Doug Polk raised to 9,000 from under the gun and was called by Brandon Adams in the small blind and Stephen Chidwick in the big blind. The flop came and the action was checked to Polk who bet 10,000. Adams called and Chidwick check-raised to 40,000. Polk hung around while Adams got out of the way.
The turn was the and Chidwick checked to Polk who bet 45,000. Chidwick made the call and the hit the river. Both players checked and Chidwick turned over . That was not good enough to beat the Polk was holding.
Jake Schindler opened to 10,000 from middle position and Stefan Schillhabel called in the cutoff. Bryn Kenney then moved all in for the second hand in a row for a total that was roughly 75,000.
Schindler folded, but Schillhabel called.
Schillhabel:
Kenney:
Kenney was in dominated shape, but the flop thrust him into the lead.
The turn landed the to open up chop and spade outs for Schillhabel, and when the completed the board on the river, Kenney was eliminated by Schillhabel's four-flush.
Christian Christner and Nick Schulman got all of their chips in the middle preflop and it was a classic race scenario. Christner tabled and was up against the .
The board ran out and Christner's pocket jacks held up. When the chips were counted, Schulman was left with just 500 chips and would bust in the next hand.
Doug Polk raised to 9,000 in the cutoff and Ben Tollerene shipped all-in for 73,000 in the big blind. Polk made the call and the cards were turned face up.
Polk:
Tollerene:
The flop was and Polk was the only one with a spade in his hand. The turn was the and Tollerene took the lead with a pair of aces until the hit the river. Polk made a set of sixes and Tollerene quickly exited the room.