Picking up the action partway through the hand, James Dike in the small blind got his remaining 4,500 in the middle against Stuart Rutter in late position.
James Dike: A♥9♣
Stuart Rutter: A♦10♦
Dike was in rough shape and looked to be heading to the exits after the flop came J♦6♣J♣ followed by the 3♥ turn. The 9♦ river was just what the doctor ordered for Dike, however, as he paired up his kicker to score a small double.
Mauro Scala opened to 700 from early position and immediately got three-bet to 1,500 by Nicola Comaianni in the seat next to him. Scala called and they went to the flop.
Scala check-called a bet of 3,000 from Comaianni on the 8♣J♣7♣ flop to see the 5♦ appear on the turn. Again Scala check-called the same bet of 3,000 and they headed to the river.
On the board-pairing 7♠ river, Scala checked and faced a bet of 5,000 from Comaianni. Scala then check-raised to 17,000 and was met by a quick fold from Comaianni.
Under the gun opened the action with a raise to 800. Denis Ethier called in middle position before the button three-bet to 2,800. Both under the gun and Ethier called.
The button continued for 2,500 on a rainbow 2♠Q♣J♦ flop before Ethier raised to 8,500. After a long tank, the button mucked and Ethier dragged in the pot to get back above starting stack.
Hector Berry opened to 700 from under the gun and received a call from Glen Chadwick in middle position before Eduard Burd three-bet to 3,600 from the small blind. Berry called while Chadwick got out of the way.
The flop came J♥5♥3♥. Burd fired a 4,000 continuation bet which was enough to force a fold from Berry.
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Andrei Konopelko bet 1,600 from under the gun on a flop of 10♣9♦3♥ and Skyler Roberts called in early position. Brandy Savage then raised to 3,500 in the small blind and both opponents called.
All three players checked the 4♦ turn before Konopelko bet 6,500 on the 7♦ river. Roberts quickly folded, but Savage gave it some thought before also folding after around a minute.
"I would've called in your spot, but not with you behind me," Roberts told Savage.
The next hand, Roberts raised to 600 under the gun before Jeffrey Muncy three-bet to 2,600 in early position. Erick Lindgren called in middle position, as did Konopelko in the big blind and Roberts.
The flop came 4♦4♥5♣ and Muncy bet 3,500. Lindgren and Konopelko both called. The 8♠ turn was checked through and Konopelko bet 12,500 on the 5♥ river.
Muncy called and Lindgren folded, claiming he had two jacks. Konopelko showed 8♦8♣ for a full house and Muncy tossed Q♥Q♦ into the muck.
Action was caught after the flop of 7♦3♠2♦ and the big blind was quick to check. Jonathan Schwartz fired for 4,200 and received a call from his opponent.
The turn was the 4♦ and again the big blind checked to Schwartz. He continued for 5,200 and received a quick fold from his opponent.
Kevin Rabichow opened from middle position and got called by Aaron Speer on the button, and the big blind.
The action checked to Speer on the 10♦5♦6♠ flop and he bet 1,300. The big blind folded, but Rabichow called.
Both players checked the 7♦ turn to see the 10♣ come on the river. Rabichow checked, and Speer bet 5,200. Rabichow thought for a while before flicking in the call. Speer flipped over K♥10♥ for trip tens, which won him the pot.