Mark Gregorich picked up three diamonds on fifth but was up against a strong board held by Shane Douglas, who had open queens. Nonetheless, Gregorich raised Douglas' bet, and Douglas called. Both players checked sixth.
Gregorich: 
/
/
Douglas: /
/
Douglas bet out on sixth and Gregorich called, but he couldn't beat 
for a flush.
Every table in this event is filled with specialists. Table 20 is shaping up to be quite a feature itself.
Sitting second in the 2017 WSOP Player of the Year race, John Racener has just taken a seat.
Racener is seated to the right of Alex Luneau, arguably one of the best players in the field.
The rest of the table is filled with bracelet winner Tom Koral, Scott Bohlman, Juha Helppi, and Vassilios Lazarou
Damjan Radanov picked up open eights with an ace on sixth and bet into Adam Friedman, getting raised.
Radanov: /
Friedman: /
"Not missing any more bets," Friedman announced.
Radanov called, then called a river bet. Friedman showed 
for a king-high straight and took it down.
At a neighboring table, Anthony Zinno grabbed a seat with iPad in hand, firing away in the online event.
Kurtzman: /
/
Opponent: /
/
Facing a raise and a call on sixth street, Eric Kurtzman raised and was called by the original aggressor. Kurtzman bet again on seventh and his opponent check-called.
Kurtzman turned over 
and won the pot with a flush.
After a player completed with 
and got called by Chris Vitch with the , Mark Gregorich made it two bets with 
. The completer mucked, but Vitch continued, calling down on fourth through sixth.
Vitch: /
/
Gregorich: //
Gregorich had the scarier board, but he checked on the end and Vitch checked back. Gregorich tabled 
for kings, and Vitch couldn't beat them.
Level: 2
Bring In 200 - Completion 600
Jyri Merivirta bet into two opponents on fourth and fifth with a queen-high board, getting one fold on the latter street. However, Eric Kurtzman raised him after catching a king, and Merivirta called.
Merivirta: /
Kurtzman: /
Kurtzman bet again on sixth, but Merivirta raised him. Kurtzman called and then called a river bet. Merivirta showed 
for a disguised full house and took the pot.
Photos by Drew Amato.
One of the players who recently took a seat is 2017 bracelet winner David Singer.
button in Safari
