Eli Berg bet on sixth street, getting called by Chris Tryba and a third player in the hand. Berg fired again on seventh and both of his opponents folded.
Brian Hastings had open kings, and it looked like he was the aggressor on sixth against Andre Akkari, with the Brazilian showing four to a straight.
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One way or the other, they got bets in there, but Hastings checked the river. Akkari bet and Hastings thought briefly before calling. Akkari showed for the king-high straight and took the pot.
Matt Kelly bet fifth street against Andrew Kelsall with an inferior board, but Kelsall took serious pause before he decided to call. That was likely because he figured Kelly was going to put all his chips in, since Kelly only had less than two bets back. Kelly put all but his last few hundred in on sixth when he paired deuces, and Kelsall called.
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Kelly put in the last of his chips on the river, and Kelsall called. Kelly flipped over .
"Two small pair looking for a full house," he said.
"It's good," Kelsall said.
Kelly improved on the river with the , giving him better two pair, but Kelsall didn't seem to have hit anything anyway as he mucked after seeing his final card.
Defending champion Robert Mizrachi has just sat down here in Level 5. In 2015, Mizrachi topped a field of 87 to capture his fourth gold bracelet. He will be one to watch as the day progresses.