Daan Mulders opened from under the gun to 30,000 and was immediately three-bet by Koray Aldemir to 75,000. Action folded all the way back to Mulders who made the call.
The flop brought the and Mulders checked in flow to Aldemir, who bet 45,000. Mulders called.
On the turn, Mulders checked again and Aldemir ramped up the pressure with a bet of 170,000. Mulders called once more and took the hand to the river.
The final card was the , putting the paired board in play. Mulders checked one final time and Aldemir eyed his opponent's stack. Aldemir fired in the final bullet, all in, 330,000 effective. Mulders folded fairly quickly and Aldemir won without a showdown.
Jessie Lonis raised from middle position and two callers joined the pot, Sergi Reixach on the button and Phil Ivey in the big blind.
The flop was , Ivey checked to Lonis who continued for 50,000. Reixach made the fold.
Ivey asked Lonis to lift his arms so he could see his stack. With about 190,000 behind in Lonis' stack, Ivey put his opponent all in. Lonis quickly called.
Lonis:
Ivey
Looking for help, Ivey saw the hit the turn, reducing his outs even further. The river was too little, too late, and Lonis secured the double.
Action picked up on the turn in a pot between Chad Eveslage and Sergi Reixach. The board showed and Reixach bet 60,000 into a pot of about 150,000. Eveslage check-called.
The river came the and Eveslage checked again. Reixach now bet 210,000, Eveslage thought for a bit and folded.
"You picking on Chad?" asked a tablemate.
"I'm pretty sure he's one every one against me," said Eveslage.
Phil Ivey check-called 75,000 from Reagan Silber on a flop and the turn was the
Ivey checked once more and Silber bet 175,000. The ten-time WSOP bracelet winner then check-raised all in for 525,000 and Silber called.
Phil Ivey:
Reagan Silber:
Ivey was ahead with his flopped set against the pair and gutshot of Silber. However, the river completed Silber's straight and he doubled up leaving Ivey with just over two big blinds.
Just before the break, Phil Ivey moved all in from under the gun for 160,000 and only Sergi Reixach made the call in the small blind.
Phil Ivey:
Sergi Reixach:
The board ran out , it started with bad news for Ivey as there was an ace on the flop. But, the good news was that there was also a queen for him to hit quads. Ivey secured the double and stayed alive.
The very next hand, Ivey found himself in the big blind. Chad Eveslage raised to 40,000 from late position and Ivey made the call with his newly acquired chips.
The flop came and action went check-check on the flop. On the turn, Ivey now led for 50,000 and Eveslage called.
The river hit the board. After some thought, Ivey went all in for 250,000. Eveslage thought for a bit before letting his cards go. Ivey peeked at his cards before returning them to the dealer.
"Oh, the look back?" said Eveslage.
"You just got bluffed," said a tablemate.
"I know, who does the look back without bluffing?" said Eveslage.
Ivey smiled and raked his second pot in a row on the comeback.
Sam Grafton wanted to get involved in the fun. "Phil, are you a full-time tournament grinder now? If you ever want to share a room or something, hit me up. I'm always looking to save money. I'd just like to extend that courtesy since you're a part of the scene now."
Action picked up on the turn with about 270,000 in the pot. The board read . Dan Colpoys placed a bet of 160,000 from the blinds and Sergi Reixach made the call in late position.
The river was the . Both players now checked.
"Flush," said Colpoys, as he showed the . Reixach mucked.
"Was that a really good card for you?" asked Colpoys, wondering if the paired board affected the outcome. Reixach shrugged.
"Probably didn't matter unless it was a club," surmised Colpoys.