There was a raise to 2,200 from middle position and Harry Lodge called from the big blind. The flop came and Lodge checked to his opponent who continued for 3,000. Lodge check-raised to 8,200 and his opponent thought for a minute before giving up his hand.
A player bet 15,000 into a pot of 28,000 on a board, only to be met with an all in shove from Day 2 entrant Kevin Maahs for 33,200.
"Just so I'm clear, it would be 18,200 more?" Maahs' opponent asked, and after confirming the amount, he called.
Kevin Maahs:
Opponent:
Maahs was pushing his chair back before the river card could even fall, even though he had the lead with his top two pair. He faded the club on the river, and scooted back into his seat with a double.
After a series of raises, David Ioane had moved all-in over top of Allen Cunningham's 7,000 bet for 23,700. Cunningham thought about it for almost a minute before calling.
David Ioane:
Allen Cunningham:
The board ran out giving Ioane a set of jacks to double through Cunningham.
The player under the gun raised and Omar Carranza three-bet to 6,300 from mid-position. Action folded back to the player under the gun who stuck around with a call.
A flop of was dealt and the player under the gun checked. Carranza bet 6,000 and his opponent check-called.
The turn came the and was checked through to the river. Both players checked again. The player under the gun showed for a pair of kings but that wasn't good enough as Carranza revealed for a straight to win the pot.
Gary Blackwood has been moved over to Amazon Gold and still has plenty of chips while start-of-the-day chip leader Bryan Campanello lost a few chips in the same section.
Toby Lewis won a nice little pot before the break to bring his stack closer to the 60,000 that everyone started with. However, he wasn't able to carry that momentum forward and continue to climb the leaderboard. Lewis opened to 2,200 from under the gun and was called by the small blind and Armin Ghojehvand in the big blind.
The flop fell and the action checked to Lewis who threw in a bet of 4,000. The small blind folded but Ghojevand shipped all in for 14,600. Lewis quickly called and the cards were on their backs.
Armin Ghojehvand:
Toby Lewis:
It was a great flop for Ghojevand who flopped top pair with the nut flush draw. The on the turn gave Lewis a straight draw but the on the river bricked off. Ghojevand doubled up through Lewis who fell back to nearly where he was earlier in the day.
Michael Stembera bet 20,000 from middle position on a board, and Jean Gaspard jammed for 24,000 from the hijack. The button got out of the way, and Stembera snap-called.
Jean Gaspard:
Michael Stembera:
Gaspard needed a diamond that didn't pair the board or a queen to survive, but he quickly headed to the door to exit once the fell on the river.