Maria Ho was under the gun and moved all in for 320,000. Zachary Hirst called from the hijack and the rest of the table folded.
Hirst:
Ho:
Hirst's pocket queens were in a dominating position heading to the flop and he extended his lead even further by making top set with .
The dropped down on the turn giving Ho four to a diamond flush. It was not meant to be, however, as the finished the board and Ho was eliminated from play. Hirst picked up the pot and now has 2.195 million in chips.
After three-betting a middle-position open from Jason Johnson, Tony Ruberto saw Johnson come back with a four-bet.
"The four-and-five-bet table huh?" Ruberto said with his Boston accent. "Alright, I won't reraise any more. All flops from now on. I promise I won't reraise again."
From under the gun, Jorryt van Hoof opened to 90,000 and Kyle Keranen defended his big blind to see a flop.
Keranan checked, Van Hoof continued for 135,000, and Keranen called. The fell on the turn and van Hoof bet out 480,000 with Keranen again check-calling.
The river landed the and Keranen checked for a third time before van Hoof pushed out a bet of 1,890,000 which Keranen called.
Van Hoof tapped the table in a sign that he was conceding, but Keranen asked him to show.
Van Hoof tabled his for two pair, but it would be Keranen's for a rivered full house that would see Keranen scoop the monster pot and see his stack climb to 8.3 million as van Hoof slipped to 1.9 million in chips.
Trevor Martin opened with a raise to 140,000 from middle position. Jeffrey Loiacono flatted from the cutoff and the button and blinds folded. The flop fell and Martin continued for 140,000. Loiacono called to see fourth street.
The dealer tapped the table and produced the on the turn. Martin once again moved 140,000 into the middle of the table. Loiacono responded to this by moving out a raise to 360,000. Martin three-bet the action to 590,000 and Loiacono kicked his hand into the muck.
Nathan Goldstein moved all in for 510,000 from the hijack and Chad Eveslage re-shoved from the small blind. The big blind folded and the showdown went as following.
Goldstein:
Eveslage:
The board ran out an Goldstein found a way to double his small stack. Eveslage has been on the wrong side of things for now, as he's lost almost a million of his chips in the first 30 minutes of the day.
On the button, Scott Palmer raised to 90,000. Andoni Larrabe reraised to 245,000 from the big blind, and Palmer made the call.
The flop came down , and Larrabe led with a bet of 180,000. Palmer put in a raise to 475,000, and Larrabe made the call to see the land on the turn. After Larrabe checked, Palmer bet 675,000. Larrabe gave it up, and Palmer showed the for king-high.
With that, Palmer moved to 7.3 million, and Larrabe slid back to 3.45 million.
William Cole raised to 80,000 from middle position and was called by Vadzim Markushevski on his left. Everyone else folded, and the flop came . Cole bet 160,000, and Markushevski was undeterred by the large sizing, raising to 350,000. Cole wasted little time shoving all in, and Markushevski folded just as fast.
Chad Eveslage raised to 95,000 under the gun and Peter Placey three-bet, two seats from his left, to 250,000. The action folded back around to Eveslage who quickly called.
The flop came and Eveslage quickly check-folded when Placey bet 300,000.
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flop, it would be Keranen betting out 130,000 with just van Hoof calling. The 
on the turn was then checked by both players.
and van Hoof checked to Keranen who opted to bet out 155,000 with the Dutch player calling.
for runner-runner trips as van Hoof mucked and slipped to 1.5 million while Keranen climbed to 8.8 million in chips.
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dropped down on the turn giving Ho four to a diamond flush. It was not meant to be, however, as the 
and Keranen checked for a third time before van Hoof pushed out a bet of 1,890,000 which Keranen called.
for two pair, but it would be Keranen's 
for a rivered full house that would see Keranen scoop the monster pot and see his stack climb to 8.3 million as van Hoof slipped to 1.9 million in chips.
board.
on the turn. Martin once again moved 140,000 into the middle of the table. Loiacono responded to this by moving out a raise to 360,000. Martin three-bet the action to 590,000 and Loiacono kicked his hand into the muck.
, and Larrabe led with a bet of 180,000. Palmer put in a raise to 475,000, and Larrabe made the call to see the 
land on the turn. After Larrabe checked, Palmer bet 675,000. Larrabe gave it up, and Palmer showed the 
for king-high.
. Cole bet 160,000, and Markushevski was undeterred by the large sizing, raising to 350,000. Cole wasted little time shoving all in, and Markushevski folded just as fast.
