Ryan Leng opened to 5,000 in the hijack and the player in the big blind called.
The player in the big blind checked on the flop of and Leng checked back. Leng's opponent then led out with a bet of 5,000 on the turn and Leng called.
The opponent bet 15,000 on the river and Leng responded with a raise to 40,000. The opponent thought it over before announcing a call, and then mucked when Leng turned over .
According to the table, Michael Gathy opened in early position and a player called before Dylan Destefano three-bet in the cutoff. Gathy four-bet to 30,000 and it folded back to Destefano who shoved, putting Gathy at risk for his tournament's life. The latter called and the players revealed their cards:
Michael Gathy:
Dylan Destefano:
Gathy had the dominated hand and the board improved Destefano's hand into a full house while Gathy hit the rail.
On the flop with 13,000 in the pot, Sam Grafton faced a bet of 10,500 and he shoved the rest of his chips in the middle. The player in seat nine called and Grafton was at risk.
Sam Grafton:
Seat nine:
Grafton was ahead with a pair of kings, but his opponent was drawing to a spade flush.
"Do NOT do it to me, David," Grafton exclaimed to the dealer. "I've even got the blocker!"
The turn was the and the river was the , as Grafton was back up to 49,000.
"Let that be a lesson," he said. "No more seven-high."
A hand later Grafton was shouting animatedly again. As PokerNews rushed over, Grafton was heading for the exit. His was being sent to the muck as Alexandros Theologis was showing on the board for two pair.
"Nice job with your magic charts," said Grafton to Theologis.
Maria Ho pushed his last 10,000 in the middle in early position and a player raised it to 20,000. The rest of the table folded to create the following showdown:
Maria Ho:
Her opponent:
Ho was in good shape for the double up, which she did after the dealer brought a board .