Preflop action had Paulina Loeliger in early position moving all in for 130,000 and the big blind pushing over top for around 450,000. Everyone else folded to let these two play heads up.
Paulina Loeliger:
Opponent:
The flop came down hitting an ace for Loeliger right off the bat. The on the turn gave her two pair and with a on the river that was good for the double up to stay in the game.
Nick Palma moved all in from under the gun for 40,000. Action was folded around to Richard Bai in the small blind who called and the cards were on their backs.
Nick Palma:
Richard Bai:
The board ran out and with the jack showing up, Palma's pair beat Bai's pocket tens to take down the pot and get the double up just before the bubble.
Hand-for-hand play began with 208 players and in the first hand for it the bubble burst with three players heading to the wrong side of the rail.
Hand One
Brien Lee called the 112,000 all-in from Mike Vanier after opening to 16,000. Lee had and was up against the . Lee would go on to make a full house on the runout.
Hand Two
Monish Thawani was all-in for crumbs with and was at risk to Stefan Schillhabel's . Schillhabel made a set on the flop and held out on the turn and river to bring about the stone bubble.
Hand Three
Elijah Keding and Simon Higgins had their stacks across the line with the former at risk of missing the money. The pair were all-in from the blinds.
Elijah Keding:
Simon Higgins:
Higgins stayed ahead on the flop but the turn gave some hope for Keding. the completed the board to send Keding out as the stone bubble.
Action was caught with Ronit Chamani and Leonard Maue all-in and at risk preflop against David Miscikowski.
Ronit Chamani:
Fabian Gumz:
David Miscikowski:
The two at risk players paired up on the flop and found the case jack to make trips on the turn. Miscikowski was still live to straight and full house outs. The river filled the big stack up and he secured a double bust out.
With a board showing of , Julien Loire checked to Scott Seiver in the cutoff who bet 32,000. Loire called to see the river which was a . Loire checked the river and Seiver moved all in and received a call right away. Loire showed and it was good to take down the pot, leaving Seiver with 48,000 in chips.
In the next hand, Eli Berg raised to 15,000, Seiver pushed his stack in and Berg called. The cards were on their backs and the dealer laid out the board.
Scott Seiver:
Eli Berg:
The board ran out and the seven on the turn gave Seiver a set which was good for a double up.
In the very next had Seiver raised to 16,000 preflop and received a call from Brian Keith Etheridge. The flop came down and Etheridge check-called Seiver's 16,000 bet.
The turn was a and it was checked to Seiver again who moved all in.
Brian Keith Etheridge:
Scott Seiver:
Seiver was ahead with a flopped pair of eights and the on the river gave him two pair and a second double up to give him some breathing room and chips to play with.