Niveau: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Niveau: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Gary Huffman raised from the hijack to 700, and both blinds called, including Vanessa Selbst in the small.
The flop came 8♦4♦9♥ and the action was checked to Huffman, who bet out for 1,000. Selbst folded and the big blind called.
The turned 3♥ saw the big blind opt to lead into Huffman for 1,200. Huffman responded with a raise to 3,600 and his opponent called.
On the J♠ river, action back on Huffman, he bet out for 9,000 and his opponent folded.
The pot was heads up with the board reading 4♣3♥2♣. All the money made its way into the middle and the hand went to a showdown.
Carl Kremer: Q♥Q♦
Middle Position: 3♦3♣
The flopped set of his opponent dominated Kremer's overpair. The turn came the 5♠, prompting another player at the table to shout "Chop!".
As if spoken into existence, the river was the 6♣ to bring the five-card straight, saving Kremer.
The under-the-gun player raised to 1,000, the button called, and Derek Lacock three-bet to 2,300. Both opponents called.
The flop came J♣10♠2♥ and Lacock continued into two opponents for 3,700. Both folded and Lacock claimed this pot.
Niveau: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Mathieu Rabalison raised from the cutoff to 500 to which the small blind three-bet to 2,000. Rabalison called.
The flop came K♦6♠7♣ and the small blind continued for 2,000. Rabalison elected to see a turn.
The 8♥ fell and the small blind sized up to 6,000. Rabalison called
The river brought the 6♦ and the small blind, again, bet 6,000. In response, Rabalison raised all in for 25,500. After some time in the tank the small blind eventually folded, flashing the A♣A♥ to some members of the table.
Three players went to the flop which came Q♥8♥2♦ and action was checked round.
The turn was the 6♣. Scott Kahler, in the small blind, bet 600. The player in the big blind called.
The river was the K♥. Kahler bet again, for 2,000 this time, and his opponent folded.
The floor staff drew the attention of PokerNews to Josh Ronay, who managed to make a Royal Flush on the second hand of the tournament.
As the players and the dealer recounted, the full board read A♣Q♣5♣6♠10♣. The hand went to a showdown and Ronay tabled K♣J♣ for a rivered Royal Flush.
Ronay jokingly expressed his upset at the fact there was no Royal Flush jackpot on offer.
With two players in the hand and the pot around 6,000, the board was reading K♠6♠K♦10♠. The player in the small blind checked to Egor Procop on the button who bet 2,200. His opponent called.
The river was the A♣ and the hand checked through to a showdown
Small blind: 8♥8♣
Egor Procop: A♠10♦
Procop pulled ahead on the turn and improved further by the river to win this early pot.