With four-way action on a board, Brian Zekus bet, David Bach called, Frank Fila called and Pamela McPeak called as well. On the river, Zekus bet and Bach was the only caller.
Zekus rolled over for quad kings, Bach nodded and mucked his hand.
Anson Tsang recently sat down at the table of Benny Glaser and was immediately involved in the action. On the three-way flop of , big stack Thomas Johnson bet out of the big blind and Tsang called in the hijack, as did John Racener on the button. After the turn, Johnson checked and Tsang bet to pick up two callers.
Johnson took the betting lead once more on the river and Tsang, as well as Racener both, came along. "I got two pair and an ace-deuce low," Johnson announced and flashed . Tsang had for the better two pairs and same low to scoop three quarters of the pot, while Racener mucked.
One table over is 2015 WSOP Main Event runner-up Joshua Beckley.
Among the most recent additions to the field were James Chen, Mihails Morozovs and Todd Brunson. Ian Johns dropped below the starting stack while Kathy Liebert and Sebastian Pauli are in desperate need of a double or triple up.
Sargon Youhana, JW Smith and Gerard Pagliuca made it three bets preflop and Pagliuca then moved all in for his last few chips out of the small blind on the flop. Youhana raised and Smith called. After the turn both remaining active players checked and the fell on the river. Youhana bet and Smith folded.
Youhana showed the for jacks and tens, and Pagliuca said "you got it" before tossing his cards into the muck. As it was all in showdown, the were revealed before Pagliuca headed to the rail.
Matt Grapenthien raised in the hijack and picked up three callers on the button, small blind and big blind. On the flop, Joseph Bingham was first to act and bet, which all three opponents called. On the turn, Bingham bet once more and the big blind was the only opponent to fold.
After the river, Bingham's bet once more triggered two calls and he rolled over for a flopped straight and low with his eight-six. Grapenthien had for the better low to secure a half of the pot, the button mucked.
The biggest stack in the Orange section appears to belong to Victor Ramdin, who has almost tripled up. Other notables on the rise include Wendy Freedman, Chris Tryba and Layne Flack while Ari Engel has been eliminated.
After a player had limped in, Brandon Shark-Harris raised and Joseph Aronesty made it three bets, which Mickey Craft called on the button and Shack-Harris also called. On the flop, Shack-Harris was the only player to check-call Aronesty's bet and did so again on the turn. The river ended check, check and Shack Harris turned over the , Aronesty had the and they chopped it up.