It was a battle of the blinds, with Philip Sternheimer calling from the small blind and Kevin Chance checking his option from the big blind.
The flop came A♠A♣A♦. Sternheimer took several seconds before putting in a bet. Chance quickly folded, and Sternheimer turned over the A♥ for flopped quads as he took down the pot.
Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Jonah Seewald limped in from middle position and Ari Engel called from the button before Christopher Chung and Sean Troha came along from the blinds.
The flop was K♦2♦3♥ and action checked to Engel for a bet from the button. Chung and Troha called and Seewald got out of the way.
The turn was 7♣ and action checked again to Engel for another bet. Chung called and Troha called to be committed for less than a full bet.
A side pot started on the 10♠ river when Chung check-called a bet from Engel and the cards were turned up.
Chung had K♥Q♣J♠9♦ for a pair of kings to take half of everything. Troha had A♥Q♦8♥5♦ for the ace-five low. Engel, however, turned over A♦7♠5♣5♥ to take half the side and one-quarter of the main pot with the same ace-five low. Troha suvived with only a quarter of the main pot.
Bronshtein is at the same table and he's trending up in the first level of the day, while Patrick Leonard and Troha have fallen behind. Meanwhile, Alex Livingston and Benjamin Miner have been eliminated from the tournament on other tables.
Jett had a made low, and did not improve upon her pair of sixes when she turned over the Q♣. David already had the high beat, and only improved when her 7♥ completed her flush.
"That's the way to do it! Besties going heads up," said David to Jett.
Christopher Chung: XxXx/6♠Q♥4♦K♦/Xx
Yuval Bronshtein: XxXx/9♣3♦K♥ - folded on fifth street
Ari Engel: XxXx/A♥6♦10♥6♥/Xx
Engel completed, with Chung and Bronshtein coming along.
Fourth street saw Engel lead out, with both of his opponents making the call. Engel bet again on fifth street, with only Chung calling.
Engel bet once more on sixth street, to which Chung called. Both players checked seventh. "Aces up," said Engel, turning over A♦K♠7♦ for two pair to take down the pot as Chung mucked.
Eric Rabl: XxXx/6♠5♣A♠9♠/Xx
Benjamin Miner: XxXx/2♣3♦A♦10♦/Xx
John Ma: XxXx/5♥8♥J♣/folded on fifth street
Benjamin Miner brought it in and Eric Rabl completed before John Ma called. On fourth street, Miner checked before Rabl bet and Ma came along before Miner check-called.
On fifth street, Rabl bet the A♠ and Ma folded before Miner came along. The last of it went in for Rabl on sixth street and Miner called to put him at risk.
Miner turned over A♥4♦4♥ for a pair of aces but Rabl had K♦6♦6♣ to take the whole pot with three sixes.
Miner was left with just 7,000 but he picked up a few chips on the next hand.
Meanwhile, David Levi was eliminated at another table.