After an early-position raise to 1,000, Rainer Kempe three-bet to 3,100 in the cutoff. Action folded back to the original raiser, who called.
The flop came down , and it was checked over to Kempe, who continued for 2,800. His opponent thought it over for just a few moments before releasing, sending another pot Kempe's way.
Phil Hellmuth opened to 800 from Seat 9, and Gail Getzwiller re-raised to 1,700 next to act from Seat 1 as the cameras crowded around to see a hand featuring Hellmuth develop. The rest of the table folded, and Hellmuth called the raise and half-stood to peer across the dealer in an attempt to get a closer look at his opponent.
The flop was . Hellmuth checked to Getzwiller, who bet 2,500. Hellmuth took a beat, then folded before whispering to his neighbor, Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, and then addressing Getzwiller: “You’re doing a good job against me and the Grinder.”
A slight smile came across Getzwiller’s lips as she stacked the chips that had previously been in the stack of the WSOP's all-time bracelet leader.
Alan Snow has been having a fantastic day on the felt. "I've been running great," said Snow when we caught up with him at the table. "Straights, sets, nut flushes," he went on to say about the hands with which he's dragged pots.
In the most recent pot that scaled him up to the top of the leaderboard, Snow started with pocket sixes. Five players went to a flop with two spades. Snow bet 5,000 and called a raise to 15,000. Just Snow and one opponent saw the hit on the turn, and Snow just called a bet of 20,000. The river blanked, and Snow bet 25,000, almost covering the remainder of his opponent's stack.
The call came, Snow showed his quad sixes, and his opponent mucked.
Yehuda Cohen raised to 1,225 from under the gun and got three callers, including Eric Nathan on the button.
All four players checked the flop, and the turn was the . It checked to Cohen, who bet 2,600, and Nathan was the only caller. The river was the , and Cohen bet 2,400. Nathan went into the tank.
"I'm thinking," said Nathan while Cohen looked on.
Eventually, Nathan called and was shown the of Cohen.
"Ace-ten is the nuts here," said Cohen as he raked in the chips.
Isaac Haxton opened to 1,200 from the cutoff, and the big blind called.
The flop came , and the big blind checked. Haxton bet 1,000, and his opponent called. The turn brought the , and both players checked. The river was the , and the big blind bet 2,500. Haxton folded, and the big blind showed for a flopped set.
Brandon Shack-Harris and his lone opponent checked on the turn of a board showing , and the completed the board. Shack-Harris fired out 1,400, and his opponent quickly folded.
Shack-Harris, who is known more for his mixed-game prowess, is showing he has some talents in no-limit hold'em, too, as he has enjoyed a steady rise all day. He is currently one of the chip leaders with 160,000.