Ryan Riess checked to Eli Elezra on a flop of , and he tossed out a bet of 800. A third player called, as did Riess, and the turn was the . Riess check-called another 1,125 from Elezra, the third player folded, and the completed the board.
The 2013 WSOP Main Event champion checked a third time, Elezra fired out a final bullet worth 2,075, and Riess called.
Robert "Uncle Krunk" Panitch, called a bet of what looked like 1,500 or so from Kevin Saul on a flop of . Both players checked on the turn (), and Saul bombed the river, moving all in for 12,000 or so.
"I call," Panitch blurted immediately, pushing his stacks forward in a Hellmuthian style.
Saul showed for a pair of kings, and Panitch tried to muck, but WSOP rules dictate that he must show his hand. The dealer revealed for a pair of queens, and Panitch hit the rail.
Cary Katz, who finished runner-up to Davidi Kitai in a bracelet event last summer, raised to 400 in middle position. A player in the cutoff three-bet to 1,200, a third player cold-called in the big blind, and Katz called as well.
The trio all checked on a flop of , and the turn was the . The action checked to Katz, who fired out 1,075, and the player in the big blind called.
The river was the , Katz picked up the pot with a bet of 2,325, and he tabled the two remaining tens in the deck: the .
According to Katz, it's the second time today he's made quad tens. Unfortunately for him, there are no bonuses in this version of Texas Hold'em.