Dan Smith was in the cutoff, checking to his opponent who bet on the turn. Smith called and the hit the felt. Smith checked again and he faced a bet again. He took about 20 seconds and then laid his hand down.
Jerry Wong made it to fifth street but only Mike Ross and a third player continued thereafter as Ross called a bet while Wong let it go. Ross had nines out while his opponent's board was showing a pair of jacks. Ross called on sixth and faced another bet on seventh. He raised and his opponent three-bet. Ross called, holding nines full, but he finished second as the other player turned up queens full of jacks.
Max Kruse completed with the and he tangled with two opponents. One of them had an ace as well and fired on fourth and they all continued to fifth where he paired his ace, so he fired again. Kruse's board rolled up low and he called and so did the third player who deuces out. The three players continued to the river with Kruse all in for last 575 on sixth street. The side pot remained empty as the final street was checked down.
Kruse's neighbor wished the soccer player good luck and Kruse thanked him. "I'm pretty sure I need it," the German striker replied.
He didn't hit a scoop but was able to seize at least half of the pot with eighty-six low, earning half of the third player's invested chips.
Dan Smith, Andreas Freund, and a player in the big blind made it to the flop which was checked to the turn. The small blind led out 900 and only Smith called.
The river card was the and Smith's neighbor checked to the high roller who announced a pot-sized bet, making it 2,900. His opponent released his cards after a brief thought.
Roland Israelashvili was in the big blind, checking a flop in a three-way pot. Yuval Bronshtein checked as well and a third player fired 1,500. Only Israelashvili called.
The turn saw Israelashvili check-raise all in over a 3,400-bet. Israelashvili had a covering stack and his opponent was prepared to risk the rest of his chips.
Israelashvili:
Opponent:
Both players started with a pair of queens but Israelashvili hit a set with his lower pair. The other player hoped to fill a wrap but the river sent him to the rail.
In a heads-up pot, Chris Klodnicki bet on fourth and fifth streets, earning two calls before they checked on sixth. Klodnicki, who had three spades out, fired one more bet on the river and his opponent opted to fold.
Shaun Deeb led out on fifth street where he paired his street. He had two callers and they called one more bet on sixth. All players checked the river and Deeb announced two pair, showing eights and fours. The other players couldn't beat that and Deeb collected the new chips while checking his laptop screen as he simultaneously competes in the online bracelet event.
Short-stacked Mike Ross got all in along the way with Jerry Wong and Isaac Crow competing for a side pot. Wong had the betting lead with a pair of aces out since fourth street. He fired on fifth and sith and Crow called both times. The last round was checked.
Ross: /
Wong: /
Crow: /
Neither player finished with a low and Wong failed to improve his aces, leaving the whole pot with Crow who finished with eights up. Ross had only a pair of fives and wished the table good luck before walking away.