With a substantial pot of about 12,000 already brewing on a flop of 
, Cate Hall bet 6,700 from the small blind and the player in the cutoff called. The button then raised to 18,000, and after brief consideration, Hall folded and the cutoff did the same.
For the last 100 minutes of Level 2, blinds have been 150/300 with no ante. Sitting at the secondary feature table, Mike McDonald was enjoying a conversation with his friend via text. The two were analyzing hands and talking strategy. McDonald gave his friend some input on a hand and his friend corrected him about the bet-sizing.
McDonald was made aware of the current blind level and quickly realized his table was playing the wrong one. Instead of going to 150/300 after the first level of 75/150, they played 100/200, a blind level that isn't featured on the structure sheet this year.
Finally playing the correct blinds, McDonald opened to 700 from under the gun and Bertrand Grospellier called from early position. The flop was 
and McDonald check-folded to a bet of 1,200 from Grospellier.
With a pot of about 3,000 already brewing on a board of 
, the player in the big blind bet 2,100 and Matt Affleck raised to 7,000 from the hijack, sending his opponent into the tank. Ultimately, he folded and Affleck took the pot.
888poker Ambassador Dominik Nitsche has just taken his seat in Amazon and his table made it know that he was immediately dealt good cards.
Nitsche confirmed that he had been dealt aces first hand but got no action and kings second hand where he made top set and a few chips.
“All downhill from here,” Nitsche predicted.
Paul Volpe raised to 800 and got two callers before Mark Roovers three-bet to 3,200 from the button. Volpe called, as did the player in the cutoff.
The flop came 
and all three players checked.
The turn was the and Volpe bet 4,700. The cutoff folded and Roovers called.
Both players checked the river which was the 
. Volpe showed 
and that was good enough to beat the 
of Roovers.
On the turn of a board showing 
, Nam Le bet out 4,000. His lone opponent in the hand called, and the 
on the river put four hearts out there. Le went for the same bet of 4,000, and his opponent quickly called.
Le rolled over 
for two pair that had turned into a rivered flush, and his opponent nodded his head, flashed 
for a lesser flush, and sent his cards into the muck.
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