Juha Helppi raised to 10,000 from under the gun, Konstantin Beylin called on the button, and Sebastian Ruiz called in the big blind.
The flop came , and Helppi bet 10,000. Beylin raised to 21,000, and Ruiz raised the pot, putting both players at risk. Helppi folded, but Beylin called for his remaining 77,000 chips, and the cards were turned over.
Beylin:
Ruiz:
Both players were sharing three of the same cards, and it looked as though the pot was going to be chopped. However, the fell on the turn, making Beylin a full house, and Ruiz was still sitting with trip eights. The river was the , and Beylin was able to win the pot and double through Ruiz.
The player under the gun opened with a raise to 9,000, Michael Trujillo was next to act and called, and the player in the big blind three-bet to 43,500. The original raiser called to put himself at risk with a stack of approximately 30,000 total, and Trujillo came along, as well.
The flop came , and the big blind and Trujillo quickly got the rest of their chips in. All three players tabled their hands.
Big blind:
Under the gun:
Trujillo:
Trujillo was way ahead with his set of nines, and both of his opponents needed help from the deck to survive. The turn and river changed nothing, and Trujillo enthusiastically scooped the pot.
"How can I be this drunk and still beat these people?" he asked. "The only thing I can promise is that I'll be at the Rhino in a few hours."
Christian Harder called from the button, Sam Soverel called from the small blind, and Jason Wheeler checked his option.
The three players saw a flop of , and action checked to Harder, who bet 6,000. Soverel check-raised to 20,000, Wheeler quickly folded, and Harder went into the tank. After nearly a minute, he folded, and Soverel took the pot to put his stack over the 300,000-chip mark.
Thu Huyen raised to 9,000 from under the gun and was called by three players, including Samuel Higgs in the small blind.
The flop came , and Higgs checked. The big blind bet 20,000, and Huyen called. The action was back on Higgs, who potted to 116,000. The big blind quickly folded, and Huyen called, leaving himself with just 10,000 behind. The turn was the , the two players got it all in, and the cards were flipped over.
Higgs had flopped top set with , but Huyen had plenty of outs with . The river brought the , and Huyen was unable to hit any of his draws, sending the pot to Higgs.
Melad Marji raised to 10,000 from the hijack, and Alberto Fonseca three-bet from the button. In a flurry of activity, the two players got all their chips into the middle with Marji at risk.
Marji:
Fonseca:
Marji had the lead with his aces, and Fonseca needed help from the deck to eliminate his opponent. The flop kept Marji in the lead, but the turn put Fonseca far ahead. The river changed nothing, and Fonseca took the pot to send Marji to the cage.
Danny Wong was in the hijack and got all the chips into the middle before the flop against Andreas Freund, who was on the button.
Wong:
Freund:
Freund had the lead with his aces, and Wong needed to improve in order to win the pot and send Freund to the cage. The board ran out , and Freund's aces held for him to double up.
Jeff Madsen raised to 9,500 from under the gun, and Michael Trujillo called from the cutoff, as did the big blind.
The flop came , and Madsen bet 21,000. Trujillo potted to 93,500, and the big blind folded. Madsen quickly moved all in for his remaining 144,500, and Trujillo called.
Madsen:
Trujillo:
Madsen's set of eights gave him a hammerlock on the pot with two cards to come. The turn was the , giving Trujillo some hope, but the on the river secured the pot for Madsen as he doubled through his opponent.