Dong Guo, in the hijack, opened to 1,300. The player on the button called, along with the player in the big blind.
The dealer spread a flop of . The big blind checked. Guo checked, too. The player on the button bet 2,800. The player in the big blind called. Guo raised to 10,000, and that was enough for both of his opponents to let their hands go.
A player in middle position raised to 1,300. Hai Cheng, in the cutoff, three-bet to 3,300. Action folded back to the original raiser, who called the remainder.
The flop came . The player in middle position checked to Cheng, who bet 4,500. His opponent tanked for a few seconds before letting his hand go. Cheng showed .
"I had ace-king," his opponent told him.
"Well, you are lucky you didn't hit the flop," one of his tablemates answered.
Ben Zamani called a raised of 1,400, and another player called behind. Both blinds folded.
The three players in the hand saw a flop of . The original raiser bet 1,600, Zamani called, and the third opponent folded. The turn was the . The original raiser bet 2,100, and Zamani made it 5,100. His opponent folded, and Zamani took the pot.
A player in middle position raised to 1,300, and the player on the button called, along with Darryll Fish in the big blind.
The flop came, and it was checked around. The turn was the , and Fish bet 3,000. The original raiser called, and the player on the button folded. Heads-up, the river was the . Fish bet 6,400, and that was good enough. His opponent folded, and Fish took the pot.