John Hennigan raised to 2,500 from the hijack, and Benny Glaser made the call in the big blind.
Glaser check-called a bet of 2,500 on the flop, and 6,000 more on the turn. The fell on the river, and Glaser checked again. Hennigan, who just last week defeated Daniel Negreanu heads-up to win his sixth bracelet in Event #41: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship, bet 17,000, and Glaser folded.
Brian Rast checked from the big blind on and Roy Thung checked it back from the button. On the river, Rast bet 28,500 into about 24,000. Thung mucked fairly quickly.
Michael Mizrachi took an unknown action with a T5,000 chip in the cutoff, Josh Arieh made it 7,000 to go on the button and both blinds called. Mizrachi came along and the flop checked around for a board of . Mike Gorodinsky bet out 15,000 from the small blind and only Arieh called. The river was a and Gorodinsky fired 40,000. Arieh thought a bit and called.
Brian Rast raised from under the gun, and Randy Ohel made it three bets to go. Jason Mercier called on the button, as did David Benyamine in the big blind, as well as Rast.
Action checked to Ohel on the flop, and he bet. Mercier raised, Benyamine called, and after Rast folded, Ohel called as well.
Mercier bet the turn after action checked to him, and only Ohel called.
Ohel checked the river, then quickly called one last bet from Mercier, only to muck after Mercier showed his for the nut flush.
Brock Parker: / /
Daniel Negreanu: / - fold
Talal Shakerchi: / - fold
Eli Elezra: / /
Brock Parker limped, as did Daniel Negreanu and Talal Shakerchi. Eli Elezra completed, Brock Parker made it two bets, Negreanu called, Shakerchi called, and Elezra made it three bets. Parker made it four bets, Negreanu and Shakerchi called before Elezra capped it. Everybody called.
Parker bet with the on-board lead on fourth street, Negreanu folded, Shakerchi called and Elezra called.
Elezra seized the on-board lead on fifth and bet, Parker called and Shakerchi called.
Elezra bet on sixth, Parker raised, Shakerchi thought for about 45 seconds before he folded and Elezra called.
Elezra check-called a bet from Parker on seventh.
Parker tabled for a six-five, Elezra showed a for defeated seven-six and Parker collected the pot.
The blinds checked to John Hennigan on and he bet 6,000. Small blind Stephen Chidwick called, as did Benny Glaser. When the paired the board, Hennigan barreled for 12,000 and only Chidwick stuck around. The river was a and both players quickly checked.
Hennigan said something we didn't catch and Chidwick showed for kings up. Hennigan showed and mucked.
Dan Cates: / /
Matt Glantz: / - folded on sixth street
Isaac Haxton: / /
Bryce Yockey: / - folded on sixth street
Dan Cates brought it in with the , and Matt Glantz completed. Both Isaac Haxton and Bryce Yockey called, as did Cates. Cates bet fourth street, and all three of his opponents called.
"That's a pretty good card," Glantz said to Cates when he got the on fifth street.
Yockey bet his pair of tens, leading Cates to say, "That's a pretty powerful move," to Yockey. All of Yockey's opponents called.
"There's some good cards, and there's some bad cards," Cates said before pairing aces on sixth street. Action checked to Haxton, who bet, and Yockey called. Cates made it two bets, which chased out Glantz, and Haxton made it three bets. Yockey shot Haxton a look, rubbing his neck as he did so, before folding, and Cates called.
Cates and Haxton checked seventh street, and Haxton showed for an eighty-six low. Cates held for three aces and a worse low, and they chopped the pot.