Four players checked a flop and the blinds checked to preflop raiser James Obst on the turn. He bet 48,000 and only Nadar Kakhmazov, in the small blind, called. Kakhmazov checked the river and Obst bet 155,000. Kakhmazov tossed in a chip to call and Obst rolled over .
The recent Mid-States Poker Tour champ for over $400,000 had it beat with for trips.
Chris Hunichen raised to 35,000 from the cutoff and Rob Khun defended his big blind.
The flop came down and Kuhn check-called 35,000 from Hunichen. The turn was the and Kuhn check-called 85,000 from Hunichen. The river was the and both players checked.
Kuhn showed for kings and nines, but Hunichen tabled for a flush to win the pot.
On a completed board of , James Obst slid 250,000 into a pot that looked to be around 500,000. Nadar Kakhmazov, who had checked in the small blind, said he was all in after some thought. Obst would have to call off his last 435,000 if he wanted to continue, and he decided to fold after about 15 seconds.
Kenny Hallaert raised to 35,000 from under the gun, Giuseppe Pantaleo three-bet shoved from the small blind for 139,000, and Hallaert called.
Hallaert:
Pantaleo:
The flop came down , giving Pantaleo for a pair of kings and giving Hallaert flush and straight draws. The turn kept Pantaleo ahead, but the river was the to give Hallaert a winning flush to score the elimination.
Garrett Greer defended his big blind from a Chris Hunichen button open and saw a flop. He check-called 40,000, then 80,000 more on the . On the river, Hunichen fired a final barrel of 235,000. Greer thought for a couple of minutes and appeared close to calling, as he grabbed a few chips to possibly throw in, but he ultimately decided on a fold.