Viktor Blom from the hijack and Robert Wells in the cutoff where heads-up in a single-raised pot as Blom led after the first draw and Wells called.
On the second draw, Blom took one and led before Wells took two and raised, which Blom called.
Both drew one on the end, and Blom check-folded to a final bet from Wells.
Patrick Stacey raised on the button, Michael Falk three-bet in the small blind, and Stacey called.
Both players drew two. Falk then bet, and Stacey called.
They each drew one on the second draw and Falk checked to Stacey. He bet, and Falk called and took one. Stacey stood pat.
Stacey then bet again, and Falk quickly tossed his cards away.
PJ Cha raised under the gun and Mark Roland called in the cutoff.
Both players drew two. Cha then bet, and Roland called.
They each took one on the second draw and Cha checked to Roland, who bet. Cha called and took one, while Roland stood pat and bet. Cha quickly tossed two deuces into the muck.
Roland also showed a deuce as he took the pot. "Deuces never lose," Cha said.
Level: 2
Blinds: 400-800
Limits: 800-1,600
Christopher Vitch raised from the hijack and was called by Luke Schwartz on the button and Maximilian Schindler in the big blind.
Schindler drew two, Vitch one, and Schwartz two. Vitch bet and both opponents called.
Schindler still needed two while the others took one. Vitch bet again and both called.
On the final draw, Schindler took two, Vitch was pat, and Schwartz needed one. It checked through as Vitch tabled 8x7x6x3x2x, which was enough for the win.
The next hand, Schwartz raised from the cutoff, Schindler three-bet from the small blind, and Schwartz called.
Schindler drew two and check-called after Schwartz drew one.
The same drawing and betting action took place on the second round.
On the final draw, both players took one as Schindler led, and Schwartz opted to let it go after a small tank.
Allen Kessler raised under the gun and Jon Turner three-bet in the small blind. Kessler called and drew two, while Turner stood pat and bet.
Kessler called and drew two more, and Turner again stood pat and bet. Kessler called.
Turner patted the third draw, and Kessler drew one. Both players checked, and Turner showed 8x7x6x4x3x. Kessler again turned over a pair of sevens as he mucked.
Calvin Anderson joined this table right after this hand. "You're on my first ballot," Kessler told Anderson, voicing his support for Anderson's Hall of Fame candidacy.
Andrew Sellergren raised under the gun and Ronald Moore three-bet on the button. Nam Le called in the big blind, while Sellergren then four-bet. Moore five-bet, and both Le and Sellergren called.
Le drew two, Moore one, and Sellergren stood pat. He then bet, and both opponents called.
Le and Moore each drew one, while Sellergren again stood pat and bet. Moore called, but Le then raised. Sellergren called, and Moore raised. Both Le and Sellergren called.
Le and Sellergren stood pat, while Moore drew one. Le then led out with a bet and Sellergren called, while Moore folded.
Le showed 8x5x4x3x2x, but Sellergren had 7x6x5x4x2x to win the big pot.
Wil Wilkinson, whose son Alexander won this event last year, bet from the small blind after the second draw and Dave Rogers called in the big blind.
Wilkinson stood pat and led out with another bet, and Rogers called after drawing one. Wilkinson then showed 7x6x5x3x2x, and Rogers mucked.
Patrick Quealy bet from the button after the first draw and Jon Turner called in the big blind.
Both players drew one and Quealy bet again. Turner called and drew one, while Quealy stood pat.
Turner then led out with a bet, and Quealy raised. Turner called, and Quealy turned over 7x6x5x3x2x to win the pot.
button in Safari
