Limits: 4,000-8,000
James Obst raised in the hijack and Daniel Negreanu three-bet in the small blind. Yueqi Zhu, playing his first hand after just registering, then four-bet in the big blind, and both opponents called.
Action checked to Obst on the K♣Q♦J♥ flop and he bet. Negreanu then raised and Zhu folded, while Obst called.
Negreanu led out with a bet on the 6♣ turn, and Obst raised. Negreanu called to the K♦ river, where he bet again. Obst just called this time, and Negreanu turned over Q♠Q♥ for a rivered full house.
Obst let out a deep sigh as he mucked. "Seems like a straight," Negreanu said.
"I should've come in after the break," Zhu lamented.
Jesse Lonis completed from the small blind and Dong Chen raised the big blind. Lonis called.
Lonis check-called a bet from Chen on the 6♠K♦10♠ flop.
Lonis checked once the K♣ arrived on the turn, and Chen bet. Lonis raised, which Chen called.
A 9♠ hit the river and Lonis bet. Chen called and Lonis revealed a flush with 4♠3♠, which was good enough to win him the pot.
Noah Bronstein bet from the button on a flop of 3♠K♣8♣ and Brian Rast raised in the big blind. Bronstein called, and they saw the Q♣ fall on the turn.
Rast then bet, and Bronstein called. Rast slowed down and checked the 5♠ river, then folded when Bronstein bet.
At another table, Phil Hellmuth bet from the hijack on a board of 3♥8♠2♠J♦ and Marco Johnson raised in the big blind. Hellmuth called, and the 7♣ fell on the river.
Johnson then bet, and Hellmuth called. Johnson showed [Jhs9h] for a pair of jacks, and Hellmuth mucked as he lost half of his stack within a few minutes of taking his seat.
James Obst raised the cutoff and Daniel Negreanu three-bet from the small blind. Obst called to see the 8♠10♥K♥ flop.
Negreanu bet and Obst raised, which Negreanu called. The 7♣ arrived on the turn, and Negreanu check-called a bet from Obst.
Negreanu checked for the final time on the 9♣ river before Obst bet. Negreanu raised, and Obst begrudgingly called.
Negreanu turned over A♣J♣ for a rivered straight, causing Obst to muck.
Dan Cates raised in the hijack and John Racener called in the small blind. Charles Thomas then three-bet in the big blind, and Cates four-bet. Both opponents called.
Thomas bet on the [h7s6h] flop and Cates and Racener both called. Thomas then bet his last chips on the J♣ turn, and Cates called. Racener then raised, Cates reraised, and Racener called.
Cates bet again on the 4♦ river. "I have a really strong hand. I should raise," Racener said as he just called, turning over 7♣7♦ for a set. Thomas mucked A♠K♠ and headed off to the rail, while Cates also mucked his hand and Racener scooped the massive pot.
Robert Mizrachi raised under the gun and Dong Chen three-bet the big blind. Mizrachi called.
Chen bet on the A♣2♦9♠ flop and Mizrachi called.
Chen bet for a second time on the 3♠ turn, and again, Mizrachi called.
The J♠ river checked through and Chen sheepishly turned over K♥6♥ for a bluff. Mizrachi revealed 10♠10♦ for a pair of tens to win the pot.
Three players saw the flop come down 3♠K♠6♦. Dan Cates bet from the small blind and Angelo Karimalis called from under the gun. John Racener raised from the hijack, which only Cates called.
Cates check-called Racener's bet on the 5♠ turn and the J♥ completed the board. Cates checked and then folded when Racener bet.
Kyle Ray bet from the cutoff on a flop of K♥7♦3♥ and Maximilian Schindler raised under the gun. Ray called.
Schindler checked the Q♥ turn and Ray bet. Schindler called, then called again when Ray bet on the A♠ river. Ray then showed A♣A♥ for a set, and Schindler mucked.
At another table, Gus Hansen bet from under the gun on a board of 6♦7♠A♥A♠ and James Obst raised in the big blind. Hansen then reraised, and Obst called.
Hansen bet on the Q♠ river, and Obst called. Hansen turned over 9♠8♠ for a flush, and Obst mucked.