The board read with around 45,000 in the middle. Ari Engel checked from late position and his opponent bet 35,000. Engel was sent into the tank and, eventually, the clock was called. With around five seconds left to act before his hand would be dead, Engel tossed in chips to call.
"Good call," his opponent said as he flipped over . Engel showed and the dealer pushed the pot his way. "I missed everything, but I don't know how you called," Engel's opponent said as he walked away from the table.
"It's because he's a wizard," mentioned another player on the table as everyone chuckled.
Fumimasa Hirasawa raised to 6,000 from middle position and Alexander Farahi three-bet to 15,000 from late position. Hirasawa moved all in for 34,600 and Farahi quickly called.
Hirasawa was at risk with and was well behind Farahi's .
The flop came , but it didn't change much as Hirasawa still needed to hit a jack to improve. Sure enough, the hit the turn to give Hirasawa two pairs, and the river was the to lock up the double.
Yin Liu raised to 5,200 from late position and Greg Buonocore moved all in for 35,400 from the cutoff. Liu thought for a moment before calling.
Buonocore was at risk and behind with , up against Liu's .
The flop came , giving Buonocore the lead with a set of fours. He was on his feet still as the hit the turn, and the hit the river, securing the double-up and leaving Liu with just 8,000 chips.
Just a few hands after making a hero call on the river, Engel has built up one of the larger stacks in the room. A lot of the chips came at the hands of Jonathan Concepcion. There was a raise to 5,500 from early position and Concepcion three-bet to 16,500 from late position. Engel put in a four-bet to 34,500 from the cutoff and the initial raiser folded. Concepcion moved all in for around 75,000 and Engel made the call.
Engel:
Concepcion:
The board ran out and Concepcion was eliminated while Engel continued to stack chips.
Babak Badkoubei raised to 6,000 from the hijack and Matt Affleck called from the cutoff. Steven Tabb was in the big blind and moved all in for 46,800. Badkoubei thought for about a minute but eventually folded. Affleck asked for a count and decided to call.
Tabb was at risk and ahead with , up against Affleck's .
The flop came and Affleck flopped a monster draw with outs to make a flush or a straight. The turn was the to complete his straight, and the river was the to send Tabb to the rail.
Here is a look at the counts for the rest of the players on Table 726:
Chad Layne raised to 8,000 from late position and got calls from Ty Reiman on the button and Julian Stuer in the big blind.
The flop came and Layne checked. Reiman bet 10,500 and Stuer called, but Layne decided to fold. The turn was the and Stuer took charge and led out for 13,000. Reiman thought for a moment and eventually called.
The river was the and both players checked. Stuer tabled for a busted straight draw and Reiman showed for a pair of kings to take it down.
There was just over 40,000 in the pot before any cards were fanned by the dealer and Joshua Beckley was heads up with an opponent from the big blind. The flop came and the action was checked to Beckley who bet 12,000. his opponent called and the turn card brought the .
Both players checked and the river landed the . The big blind led out for 17,000 and Beckley moved all in for 55,000. His opponent folded and Beckley raked in a healthy pot.
with around 45,000 in the middle. Ari Engel checked from late position and his opponent bet 35,000. Engel was sent into the tank and, eventually, the clock was called. With around five seconds left to act before his hand would be dead, Engel tossed in chips to call. 
. Engel showed 
and the dealer pushed the pot his way. "I missed everything, but I don't know how you called," Engel's opponent said as he walked away from the table.
and was well behind Farahi's 
, up against Liu's 
.
, giving Buonocore the lead with a set of fours. He was on his feet still as the 
hit the river, securing the double-up and leaving Liu with just 8,000 chips.
and Concepcion was eliminated while Engel continued to stack chips.
, up against Affleck's 
and Affleck flopped a monster draw with outs to make a flush or a straight. The turn was the 
to send Tabb to the rail. 
and Layne checked. Reiman bet 10,500 and Stuer called, but Layne decided to fold. The turn was the 
and Stuer took charge and led out for 13,000. Reiman thought for a moment and eventually called. 
and both players checked. Stuer tabled 
for a busted straight draw and Reiman showed 
and the action was checked to Beckley who bet 12,000. his opponent called and the turn card brought the 
.
