Up at the feature table, it appeared Tom Marchese opened with a raise from the button, how much we're not sure, and Andrew Robl took his time before moving all in from the big blind. Marchese, who had about 600,000 total, wasted little time in getting it in.
Marchese:
Robl:
Marchese needed some help, and he got it on the flop. The turn made things interesting by giving Robl an open-ended straight draw, but the river missed it.
On a flop of , Dong Kim bet 40,000 and Daniel Negreanu called him. Tom Marchese got out of the way, and it was heads-up action to the turn. Kim bet again, this time 60,000, and again Negreanu just called.
When the completed the board on the river, action went check-check and Negreanu tabled the . It was good as Kim sent his cards to the muck.
Jason Koon raised to 40,000 under the gun and only Connor Drinan, who was in the small blind, looked him up. Drinan proceeded to check-call a bet on the flop, and then both players checked the turn. When the completed the board on the river, Drinan fired out 100,000 and Koon hit the tank so long he had to use three time extension buttons!
Eventually he made the call with the , and it was good as Drinan could only muster the .
From under the gun, David Peters raised to 45,000. Isaac Baron reraised to 105,000 from the cutoff seat, and then play moved back to Peters for him to make it 240,000 to go. Baron called, and the two saw the flop come . Both checked.
The turn was the , and Peters checked. Baron bet 150,000, and Peters folded.
Ben Lamb opened for 45,000 from the button and then called when David Peters three-bet to 135,000 from the small blind. The flop saw both players check, and then Peters checked for a second time on the turn. Lamb took the opportunity to bet 125,000, which prompted Peters to fold.
Brandon Steven brought it in with a raise from the cutoff and Jason Koon and Max Altergott called from the button and big blind respectively. Two checks on the flop saw Koon bet 85,000, and Altergott check-raised to 230,000. Steven folded, Koon called, and the appeared on the turn.
Altergott was first and moved all in, which inspired Koon to fold the .
From the button, Brian Rast raised to 45,000. Max Altergott reraised out of the small blind to 140,000, and Rast called.
The flop came down , and both players checked to see the pair the board on the turn. Altergott checked, and Rast began reaching for chips to fire 130,000. Before he could even toss out the bet, Altergott had folded and was up out of his chair for the break.