Benjamin Kaupp started the new level with a button and Ryan Messick defended the big blind, which led to the flop. Messick check-called a bet worth 175,000 and then check-folded the turn to a larger bet.
One hand later, Raul Garza opened to 250,000 on the button and Kaupp called from his big blind. The flop brought a check by Kaupp, a bet worth 200,000 by Garza and a call. Kaupp check-called a second barrel for 500,000 on the turn.
Kaupp came along and did so again for 1,200,000 on the river. Garza revealed the for a bluff and Kaupp dragged in the healthy pot with the for a pair of jacks.
Benjamin Kaupp raised it up to 260,000 on the button with and earned a call from Ryan Messick in the big blind with . Leading to a flop of flop, Messick check-called for 175,000 and the turn was checked. Messick bet the river for 450,000 and Kaupp let go.
Reduced to a now short stack, Raul Garza folded on the button and Ryan Messick limped the small blind with . Benjamin Kaupp then raised to 400,000 from the big blind with and Messick called. They headed to the flop on which Messick check-called for 250,000 and both elected to check the on the turn.
Messick grabbed into his stack of T-100,000 chips after the fell on the river, then bet 650,000. Kaupp pondered about it for half a minute and folded.
Ryan Messick min-raised to 240,000 on the button and Raul Garza defended the big blind, then open-shoved for 470,000 on the flop and earned a snap-call by Garza.
Raul Garza:
Ryan Messick:
Garza was ahead with his second pair and gutshot while Messick had one overcard and the open-ended straight draw at his disposal. The turn changed nothing whatsoever and the same applied for the river as Garza doubled his short stack.
Ryan Messick limped the small blind and Benjamin Kaupp checked his option holding the to see a flop of for free. Messick check-called for 150,000 and the followed on the turn, bringing another check-call for 325,000.
That led them to the on the river, which brought a check from Messick once more. Kaupp now bet 625,000 and Messick was sent into the tank. Slightly more than two minutes later, Messick called and Kaupp had the best of it with his two pair.
After forfeiting his big blind and small blind, Raul Garza was on the button with a stack of 1,660,000 and pushed all-in. Ryan Messick asked for an exact count and folded in under one minute, Benjamin Kaupp in the big blind snap-folded.
Kaupp limped out of the small blind with the and Garza checked the option from the big blind with his , which led them to a flop. They checked to the turn and the river, the latter of which brought a bet worth 160,000 by Kaupp. Within two seconds, Garza's cards went into the muck.
Raul Garza as the shortest stack raised the button to 250,000 with the and chip leader Benjamin Kaupp tossed in calling chips out of the big blind with . No action followed on the flop and Kaupp check-folded the turn when facing a bet of 250,000 by Garza.
One hand later, Kaupp jammed out of the small blind with the into the big blind of Garza, who couldn't do anything but fold with the .
Garza was the next one to shove for 1,850,000 in the small blind with the . Ryan Messick asked for a count in the big blind and sigh-folded the .
Benjamin Kaupp raised it up to 260,000 on the button and Raul Garza jammed for 1,600,000 in the small blind. Ryan Messick forfeited his big blind and Kaupp also let go after brief consideration.
Messick limped the next small blind and folded when Kaupp applied maximum pressure with his big stack.
Kaupp raised to 350,000 in the small blind the next hand with the , picking up a call by Garza in the big blind holding the . The bet of just 150,000 by Kaupp on the flop followed and Garza folded.
Kaupp raised the next button to 260,000 and collected the blinds and big blind ante.