Ari Engel raised to 6,100 from the cutoff. The button called and the small blind folded. Cesar Flores moved all in for his final 23,500. Engel made the call and the button decided to fold.
Going to the flop, Engel was holding and Flores . The flop came and Flores doubled up with trips.
The very next hand, Flores went all in from the small blind after a raise to 6,600 by Paul Wasicka in middle position. This time everyone, including Wasicka, folded.
We happened upon the action with the board showing and Sean Hegarty, in the big blind, called the 18,000 bet of Brent Hanks from the cutoff.
Hegarty checked the turn at which time Hanks moved all in for more. After a solid 4-minute tank, Hegarty made the call. Hegarty revealed for top pair and the winning hand against the of Hanks.
After winning a huge pot minutes before to take over the chip lead, Michael Shelton opened another pot for 5,000 from middle position. Action folded around to well-respected pro Jason Koon in the small blind and he opted to three-bet to 16,000. Shelton made the call and then called when Koon bet 14,000 on the flop.
The turn inspired checks from both players, as did the river. "Ten high," Koon said before sheepishly showing the . Shelton then showed the for a missed flush draw and queen high, which was good enough to win the pot.
Nick Abou Risk opened to 3,600 from under the gun and found one caller, the player in the small blind. The small blind checked a flop . Abou Risk continued for 11,000 and his opponent called.
The small blind check raised to 25,700 on the turn and Abou Risk called. When the river fell, the small blind led for 30,500. After some thought and analysis, Abou Risk called the bet. The small blind said "good call" and Abou Risk showed for top pair.