Pedro Garagnani opened to 10,500 in early position and Parker Talbot three-bet shoved all in for 86,000 in the cutoff. The action folded back to Garagnani who quickly called to put Talbot at risk.
Parker Talbot:
Pedro Garagnani:
Talbot was looking at three outs and the flop of provided no immediate help. The on the turn and the on the river meant Talbot was eliminated and Garagnani collected the bounty.
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Mauricio Sanchez raised to 9,000 in the hijack and was called by Dario Sammartino on the button and Tauan Naves in the big blind. The flop came and Sanchez continued with a bet of 11,000. Sammartino called and Naves got out of the way.
The turn brought the and Sanchez checked this time. Sammartino tossed in a bet of 16,000 and Sanchez laid his hand down after some deliberation.
Marcel Schwarz's early position raise was met with an all-in from Parker Talbot for his last 47,000 chips. Schwarz made the call, putting Talbot at risk.
Parker Talbot:
Marcel Schwarz:
"How do you have a pair?" asked Talbot as the hands were revealed. The flop of delivered a higher pair to the PokerStars Ambassador, with the turn and river cementing his double up.
Rayan Chamas raised to 8,000 on the button and Day 1 chip leader David Stamm called in the big blind.
Stamm checked the flop and Chamas continued for 12,000. Stamm then announced a raise to 48,000 and Chamas took some time before making the call.
Stamm moved all-in after the turn for 170,000 and Chamas asked for a count. After a few moments, Chamas showed the as he mucked his hand to the dealer, awarding the pot to Stamm.
The action folded to Richard Seymour in the small blind who just limped in. Fabian Gumz checked his option and the dealer fanned the flop of . Seymour led out with a min-bet and Gumz called to see the on the turn.
Seymour splashed in another bet of 8,000 on the turn and Gumz stuck around for the on the river. Seymour put together a third bet of 17,000 and Gumz finally dumped his cards to the muck.
Justin Steinbrenner raised to 6,500 from under the gun and was called by Chance Kornuth and Joshua Stewart in the blinds. The flop fell and Stewart led out with a bet of 8,500. Steinbrenner called and Kornuth stepped aside.
The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river. Stewart checked once more and Steinbrenner dropped in a bet of 30,000. Stewart mulled it over before making the call and Steinbrenner sent his cards to the muck. After begging to see his hand, Stewart finally showed the as he was awarded the pot.