Three players were in the pot with a board already full dealt, and reading 7♥8♠2♦4♠7♠. The big blind checked to Jane Hitchcock in the cutoff, who bet 18,000 into a pot of around 30,000.
After thinking for around 30 seconds, the player on the button folded, followed shortly afterward by the big blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
91,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
There was a limp under the gun. A player then raised to 1,200 in early position. Middle position called, the button called, Jared Jaffee in the small blind called, and the limper called.
The players were off to a flop five ways. The 3♣6♦9♣ hit the board and without thinking for too long Jaffee led out for 3,000 into the field. To the surprise of the table every single player folded.
A player at the table said "You go ahead and take that one" to which Jaffee replied "Not bad when you flop top set every hand"
We may never know if he was joking or not but he scooped a good pot with no resistance.
A player opened to 1,200 from early position and was three-bet to 3,500 by Scott Blumstein on the button. Action folded back to the original raiser, who called.
Both players checked down on the 7♣Q♠Q♦ flop and 9♦ turn; however, Blumstein bet 2,000 after being checked to a third time on the A♣ river. His opponent folded without much thought and Blumstein was sent the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
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On a heads-up turn board of K♠2♣2♦J♦, Tyler Cornell led out for 8,000 and his opponent, Pierpaolo Papadia, made the call.
The two players then went to the river A♥, and Cornell fired again for 20,000. Papadia then went into the tank for a good while, thinking about his next move.
After a while, he flicked in the chip to call, at which point Cornell tapped the table and tabled 8♦5♦ for a busted flush draw for eight-high. Papadia then proudly showed Q♣10♣ for the rivered Broadway and he was shipped the substantial pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
178,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
|
65,500
-54,500
|
-54,500 |
|
|
||
There was a raise to 1,200 in middle position and Jamie Kerstetter flat-called on the button. They went heads-up to a flop of 9♠7♣4♦ and Kerstetter was facing a bet of 2,600 which she called.
The turn brought the 6♣ and the action checked to Kerstetter this time. She put together a bet of 5,100 and her opponent wasted little time before mucking his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
Action was picked up on the river with players heads up and the board showing 9♦6♦5♦5♥10♦ and about 25,000 in the pot. Efthymia Litsou, who was the last woman standing at last year's WSOP main event, bet 6,000 from early position and a player in middle position raised it to 17,000. Litsou did not take long before putting in the call.
The middle position player showed Q♥J♣ for a pure bluff and Litsou tabled A♦K♦ for an ace-high flush to take down a nice pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
88,000
18,200
|
18,200 |
Jimmy Nguyen raised in early position to 1,200 and saw a three-bet of 3,600 come from a player in late position. Nguyen called to see the 7♠J♦8♣ flop.
Action checked through and the dealer brought the 9♠ out on the turn. Nguyen led out for a bet of 2,800 and the late position player came along to see the Q♦ hit the river.
Both players checked to showdown and Nguyen showed the A♣J♥ which was good enough to win the pot as his opponent showed 6♣6♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Justin Bonomo raised to 1,300 and received two calls behind him. The flop was A♦10♠6♦ and Bonomo and his neighbor checked to the player on the button, who bet 2,600. Bonomo called, while the third player folded.
On the K♠ turn, Bonomo checked and the button dropped a quick 7,700 in the middle. Bonomo check-raised all in for 33,300 and his opponent called it off after a minute or so.
Justin Bonomo: Q♦J♥
Button: A♥10♦
Bonomo had turned the nuts and doubled up after the 4♣ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
78,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
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Ryan Riess opened to 1,100 from the cutoff and was called by the player in the big blind.
Riess continuation-bet 700 after being checked to on the 5♣7♥5♥ flop and his opponent called.
The 10♣ fell on the turn and the big blind checked again. This time Riess sized up for a 3,000 bet and his opponent quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
33,500
|
33,500 |
|
|
||
|
135,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
111,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
|
||
|
85,000 | |
|
85,000 | |
|
85,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||
|
83,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
80,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
78,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
75,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
||
|
61,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
||
|
|
61,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
||
|
58,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
55,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
53,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
46,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
||
|
35,000
-23,500
|
-23,500 |
|
||
|
21,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
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