The board read 
. From the big blind, Neil Blumenfield led out for 6,100. Robert James raised from early position to 15,000.
Blumenfield called. James tabled the 
flush. Blumenfield mucked in frustration and pounded some of his remaining chips on the table as his stack became shorter.
Teerkakun "Papa" Karn bet 2,200 from early position on a flop of 
and received calls from the button and Cole Keenan in the blinds.
The turn came the 
and Karn, taking a sip from his cup, put out another bet of 2,000. Both opponents called.
All three players checked down the 
and Karn showed 
to take the pot.
"You're lucky I'm a fish," Keenan joked after the hand.
Nicholas Howard raised the small blind to 1,800 and Punnat Punsri, who finished third in Event #12: $50,000 High Roller earlier this summer, defended.
Howard led for 1,000 on the 
flop and Punsri called. On the 
turn, Howard checked, Punsri bet 4,200, and Howard called. Howard checked on the 
river, and after a few moments, Punsri begrudgingly checked back.
Howard tabled 
and collected the pot as his Thai opponent mucked his hand.
"Don't record my bust," Cary Katz told PokerNews as the heads-up action was picked up with 24,000 in the pot and a board of 
. "I need him to fold" Katz continued, gesturing towards his opponent on the button. Katz had already fired a bet of 10,200, with action now on that opponent.
Katz then turned his attention towards speaking directly to his opponent, "I'd never bluff you, [after how you've played], I would never bluff you."
His opponent tossed in a single chip to make the call, before tossing in the others to complete the call.
"Oh you're sick!" Katz exclaimed as that first calling chip hit the felt. "You never fold!"
On the river, Katz wanted to bet again, but was having some trouble with sizing. "What's the most you'll call? Pick a number," he requested of his opponent.
"600" he responded.
"600? Really?" Katz responded. A few moments later, Katz pushed a pile of chips, more than half his remaining stack, into the middle, explaining "I don't even know what it is, I'm just fucking putting it in there," as he did so. This earned a quick fold from his opponent, and the pot belonged to Katz.
"Show the bluff," requested a player from across the table.
"I'll show you one," Katz obliged, as he flipped over the . "I'll show you the bad one."
Although the opponent didn't share what he had folded, he seemed pleased with his decision after seeing Katz's ace.
Jamie Kerstetter raised to 1,500 from early position, only one player called in the big blind.
The flop showed up 
. The big blind checked to Kerstetter who continued for 2,000 and was called.
The turn was the 
. Kerstetter confidently threw in a 5,000 chip and her opponent released quickly.
On the turn, the board read 
. Ognjen Sekularac was in early position and called the 12,000 bet from his middle position opponent.
The river put a boat on the board as the 
came off. Sekularac changed the tide of action and led for 30,300. His opponent folded after a few moments of thinking.
Meanwhile at the same table, Chance Kornuth now has a short stack while Robert Cowen was seen walking away with no chips from the table behind.
With the pot already over 35,000, the 
came on the river, completing the 
board.
With flushes, straights, and full houses all out there, Matthias Kribben flicked in a green 25,000 chip from the hijack, putting his opponent all in for his last 23,000.
The cutoff shook his head and was visibly frustrated and sat there for a couple of minutes unable to get away from his hand. He finally called and Kribben showed 
for the made flush.
The cutoff slammed his 
on the table, which had made a straight on the turn, and swiftly walked out, muttering expletives all the way out the door while Kribben stacked his newly-found chips.
Another player on the table joked that Kribben should play bounty tournaments as he has knocked out scores of players on Day 1B.
Lincoln Kennedy bet 2,000 from the big blind on a flop of 
and Gareth Chantler called in early position.
The turn came the and Kennedy bet another 6,000. Chantler shoved for his last 8,100 and Kennedy snap-called, showing 
for top two pair.
Chantler, though, had made a straight with . Kennedy couldn't hit a full house on the 
river and Chantler doubled up his short stack.
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