The chips went in preflop as the small and big blind battled it out. Michael Varnell was at risk from the big blind for 152,000 against Joseph Gatlin in the small blind.
Michael Varnell: A♥10♠
Joseph Gatlin: A♠4♠
Varnell had Gatlin's hand dominated, but the flop turned the tables on Varnell when it came 4♣6♠4♥ to give Gatlin trips fours.
The 2♥ turn ended the hand as the meaningless Q♥ hit the river to eliminate Varnell.
This level has been really good to Drew Sommerer thus far. Sommerer just won a big pot a few hands ago before he got entangled in a hand with Benjamin Rohrs.
Sommerer raised to 35,000 from under the gun before Benjamin Rohrs called from the small blind.
Rohrs checked the Q♥4♥8♣ flop. Sommerer continued for 24,000 and was called by Rohrs.
Both players checked through the 7♣ turn to bring the 4♣ river.
Rohrs bet 40,000 and was called by Sommerer.
Rohrs showed A♣9♠ for ace high. Sommerer showed a better ace high with A♥K♥ to take down the pot and add to his seven-figure stack.
Level: 17
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Players are on a 10-minute break. Play will resume at the 6,000/12,000 level.
There was approximately 60,000 already in the pot on a board that read A♥K♣10♣ when this hand was picked up.
Lucas Drummonds checked from the big blind before Bobby Sanoubane bet 28,000. Drummonds chose to check-raise to 56,000. Sanoubane shoved in response, and Drummonds called to be at risk.
Lucas Drummonds: A♣8♣
Bobby Sanoubane: K♠K♦
Sanoubane was ahead with a set of kings, but Drummonds was alive with a flush draw.
The 9♥ turn kept Sanoubane in the lead.
Drummonds was unable to improve on the 10♥ river as Sanoubane hit a full house to knock out Drummonds.
Nicholas Rigby opened to 24,000 from early position before Matthew Broome shoved for 155,000 from the next seat over.
Jian Le Huang opted to shove from the small blind. Rigby folded and sent Broome and Huang to a showdown with Broome at risk.
Matthew Broome: A♥K♣
Jian Le Huang: J♦J♣
Broome failed to improve on the 7♠4♠10♠10♥2♥ runout to be eliminated.
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Paul Dodson opened to 30,000 from under the gun and was called by Rodney Spriggs from early position.
Freeman Allen chose to re-raise to 100,000 from the small blind. Dodson responded with an all-in for approximately 410,000. Spriggs gave it some consideration before he made the fold.
Allen also folded to award the pot to Dodson without a showdown preflop.
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