Michael Farrow raised to 500 on the button and Kyle Fleishman three-bet to 2,100 in the small blind. Farrow called and they went heads-up to a flop of J♣6♠2♠.
Fleishman bet another 1,200 and Farrow called. The turn was the 6♦ and Fleishman bet 3,000.
"This is a weird one," Farrow said as he tossed ace-king into the muck. "Weird one," he repeated while Fleishman raked in the pot.
Terrance Reid opened to 500 from the hijack before Stuart Taylor made it 2,000 from the cutoff. In the small blind, Allen Shen cold four-bet to 4,000. With the action back on Reid, he put in a small five-bet to 6,300 and only Shen called.
On the J♦J♣6♠ flop, Shen checked to Reid who bet 2,500. Shen weighed his options before he ultimately decided to fold, ceding a sizeable pot to Reid without showdown.
With around 6,000 in the pot on a flop of J♠6♣2♥, Huabao Chen bet 2,100 from the big blind and Yake Wu called in the cutoff.
The turn was the 7♣ and Chen slowed down and checked. Wu then bet 6,600 and Chen called.
The 7♦ fell on the river and Chen checked again. Wu then moved all in for 17,000 and Chen quickly folded.
Niveau: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Rory Cox raised to 300 in early position and Arsani Abouelyamin three-bet to 1,200 in the hijack. Michael Liang then four-bet to 3,500 on the button, Cox folded, and Abouelyamin moved all in for around 10,000. Liang snap-called.
Arsani Abouelyamin: A♠10♥ 
Michael Liang: A♥K♠
Liang had Abouelyamin dominated as the flop came 6♠8♣9♦. The K♦ turn gave Liang top pair, while Abouelyamin missed the 3♣ river as he was sent to the rail.
A pot of 2,300 had been build on the turn in a hand between Matt Affleck in the cutoff and Benjamin Shane on the button, who qualified for the event from a $.50 Sit n' Go on PokerStars.
With the board reading A♣Q♣5♣9♥, Affleck led for 2,300 and Shane put in the call.
On the 4♣ river, Shane thought that Affleck had checked and quickly checked back. However, Affleck had not checked and decided to put in a bet of 800 which was paid off by Shane. Affleck revealed 2♥2♣ for a small flush which was good enough to drag the pot.
Roysyn Rodrigues and Chance Kornuth went to the turn on a board of 8♥9♣2♦10♠ when Kornuth bet 3,000 from the button. Rodrigues called in the cutoff.
The river was the 3♦ and Rodrigues checked over to Kornuth, who bet another 10,000. "Why are you on my left?" Rodrigues said, leaning back in his seat to consider the decision. He eventually gave up the pot to Kornuth.
"You can move over there," tablemate Mauricio Solano joked with him, pointing to the empty seat to the left of Kornuth.
Drake Kemper opened to 300 from the hijack and was called by Kyle Fleishman on the button and Peter Kao in the big blind.
The 9♣8♦2♣ flop checked through to the 10♦ turn which saw the action check to Fleishman who bet 500 and only Kemper put in the call.
On the 7♦ river, Kemper led for 1,200 and Fleishman quickly put in the call.
Drake Kemper: A♥J♥
Kyle Fleishman: Q♠J♣
Both players had a straight but Fleishman held the higher one as he dragged an early pot.
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