Heads up to the 4♣10♥A♥ flop, Kenneth Liebegott fired a pot-sized bet of 6,000 from the big blind. Ian Matakis called under the gun, but he quickly folded when Liebegott continued for 8,000 on the A♣ turn.
Liebegott was kind enough to table A♦K♦, showing Matakis he had made the right laydown.
At last year’s runner-up John Wasnock’s table, Shawn Partovi and Naoto Takeya were heads-up on a board of 7♠K♥J♥6♣10♥ with 26,000 already in the pot.
Partovi, who was first to act from middle position, bet 7,000, and Takeya called from the cutoff before tabling K♠Q♣. Partovi could only show A♦J♦, sending the pot to Takeya.
Brenda Mallory raised to 1,500 in early position, which Daniel Iachan called one seat to her left, and Rafael Reis came along in the big blind.
The action checked to Iachan on a 8♣8♠10♠ flop, who bet 1,200, and both his opponents called.
The flush-completing 9♠ hit the turn, and, when action checked to her, Mallory took over the betting lead, to the tune of 4,000. Iachan folded, and Reis did the same, with the latter flipping over his 10♥9♦ as he did.
Chris Brewer was under the gun and in a hand with Ross Neumann who sat in the small blind. The pair were already on the river looking at a 5♠4♣2♣8♣9♥ runout.
The pair were fighting for a 16,000 pot and Brewer had bet out 16,000. Neumann raised to 35,000 and action was back on Brewer. Brewer went into a deep tank, talking about his opponents possible hands, and murmuring the pre-river action.
He was talking mainly to his neighbor about options, "Ace-Seven clubs..?". He continued to say "I don't know, I am probably going to fold anyway".
Eventually he mucked his hand and passed a huge pot across the table. After the hand Neumann showed just half his hand to the table, turning over the A♣.
Kenneth Fishman limped under the gun before Robert Fluereci raised to 1,800 on his left, which was called by Thomas Calzone in middle position, Peter Dykes in the small blind, and Fishman.
On the A♦Q♥4♣ flop, Fluereci continued for 1,800 and Calzone called before Dykes check-raised to 5,400. Fishman and Fluereci got out of the way but Calzone put in the call.
The turn brought the 7♠ as Dykes immediately announced all-in for his remaining 11,000, and Calzone decided to let it go rather quickly as Dykes praised the dealer for his good fortune.
On a completed 5♥Q♠9♦Q♦A♦ board, Tony Ho checked from the big blind to Bob Bounahra in the hijack. Bounahra tossed a small bet of 5,000 into the pot of over 20,000, and Ho quickly called.
Bounahra showed 5x5x for a full house, and Ho flashed the Q♣ as he mucked in defeat.
There were roughly 7,500 chips in the pot on 5♥J♥6♠.
Christopher Guertin in early position checked to Rebecca Lakepool who was on his direct left and she fired out a bet of 3,000, which Guertin check-called.
The 6♥ did not slow the action down, and Lakepool bet again this time for 5,000, then Guertin called.
Both players checked on the 2♠ river, then Guertin tabled Q♣Q♠ but could not beat Lakepool's K♣K♠.
Players were three-ways on the A♠4♥7♣ flop with a pot of around 4,000. Melanie Weisner bet 1,200 from under the gun after being checked to by Ronald Spriggs in the small blind and Takuma Washio in the big blind.
Only Washio called, and the pair saw the 6♥ river. Action was checked by both to the 2♦ river and again to showdown and Weisner showed 9♣9♦ for a pair of nines. Washio tabled his 8♦7♦ for a pair of sevens having missed his turned straight draw.
Hijack Justin Warner bet 1,100 into a pot of 4,500 on the 10♣5♦10♦ flop. Dean Cimera called on the button, seeing Warner size up to 3,000 on the 3♣ turn.
Cimera was not impressed and raised to 9,000. Warner called to the J♥ river, which he checked. Cimera then bet 15,000, quickly being called by Warner.
Cimera tabled J♠8♠ for a rivered jack, but Warner had been sitting on trips with K♠10♥ to be awarded the pot.
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