With a massive pot of approximately 200,000 already brewing and the completed board reading , Sam Soverel checked from the big blind to his lone opponent, Chino Rheem. Rheem moved all in, putting Soverel to a decision for his stack. After brief consideration, Soverel folded, and Rheem took the pot to put his stack near the 500,000-chip mark.
With around 25,000 in the pot and the board reading , the action was checked to William Kakon on the button. Kakon bet 17,500, and the big blind called. Danny Wong was in the cutoff and pushed all in for 91,000. Kakon called, and the big blind folded.
The turn was the and the river brought the . Kakon showed , and his jack-high straight was good enough to earn him the pot and eliminate Wong.
The action was folded to Fabian Schoneck in the cutoff, who raised to 20,000. Chino Rheem called from the big blind, and the flop came . Rheem checked, and Schoneck moved all in for his remaining 35,000. Rheem called and was ahead with against Schoneck's .
The turn was the , and the river landed the , making a full house for Rheem and eliminating Schoneck.
Mark Reilly opened the action with a raise to 20,000, and Scott White called from the button. The big blind had 64,000 remaining and moved all in. Reilly re-potted to 212,000, and White went into the tank. The clock was called, and with three seconds left, White called for less. With two players at risk, the three hands were tabled.
Reilly:
White:
Big Blind:
The board ran out , and Reilly's aces held up to eliminate two players.
With about 20,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading , Sam Soverel checked from the small blind, Chino Rheem checked from the the big blind, and Dustin Nelson checked behind on the button.
The turn brought the , and Soverel checked. Rheem checked, and Nelson bet 12,000. Soverel check-raised to 40,000, Rheem folded, and Nelson reraised to 82,500. After a few moments of contemplation, Soverel called. The fell on the river, and Soverel checked. Nelson bet 150,000, putting Soverel to a decision for the remainder of his stack. He went into the tank, and after about two minutes, he eventually folded.