After some dispute with the dealer over the second draw, Marco Johnson called a bet and drew a card, as did hie opponent in the small blind. On the end, the first player checked and Johnson put in a bet. His opponent quickly called, and Johnson showed down a wheel to take the pot.
Lawrence Berg check-raised after the second draw and Chip Jett made it three bets. Berg put in a fourth bet and Jett called. Both players were pat, and on the end, Jett turned over but couldn't beat the shown down by Berg.
Andrey Zaichenko and Calvin Anderson built a pot of 7,500 to the last draw and each pulled a card. Anderson checked and Zaichenko bet his last 800 or so. Anderson called and both players showed down ace-two-four with their last cards down. Zaichenko paired with the and Anderson turned over the to complete his badugi and take it down.
The first round saw Calvin Anderson on the button and Joe "Bubba" Wagner cap the betting. Both players stood pat and Wagner check-called a bet before they patted again. This time, Wagner check-raised and Anderson called. They patted again and Anderson called a final bet but couldn't beat .
After having only a few thousand in chips relatively recently, two-time bracelet winner Brandon Shack-Harris ran it up to nearly 30,000 and has a very healthy count.
Chris Vitch opened in the small blind and the player in the big defended. Vitch took two and his opponent drew three. Vitch bet and earned another call.
He stood pat on the second draw while his rival drew two. Vitch bet and claimed the pot which allowed him to surpass the 30,000-chip mark.