A player in the cutoff opened to 500 and received calls from a player on the button and Felipe Ketzer in the big blind.
The flop came 10♣8♣6♦ and Ketzer led out with a bet of 500. Only the player in the cutoff called.
Ketzer fired another barrel for 1,000 on the 5♠ turn that was called by his opponent.
Both players checked the Q♥ river. Ketzer turned over 10♦7♦ for a pair of tens which was good enough to take the pot.
Aylar Lie, the button, and Chris Moorman had seen a flop of 9♠10♦5♥ which they all checked.
The turn brought a 9♣ and when it checked to Lie, she bet 800. Both the button and Moorman folded.
Adrian Mateos had thee-bet to 3,000 out of the big blind over an open from Ilavenil Arumugam. Arumugam called and they headed to the flop.
Mateos bet 4,200 on the Q♦8♦10♣ flop and Arumugam called.
The turn came the J♦. Mateos fired out a bet of 7,500 and after tanking for around a minute, Arumugam called.
The river came a board-pairing Q♠ which both players opted to check. Mateos turned over A♣K♦ for a straight to take down the pot.
The 2020 WSOP Main Event Champion Damian Salas has just taken his seat in the Horseshoe Ballroom Orange section.
The Argentine pro has the distinction of winning the once-in-a-lifetime pandemic-induced Main Event format where he won the international tournament final table in Rozvadov and then defeated Joseph Hebert, who was the American champion, in a heads-up duel for the official Main Event title.
His title banner hangs with all the others, with no rail or celebration behind him as a sign of the times.
Salas was already a known entity before his title as he made the Main Event final table in 2017 where he finished in 7th place and also had a very deep run in 2022 with a 27th place finish.
The player in middle position raised to 500, Xiaofeng Hu three-bet to 3,000 from the small blind and the original raiser called.
The 6♥7♠9♦ flop slowed down Hu with a check. Hu's opponent took the lead for 5,500 and Hu called.
The Q♣ turn and 9♣ river checked to a showdown. Hu tabled K♠K♦, winning him this pot.
Arden Cho was heads-up from the small blind against a lone player in the hijack on a flop of Q♠3♦A♠.
Cho check-called a 600 bet from her opponent and then both players checked on the 10♣ tun.
The 7♦ completed the board and Cho led out for 2,200. Her opponent folded after a bit of thought and Cho was awarded the pot.
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