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Ernest Bush opened to 6,000. Tricia Drago called from middle position. Michael Moncek wanted more chips in the pot and chose to jam for 75,000. Bush called, and Drago folded as Moncek was at risk.
Michael Moncek: Q♠6♠
Ernest Bush: A♣6♣
Moncek was well behind preflop, but that changed in a hurry when he outflopped his opponent when it came Q♥J♦K♦. Bush was still alive with a straight draw and his overcard, but the Q♣ turn changed that when Moncek spiked trip queens.
The A♦ river was not enough as Moncek doubled.
There were roughly 80,000 chips in the pot on a board of 10♣Q♦2♦10♠.
Christopher Nguyen who was in the cutoff checked to Raoul Kanme who was on the button. Kanme put Nguyen all in for roughly 80,000 and Nguyen snap called.
Christopher Nguyen: A♣10♦
Raoul Kanme: K♠J♣
No luck for Kanme as the river was the 4♠.
Kenneth Hirose came in for a raise to 6,000 from the cutoff and Sergio Fernandez three-bet the button to 16,500. Hirose jammed, and Fernandez called his stack of around 85,500 off.
Sergio Fernandez: A♠K♥
Kenneth Hirose: A♦Q♥
Fernandez looked poised to double up to over the starting stack, and that was almost guaranteed after the K♦K♠3♣ flop gave him trip kings.
A Q♠ on the turn cemented Fernandez's double-up, as the 4♥ to complete the board was irrelevant.
Phong Nguyen opened to 6,500 from early position before Kristen Foxen came along with a call from the cutoff.
Nguyen continued for 18,000 on the 9♠4♣3♦ flop, which led to another call from Foxen.
The J♦ did not deter Nguyen. He bet 27,000, and Foxen put in the call.
Nguyen opted to shove for his remaining 45,000 on the 2♥ river. Foxen gave it brief consideration before she folded to award Nguyen the pot.
Barry Woods opened to 6,000 from under the gun and was called by Hui Chen in the cutoff and Lander Lijo in the big blind.
Woods bet 7,000 on the 8♥Q♠6♠ flop after Lijo checked from the big blind. Chen called, and Lijo folded.
The 9♥ turn did not slow Woods down as he opted to bet 25,000. Chen called.
Woods shoved for 123,000 on the 3♦ river. Chen went into the tank and asked for a count before he decided on a call.
Woods showed J♠J♣, as Chen let out a sigh and mucked his hand.
After two checks from the blinds on the 6♠Q♣7♣ flop, Nevan Chang bet around 15,000 from middle position. Franck Makaci called in the small blind before Chad Lipton raised it up to 35,000 from the big blind. Chang folded, but Makaci called.
Makaci knuckled the table when he saw the 9♦ turn, and Lipton continued for 40,000. Makaci quickly check-jammed for around 125,000, which Lipton called.
Franck Makaci: Q♥9♣
Chad Lipton: 7♠7♦
Lipton flopped a set against the two pair of Makaci. A 3♠ on the river was a brick, and Makaci headed to the rail.
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic raised to 6,000 in early position, Adrian Mateos called in the big blind.
Mateos decided to lead for 5,000 when the flop came 4♠5♠7♦, Kaladjurdjevic raised to 14,000, Mateos called.
Kaladjurdjevic did not slow down on the 2♣ once Mateos checked, Kaladjurdjevic fired out a bet of 20,000, Mateos folded.
Kevin Nee came in for a raise on the button and then called the 40,500 shove of Victor Espinal in the small blind.
Victor Espinal: K♦Q♠
Kevin Nee: K♠J♠
Espinal had the higher kicker, and that proved necessary on the 9♥4♥10♦2♠5♣ runout, as his king-queen high remained best, earning him the much-needed double-up.