Phillip Hui: / /
Anthony Zinno: / /
Eric Kurtzman: / /
Anthony Zinno bet sixth and seventh street against Eric Kurtzman and Phillip Hui. On seventh, Kurtzman elected to raise and Hui reluctantly folded while Zinno called.
Kurtzman tabled for a low and missed straight draw, while Zinno had for a flush.
Mike Ross check-called the turn and river of a board against Robert Campbell and was shown the for two pair and the nut low. Ross tabled for the same two pair and had no low, receiving one-quarter of the pot.
Campbell was moved right after, as a new table opened to accommodate the growing field.
Kyle Montgomery: / fold
Eric Kurtzman: / /
Jason Gola: / /
Picking up the action on fourth street, Eric Kurtzman and Kyle Montgomery checked to Jason Gola who bet. The same action repeated on all further streets and Montgomery stuck around until sixth, on which he check-folded. Kurtzman check-called all the way and Gola announced aces up, rolling over . Kurtzman had that beat with for a set of jacks and scooped a nice pot.
The field is growing by the minute as several players have opted to jump in. Among them were Larry Kantor, Sampo Ryynanen, Craig Chait, Aussie Hall of Famer Gary Benson, Noah Bronstein and Jesse Martin. There are now at least 106 players registered and that number is guaranteed to grow in the hours to come.
Christopher Claassen: / /
Brandon Shack-Harris: / fold
Ron Ware: / /
On fourth street four players were still in the hand and a bet by Ron Ware forced out two of them including Brandon Shack-Harris. Ware bet fifth to get called by Christopher Claassen and also bet sixth, on which Claassen raised. Ware called and check-called a bet on seventh.
Claassen rolled over for a flush and scooped the pot.
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