With around 5,000 in the pot and three players in, the flop came . Chung Law checked in late position, the cutoff checked, and Yueqi Zhu bet on the button. Law raised, the cutoff folded, and Zhu called.
On the turn, Law bet, and Zhu called. The river was the , and Law bet again. This time, Zhu raised, Law made it three bets, and Zhu called all in for less.
Law showed for quads, and Zhu tabled pocket kings before making his exit.
Hal Lubarsky called from the small blind before his opponent in the big blind raised. Lubarsky called.
The flop came , and Lubarsky bet. His opponent called. The turn brought the , and the same action followed. The completed the board, and Lubarsky paused for a moment, then bet. His opponent announced raise and threw out the necessary chips. Lubarsky mucked, relinquishing the pot to his opponent.
In a three-way, five-bet pot, the flop came , and the big blind checked. The player in middle position checked, and Damien LeForbes bet on the button. Both opponents called.
The turn was the , and it checked to LeForbes again. He bet again, the big blind folded, and the remaining player called.
On the river, the first player checked, LeForbes bet once more, and his opponent folded. LeForbes moved up to 25,000 chips.
In a three-bet pot, four players saw a flop. Rainer Kempe checked under the gun, the player in middle position checked, the next player checked, and the button bet. All three opponents called.
The turn was the and it checked around. On the river, Kempe thought briefly, then bet. The next two players folded, and the button called.
Several multiple bracelet winners hopped into the event during the last break, which was the last chance to register.
Among them are two-time bracelet winner Mark Radoja, three-time bracelet winners Michael Mizrachi and Michael Gathy, four-time bracelet winner Max Pescatori, five-time bracelet winners Jason Mercier and Chris Ferguson, and the all-time WSOP bracelet leader Phil Hellmuth, who has 14 bracelets to his credit.
These players join the tournament with under 10 big bets.
With the flop showing , Hal Lubarsky checked from middle position before his opponent, two seats over, bet. Lubarsky called.
The turn brought the , and Lubarsky bet. His opponent called.
The river completed the board, and Lubarsky moved all in for his remaining 425. His opponent didn't wait long mucking his hand, resulting in Lubarsky scooping the pot.