Just before the break, Orpen Kisacikoglu raised to 50,000 from the cutoff. Timothy Adams used a time bank before moving all in. Kisacikoglu folded to give Adams a decent boost to his stack with the blinds about to soar even higher.
Johan Guilbert's stack had dwindled to about 150,000, which at this point is just six big blinds.
In back-to-back hands in middle position, Guilbert raised to 102,000, essentially committing himself versus Orpen Kisacikoglu and Sam Grafton's big blinds.
The action folded to the two chip leaders in each hand and both also folded, awarding 60,000 in blinds and antes to Guilbert, who has added a quick 120,000 to his stack without seeing a flop.
A recent hand between Sirzat Hissou and Rodrigo Selouan could certainly bring a bit of discussion among players, as a scary board limited Hissou's options with the bubble approaching.
Hissou opened the action to 35,000 in the hijack and got called by Selouan in the big blind.
The flop brought and Selouan checked. Hissou checked behind.
The turn came with the , and this time Selouan bet 25,000. Hissou gave it some thought, then called.
The river brought the , and Selouan checked. After a bit more deliberation, Hissou opted to check back.
Selouan showed for bottom pair and a missed straight draw.
Hissou turned over for a rivered set to win a hand he certainly wishes his opponent had taken a more aggressive line on preflop.