Koon asked.
Lacob replied, "no, much worse."
Jason Koon: A♦3♦ 
Kent Lacob: J♦9♣
The lead of Koon became shakier on the 8♣7♦6♠ flop but he held up thanks to the Q♥ turn and Q♦ river.
Brian Appell opened to 2,300 from under the gun and Tyler Phillips was in the small blind and asked how much Appell had behind him before raising to 7,000. Appell moved all in, putting himself at risk for his last 10,600 and Phillips snap-called.
Brian Appell: K♣9♥
Tyler Phillips: 6♠6♦
Appell was behind when the cards were flipped, but he found a nine in the window on the 3♥3♦9♦ flop.
The 8♦ turn and 10♠ river didn't change the standings and Appell locked up the double.
This hand was picked up on the flop of 6♦9♣A♦. Joe Cada checked his option out of the big blind before Greg Merson put out a bet of 1,500 from middle position. Joshua Abady called from the hijack, but Jeremy Bowman had other plans as he re-raised to 3,000 on the button.
Cada got out of the way with a fold. Merson raised the price even further when he three-bet to 8,000. Abady folded, while Bowman stayed in the hand with a call.
The J♥ turn led to a check from Merson. Bowman took the initiative with a wager of 11,000. Merson wasted little time making the fold as Bowman took down the pot.
Heads-up on a completed board of K♣Q♣7♥9♠5♦ with a large pot already in the middle, Michael Rocco checked from the small blind and Floyd McMurray bet 25,000.
Rocco then moved all in for 43,600 total and McMurray called with a covering stack.
Rocco tabled J♣10♣ for the nuts and McMurray showed he held A♣K♥, awarding the double-up to Rocco.
Billy Baxter raised to 1,300 in early position, which only Alexander Baek called in middle position.
Baxter continued for 1,500 on a 7♦Q♥3♠ flop, which Baek called before the 9♣ turn checked through.
The K♠ completed the board, and Baxter bet 3,000. Baek took a couple of minutes to formulate a plan, and ultimately chose to fold.
From middle position, Raphael Bilger limped in before Jason Koon raised to 1,800 from a few seats over. Bilger came along with a call.
The dealer fanned a monotone 9♣3♣5♣ flop, and Bilger check-called Koon's continuation-bet of 1,200.
Both players checked the A♣ turn before the 5♥ completed the board. Bilger led out for 4,000, sending Koon, who had just 5,200 behind, into the tank.
Koon mulled it over for a while before eventually deciding to fold, surrendering the pot to Bilger.
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