Three players checked to Griffin Abel and he bet 3,300 from the hijack on 
. A player on the button called and the river brought the 
. Abel bet 5,000. His opponent tank-called and Abel scooped it with 
for the nut flush.
Abel's coming off back-to-back 11th- and 10th-place finishes, respectively, at HPT The Meadows and HPT Columbus.
After a 
flop with over 20,000 in the middle, Shawn Roberts got his stack of about 24,000 in from the cutoff with 
for two pair. He was up against a player holding 
on the button and it ran 
, 
to keep the jacks up best. Roberts had his opponent very slightly covered and he dragged the pot.
There was a sizable pot of around 28,000 in the middle when a player checked from middle position to Michael Hudson on 
. Hudson thought awhile and then moved all in for around 25,000 effective, and his opponent thought a bit and then folded.
Josh Reichard just busted out and reentered, as did Shawn Roberts.
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
With four players in the pot and 
on the felt, a player in early position bet 5,400 into a pot of around 20,000. Eddie Ochana called in the cutoff, as did a player on the button. The river was a and Ochana ripped in for 18,000 after the first player checked. The player on the button called and the third player tanked a long time and folded.
Ochana showed 
and it was a winner.
Tracy Sibson bet 1,000 on 
out of the big blind. Shawn Roberts raised to 3,000 from the button. Sibson peeled and the river was the 
. Both players checked and Sibson opened the 
. Roberts couldn't beat it.
Mason Hinkle checked a complete board of 
with a little over 10,000 in his stack and 14,000 or so in the pot. His opponent on his left checked it back and Hinkle showed 
for a rivered set to take it down.
Several notables ran dry on chips in the opening minutes of the level but they're likely to be back in action shortly.
A player opened to 1,300 in early position and got two callers before action folded to James Pupillo in the small blind. He reraised to 6,300 and the opener mucked. The first caller took some thinking time before mucking as well, and the last player followed suit.
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