David Bach kicked the action off on fourth street. He checked over to Dan Bigelow, his one opponent. Bigelow bet and Bach just called. On fifth, Bach check-called again. He check-called twice more on sixth and seventh streets.
Bigelow turned up his on seventh, and he would collect the pot with a straight and a low, while Bach just nodded his head and sent over the chips.
"I'm gonna give it to you, grumpy," Mike Ross said as he and Ron Ware headed into fifth street. "I'm gonna shove it right up your ass."
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Ron Ware: //
On fourth street, Ross bet and was called by Ware. But on sixth street, Ware picked up the lead and he bet. Ross called. Ware continued with the lead with bets on sixth and seventh and Ross called each time. Ware showed down for an eighty-six and trips.
"I had big plans for you, grumpy," Mike Ross said. "I started rolled up. Then you got that six."
Ross did show his for trips, but it seems as if he lost the minimum on the hand by only paying off bets on a few streets. There was no true harshness between the two, as they laughed and joked through the ordeal.
Aaron Steury bet into a field of three opponents showing three to a wheel, only to get raised and reraised. The reraiser was Owais Ahmed with two to a wheel himself.
Steury: //
Seat 3: //
Ahmed: //
Steury just called, as did the third player, and it went to showdown. Ahmed announced a flush and showed . Steury had a wheel with . The third player mucked, saying he had hit a straight on sixth street.
After Chris Vitch brought in with the , a player completed, and one more called before Mike Sexton made it two bets. One player called as well as Kate Hoang, then the player who completed called, as well as the other player. This created five-way action heading into fourth street. There, Sexton led out again with the best hand, and he was only called by two of the players, while Hoang and another player folded.
On fifth street, Sexton bet again, but was only called by one player. He bet again on sixth and seventh and was called both times. Sexton showed his for a flush but no low, while his opponent held for a low and she took half the pot as well.
Sexton chipped up to around starting stack after taking in the pot.
David "Bakes" Baker bet into a field of players on fourth and fifth street, with only one opponent showing an ace-high board continuing. That player picked up an open pair of aces, with Bakes pairing as well on sixth.
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Upon picking up the aces, the player bet into Baker and he called. He bet again on the end and Baker thought about 15 seconds before splashing in a call. Baker's opponent showed an ace for trips but Baker made a flush with .
Last year, Ernest Bohn shipped this event for $173,228, still his only recorded tournament cash. He's back to defend his title but he lost the first pot we saw him play.
Bohn held three to a flush and two low cards but was up against a pair of eights and three to a low. He called fifth and sixth street but mucked on the river to a final bet.
Leah and Kassela had involved themselves in a betting war before seventh street where we caught the action. Leah bet and Kassela raised, leaving each player committing 1,650 chips each, plus what was in the middle of the table. Leah sighed and called, then Kassela showed for a full house.
"I was blocking a king," Kassela said. "And at least one jack was dead."
Leah showed his showing that he had a full house regardless, and it was a massive cooler in favor of Kassela with the bigger full house.
Kassela looked a little astonished but collected the pot anyway.