Joining the action on the three-way flop of , Upeshka de Silva checked out of the small blind as did the big blind. Emile Schiff bet 3,400 on the button and de Silva check-raised to 9,200. The big blind folded and Schiff called. After the turn, de Silva bet 23,400 and that did the trick to win the pot uncontested.
One hand later, a short stack shoved for 37,000 and Schiff asked for a count before tossing in a single chip for the call. All other players folded and the player at risk showed . Schiff had and flopped a set to leave his opponent drawing dead on a turn of the board .
Soon after, Natasha Mercier raised to 4,000 and Schiff three-bet to 15,300. Mercier moved all in and Schiff quickly folded.
One table over is another de Silva, Sampath that is, who holds a big stack.
With just 432 players remaining, the orange section has been completely cleared out. All remaining players are seated in the tan section for the remainder of the day.
Felipe Ramos had got to the turn of a board reading and action was checked to him.
Ramos bet 3,700 and his opponent called.
The river was the and it was checked for a final time to Ramos who gave his action some consideration before betting a chunky 35,000 which his opponent called.
Ramos flipped over for a rivered full house and his opponent showed .
“I was going to check behind,” Ramos said.
“I should have raised the turn,” his opponent said.
According to Darryll Fish, who had been moved to the table, a raise to 3,500 was called by two players including Mehrdad Yousefzadeh and the flop of was checked through. On the turn, Yousefzadeh check-raised from 11,000 to 26,000 and a big stack at his table moved all in to see Yousefzadeh snap-call with for the nut straight.
His opponent was drawing dead with and the river even gave Yousefzadeh the nut flush to double for more than 125,000. The same table also features another big stack in Adam Berger, who has slightly less than Yousefzadeh.
A short stack shoved for 21,000 from under the gun, and the action folded all the way to Stephen Le Peau in the small blind. Le Peau had his headphones on and said, "I call," tossing in a single T-1,000 chip. He apparently only then realized that he had indeed called an all in, and Le Peau asked for the floor to clarify the ruling.
The dealer had clearly announced the all-in, it was ruled as a call for the full amount, and Le Peau did so, turning over . The player at risk had , and Le Peau made a flush on the turn of the board to knock out the short stack. "I am sorry man," he said while stacking the chips.
Saurabh Patel also sent out an opponent to the rail when getting there with the inferior hand preflop. Patel had , and the player on the button showed . The board came to give Patel a straight on the river. Upeshka De Silva joked, "How do you have a double gutshot and a flush draw with pocket fives?"
Arriving at the table with the board reading , there was around 50,000 in the pot, and Pfizer Jordan checked his option out of the big blind. His opponent bet of 55,000, and Jordan went into the tank. He thought for two minutes before moving all in for 119,000. Half of the table was already standing and walking around, and those that were still sitting also got out of their seats. His opponent didn't waste much time before calling, and Jordan tabled , while his opponent looked sick to his stomach, showing .
Jordan scooped a massive pot and is working his way towards the chip leaders.
Joining the action on the flop, Neel Murthy bet 10,000, and Austin Peck moved all in for 34,600 on top. Murthy verified the amount and called to put Peck at risk of elimination.
Peck:
Murthy:
Peck was in need of help, and while the turn didn't change anyrthing, the river improved Peck to a straight and he doubled.
There was an open from late position and one caller in the form of 2013 Main Event Champion Ryan Riess, who was in the big blind.
The flop saw no action, and the turn card was the . Riess checked and faced a bet of 5,000. He responded with a check-raise to 18,000. His opponent didn’t appear convinced but eventually let his hand go.
At the same table is a player who has made his way over from Venezuela — Jorge Espinoza, who currently has an above average stack of 160,000 chips.