Mathieu His, who came into the day second in chips from Day 2d, opened from middle position to 2,800. The player in the hijack called and so did the big blind.
Everyone checked around on the flop. The turn had His bet 4,500 and his two opponents folded.
His began the day with 316,000 and has nearly added another starting stack so far, currently on 361,300 (301 big blinds).
Adrian Mateos, who is also at the table, is also having a great second day, boosting his stack from 62,000 to around 155,000.
Frank Funaro raised it up to 2,500 from under the gun and was called by Kenny Shei on the button. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn.
Funaro led out with a bet of 3,000 on the turn and Shei stuck around to see the on the river. Funaro threw in another bet of 6,000 this time and Shei finally dumped his cards to the muck.
Joseph Bold, who came into today as the third-biggest stack from Day 1d, opened for 2,500 from the cutoff. The button and the small blind called but Justin Lett would three-bet to 13,000 from the big blind. Bold called and the other two players got out of the way.
The flop came and Lett continued for 7,700. Bold called.
The turn brought the and Lett put in a bet of 12,000. Bold called once more.
On the river, Lett shoved for his last 53,400 and Bold snap-called but was met with some harsh news.
Although Bold flopped a full house with his , it wasn't enough as Lett had turned a better full house with his , which left Bold chuckling in astonishment.
Even though Bold missed out on a pot worth nearly 180,000, he is still very much cruising with 227,300 (about 190 big blinds).
From the button, Jacob Thibodeau three-bet to 13,600 over a hijack raise from Hai Le and a cutoff call from Yuliyan Kolev.
Le called the three-bet. Kolev jammed for close to 200 big blinds. Despite a healthy stack, Thibodeau was covered by the shove and quickly folded. Le surrendered his cards as well as he chose to preserve his large stack and Kolev gathered his pre-flop haul.
On a heads-up turn board of , Daniel Mizrachi bet all but one-one hundred chip into the pot against his oppenent, Edward Good. But then Good made him put that last chip in the middle by raising all-in, putting Mizrachi at risk.
Daniel Mizrachi:
Edward Good:
Good had already flopped the second nut flush, which left Mizrachi drawing only to another diamond to give him the nut flush, but the river did not do it and he was eliminated from the tournament.
Hand #1: Doug Polk limped in from the small blind and Claudio Branco Moreira checked his option in the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Polk led out with a bet and Branco Moreira quickly folded.
Hand #2: There was a raise to 2,700 from middle position and Polk three-bet to 8,500 on the button. The blinds folded and the initial raiser also let his hand go.
Hand #3: Polk opened to 2,600 in the cutoff and the big blind three-bet to 8,000. Polk called and the dealer fanned the flop of . The big blind checked to Polk who bet 6,000 and the big blind called.
The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river. The big blind led out for 10,000 this time and Polk folded.
Hand #4: Tongguang Sun raised to 2,500 in early position and Polk three-bet to 8,000 in the hijack. Sun responded with a four-bet to 21,000 and Polk folded face up.
After losing a couple of hands, Polk opted to take the next four hands off.
Hand #5: Branco Moreira raised to 2,500 from under the gun and was called by Sun, the small blind and Polk in the big blind. The flop fell and the action checked to Sun who bet 5,200. The small blind and Polk both folded but Branco Moreira called.
The turn was the and Branco Moreira check-called another bet of 17,000 from Sun. The completed the board and both players tapped the table. Branco Moreira turned over and was awarded the pot.