Jong Kim raised to 50,000 from mid-position and Michael Farrow called from the cutoff. Matthew Crooks moved all in on the button for 338,000 and Kim reshoved for about 1,300,000. Farrow folded.
Matthew Crooks:
Jong Kim:
Kim hit a favorable flop of . The turn and river filled up the board and Crooks was eliminated.
There was a raise to 55,000 from under the gun and James Pupillo called on the button. The flop fell and Pupillo was quickly facing a bet of 125,000. He made the call and the landed on the turn.
His opponent instantly announced a bet of 300,000 and Pupillo thought for a minute. Pupillo eventually shipped all in for just less than a million. His opponent also gave it some thought but decided to lay his hand down.
Daniel Park opened to 48,000 from early position and Wojciech Barzantny three-bet shoved all in for 433,000 in the hijack. Felipe Ramos was in the small blind and pushed the last of his 650,000 chips in the middle as well. Park called and had both players covered.
Daniel Park:
Felipe Ramos:
Wojciech Barzantny:
The flop came to give Barzantny a set of nines. However, the on the turn improved Park to a set of queens and he held on through the river to eliminate both Ramos and Barzantny.
David Ivers opened to 50,000 in middle position and Ryan Jaconetti three-bet to 150,000 in the cutoff. Jong Kim thought for a minute from the blinds before shoving all in, having both players covered. Ivers stuck in the last of his 682,000 chips and Jaconetti folded face up.
David Ivers:
Jong Kim:
The flop fell to give Ivers a set of aces and Kim was drawing nearly dead. The on the turn sealed the deal and the quickly hit the river as Ivers more than doubled up.
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David Guay raised to 50,000 in the cutoff and Matt Iles defended from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn.
Iles checked again and Guay tossed in a bet of 45,000. Iles check-raised to 140,000 but Guay stuck around to see the on the river. Both players quickly knuckled the table and Guay turned over for the best hand.