Erik Seidel opened to 250 under the gun and was called by the button and the small blind. The flop came and the big blind checked. Seidel bet 500, the button called, and the small blind called.
On the turn, the big blind checked, Seidel bet 2,000, and both opponents called again. The river was the and the big blind checked once more. Seidel bet 5,000. He got two folds and took down the pot.
More top pros have joined the field. Among them are 2013 Main Event champion Ryan Riess, November Niner Antoine Saout, Kristen Bicknell, Giuseppe Pantaleo, Cate Hall, Sorel Mizzi, Fabian Quoss, Koray Aldemir, and James Obst.
With less than 6,000 in the pot on a queen-high board, Dylan Linde was in the cutoff, heads up against Michael Vanderwoude.
They were at showdown and Vanderwoude had tabled his pocket queens for top set. Before Linde mucked, he showed pocket aces and said, "That could have been grim," with a wry smile on his face. Both players are still around starting stack.
Anatoly Filatov opened to 300 from under the gun. The player in the big blind was the only caller.
The flop was , and Filatov threw in a continuation bet of 350. His opponent three-bet to 1,000. Filatov went into the tank for a minute before deciding to four-bet to 3,500. His opponent let it go.
Several more recognizable players have joined the field, including three-time bracelet winner Adrian Mateos, who won the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Heads-Up Championship earlier this series. November Niner Kenny Hallaert is also here.