With the board already reading and a lot of money in the pot, Isaac Haxton bet out from the big blind and Brandon Meyers raised from the button. Haxton called leaving himself only a few chips behind. The river was the and Haxton tossed in the remainder of his chips. Meyers called and their hands were revealed.
Haxton:
Meyers:
Meyers' queens bested Haxton's sixes and Haxton was eliminated in 36th place.
Peter Akery started the hand out by raising under the gun, he managed to find a caller in Nikolay Losev in the big blind. A flop was sread out and action started on Losev who checked. Akery was next to act and he bet 5,400. Losev then raised and made it 20,000. Akery had the option to fold, check, or raise, he chose raise. Akery then put out 39,400 chips in the middle for a raise. Losev made the call.
A fourth street allowed for both players to knuckle the table. The river had Losev putting a bet of 59,000 in the pot. After some mild contemplation Akery made the fold.
Action folded to Kevin Saul in late position who raised to 5,200. Scott Montgomery then re-raised to 21,000 from the button and after the blinds got out of the way, Saul shoved all in. Montgomery was the smaller of the two stacks and he called putting his tournament life at risk.
Montgomery:
Saul
The board ran out and Montgomery doubled to 96,000 while Saul's stack dropped to 37,000.
We caught up to a small blinded Jimmy Fricke just as he was being reraised preflop by a player in the big blind. Both players got to see a flop after Fricke called. With all making an appearance on the flop Fricke backed down and opted to check, his opponent however didn't recoil and put out a bet. Fricke called.
With the on the turn Fricke checked as did the big blind. A river brought a raise from Fricke, the big blind called. Fricke announced "queens with the flush" and flipped over for indeed a flush as well as a pair of queens. Fricke's opponent mucked.
Action opened when a player raised from the cutoff and the player on the button called. Max Pescatori three-bet from the big blind and both players called.
The flop came and Pescatori fired out a bet. The cutoff folded while his opponent on the button made the call. The came on the turn and Pescatori bet once again. His opponent called and saw the come on the river. This time Pescatori check-called a bet from his opponent who said "I've got an ace," turning up for a straight. Max Pescatori could only shake his head and muck his cards as the pot was pushed to his opponent. He's now sitting with around 88,000.
Peter Akery raised from under the gun and Joseph Cheong re-raised from middle position. Akery called and they saw the flop come . Akery checked, Cheong bet, Akery raised, Cheong re-raised, and Akery called. The turn was the and Akery check-called a bet from Cheong. The river was the and both players checked.
Akery showed the and Cheong mucked his hand. Cheong's downslide continues as his stack is now at 60,000 while Akery has chipped up to 140,000.
On a flop of , the action was checked to Max Pescatori who fired out a bet. His opponent made the call and the two saw the turn.
Fourth street came and it was checked to Pescatori one more time. He bet out and was raised by his opponent. Pescatori made the call and the rivered. This time his opponent led out and Pescatori made the call, tabling for trip queens and the winning hand.