From under the gun, Dean Hamrick opened for 135,000. It was folded around to Thomas O'Neal in the big blind who made the call.
The flop came down and both players checked.
The hit the turn, and both players checked again.
When the hit the river, O'Neal emphatically checked to Hamrick. Hamrick tossed in four green 25,000 chips, for a bet of 100,000. O'Neal promptly folded his hand.
Ian Wiley opened to 135,000 from the cutoff and Thomas O'Neal made the call from the big blind.
Both players checked the flop to see the land on the turn and a 200,000-chip bet be enough from O'Neal to take down the pot and see his stack push over the 2,150,000-chip mark.
Aaron Kaiser made it 140,000 to go before Dean Hamrick bumped it up to 355,000. Ian Wiley then moved all in for 875,000 more. Kaiser immediately released his hand and Hamrick went into the tank. He eventually called, tabling versus Wiley's .
The flop came down . Hamrick's railbirds, which includes last year's WSOP Main Event champ, Joe Cada, were shouting for a queen and a spade.
The turn brought neither when the hit the felt. Those chants didn't let up. "Queen!" called the rail, it was the however that fell. Wiley's rail jumped out of their chairs cheering for their friend, who had just doubled up to 2,600,000. Hamrick dropped to 1,275,000.
Aaron Kaiser opened to 160,000 from the small blind and Niccolo Caramatti made the call from the big.
The flop fell down and Kaiser paused for a few moments before making it 205,000 to go. Caramatti made the call as the dealer produced the on the turn and both Kaiser and Caramatti checked.
The landed on the river and Kaiser took his time before dropping in a bet amounting to 290,000.
Caramatti instantly called and tabled his to prompt a muck from Kaiser.