Erik Seidel raised to 60,000 from the hijack with the and Cary Katz, who suddenly has chips to play with, called from the button with the .
Both blinds folded and the flop came down , which paired Katz and gave him a flush draw. Both players checked and then Seidel check-called a bet of 60,000 on the turn. When the gave Katz the flush on the river, he bet 100,000 after Seidel had checked.
Seidel gave it some thought but ultimately folded.
In a limped blind-versus-blind preflop pot, there was 140,000 in the middle and a board reading when Bryn Kenney, who held the , checked from the small blind and Doug Polk bet 85,000 from the big with his .
Kenney called and then checked again on the river. Polk moved all in and Kenney, who had 284,000 back, burned a time extension before releasing his hand.
Cary Katz limped the button holding the and Bryn Kenney checked his option from the big blind with the .
The flop made things interesting as Katz flopped a straight, but Kenney an open-ended straight flush draw. The latter led out for what looked to be 35,000 and Katz just called to see the turn.
This time Kenney checked and Katz bet 56,000. That did the trick as Kenney laid down his big draw.
Dan Smith raised to 50,000 from the button and Cary Katz responded by three-betting all in for 379,000 from the small blind. Jake Schindler folded from the big and Smith paused for a few beats before making the call.
Katz:
Smith:
Katz was way out in front and looking to dodge a king or some other sort of tomfoolery. That's just what he did too as the board ran out a lowly .
Cary Katz limped from the small blind and then snap-called off after Jake Schindler moved all in from the big.
Katz:
Schindler:
"I have two flush draws, he only has one," said Katz.
That was true, but it proved to be a moot point as the flop ensured a chop. The and were run out on the turn and river respectively before both players took back their chips.
Dan Smith raised to 37,000 from the button and Cary Katz responded by moving in for 157,000 from the small blind. Smith called and discovered the bad news.
Smith:
Katz:
Katz was way out in front and never looked back as the board ran out .
to give Kenney a set. The 
turn improved him to a full house, and the 
river made it quads.
and Cary Katz, who suddenly has chips to play with, called from the button with the 
, which paired Katz and gave him a flush draw. Both players checked and then Seidel check-called a bet of 60,000 on the 
turn. When the 
gave Katz the flush on the river, he bet 100,000 after Seidel had checked.
, checked from the small blind and Doug Polk bet 85,000 from the big with his 
river. Polk moved all in and Kenney, who had 284,000 back, burned a time extension before releasing his hand.
flop made things interesting as Katz flopped a straight, but Kenney an open-ended straight flush draw. The latter led out for what looked to be 35,000 and Katz just called to see the 
turn.
flop ensured a chop. The 
