Limit Hold’em
Ben Lamb raised first-to-act and Seth Gottlieb defended his big blind.
Gottlieb check-called a bet from Lamb on the 4♣Q♦5♣ flop and then check-raised a bet from Lamb on the Q♥ turn. Lamb called.
The K♥ completed the board and Lamb called a bet from Gottlieb, who showed Qx2x for trip queens.
Lamb tossed his hand into the muck and Gottlieb was sent the pot.
Pot-Limit Omaha
Seth Gottlieb opened to 4,000 from the cutoff and Ben Lamb called out of the small blind.
Action checked to Gottlieb on the 5♦2♥A♦ flop and he continued for 6,000. Lamb made the call to see a turn.
Lamb checked again following the 2♣ turn but could not make another call after Gottlieb made it 23,000 to continue in the hand to send a modest pot to his opponent.
Mid-way through level two, the field size has increased to 44 entries. Among the latest players to enter the fray were defending champion Brian Rast, Koray Aldemir, Ben Lamb, John Racener as well as Aaron Katz. Furthermore, Robert Mizrachi has also entered the field as well.
Razz
John David Rogers: XxXx / Ax4x2x
Daniel Negreanu: XxXx / 2xJx6x — folded on fifth street
John David Rogers completed with an ace showing and called a raise from Daniel Negreanu.
Rogers bet on fourth street and Negreanu called. Rogers bet again on fifth street with a third wheel card showing, and this time Negreanu folded.
No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw
Alex Livingston opened to 4,500 from under the gun and received calls from Dan Cates in the small blind as well as Dylan Weisman in the big blind.
Cates and Livingston took one card while Weisman opted for two, after which action checked to Livingston. He bet 15,000, getting a quick fold from Cates but just as quick a call from Weisman. Livingston announced ten-seven as he tabled 10x7x6x5x3x, prompting Weisman to muck his cards.
Omaha Hi-Lo
Three ways on a flop of Q♥10♥6♦, Dylan Linde checked from the small blind and Daniel Negreanu bet from the big blind. David Benyamine called on the button and Linde called as well.
Action checked through on the 3♥ turn and it was checked to Benyamine on the 6♠ river.
Benyamine bet and Negreanu decided to look him up. Benyamine tabled A♣K♥8♦6♣ for trip sixes and Negreanu sent his hand into the muck.
No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw
With around 35,000 chips in the middle, Dylan Weisman stood pat and James Obst drew one.
Weisman then bet 35,000 and after some consideration, Obst called.
"Two pair," announced Weisman who tabled 3x3x2x2xQx with Obst taking down the pot with 9x8x7x4x
Stud Hi-Lo
John Monnette: K♥3♥3♣ / 4♠6♥9♦K♦
Talal Shakerchi: XxXx / 7♣J♦Q♦9♠ / Xx
John Monnette bet fourth street and Talal Shakerchi called. Shakerchi then check-called fifth before calling Monnette's bets on sixth and seventh. Monnette announced kings up and that won the pot as Shakerchi declared queens-up and tossed the cards into the muck.
Omaha Hi-Lo
Gus Hansen raised in the cutoff and Matthew Ashton defended in the big blind. Ashton check-called a first bet on the A♦Q♥3♠ flop and then checked again the K♣ on the turn. Hansen bet again and that was enough to win the pot without showdown.
Upon completion of the hand, Johannes Becker took a seat on that table and the field is now up to 37 entries.
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