Ebony Kenney opened to 700 from middle position and was called by Manuel Ruivo on the button. The player in the big blind then squeezed to 2,800 and only Kenney called.
Both players checked on the 7♥2♠10♥ flop and the big blind checked again on the 10♦ turn. Kenney annoucned a bet of 3,300 and her opponent quickly folded.
Christian Roberts raised to 700 from under the gun. He was called by Steve Butler in early position, and the middle position player raised to 1,700. Both remaining players called to the flop.
The flop came 9♦A♠2♦, and both early players were quick to check. Middle position led out for 3,700, while only Butler called.
While the 4♠ peeled off on the turn, Butler checked to the last aggressor. They fired for 6,500 and Butler made the call.
The river came the 2♠, and both players slowed down with a check around. His opponent showed J♥J♣, while Butler revealed A♦3♦ to scoop the pot.
As told by the players, a player in middle position raised to 700 and four players called which included the button, Ravinder Mahajan from the Empire Poker Room Team from London, England. The flop came out AxKx10x and everyone checked to Mahajan who placed a bet of 1,000 and only the middle position preflop raiser made the call.
The turn brough the 3♣ and Mahajan was checked to again and he made a bet of 2,800 and received the call.
The river was the Q♣ and once checked to Mahajan kept up the aggression and placed a bet of 7,000. The middle position player paused to think and made the call. Mahajan turned over KxJx for the straight and the other player mucked.
In a pot with three players involved, the flop showed A♠A♣Q♥ when the big blind checked and a player bet 2,200. Only Emery Martindale made the call in the cutoff.
The 6♠ turn went check-check and a Q♦ river brought two pair on the board. It checked to Martindale who bet 3,000 and his opponent quickly folded.
"I had everything here" said Martindale before showing A♦6♦ for the full house.
David Williams raised to 800 in early position and picked up four callers along the way, which got a nod of appreciation from the former Master Chef contestant. The flop came 9♠4♣3♠ and the action checked around to the A♣ on the turn.
Williams took a stab at the pot with a bet of 2,500 and Massoud Eskandari was the only player to call from a couple of seats over. The K♠ completed the board and Williams fired out a bet of 7,600. Eskandari quickly folded and Williams flashed the A♠ while his other card fluttered in the air.
"Made a flush too," Williams pointed out.
A player in early position limped only to see Jay Jesse raised to 1,200 from late position. The initial limper called to see the J♠A♠6♠ flop.
The player in early position led for 1,500 and Jesse came along to see the 4♥ turn.
The early position player led again, this time for another 1,500 and again, Jesse was unconvinced and called to see the river come down the J♥.
The early position player bet again, this time sizing up to 7,000. Jesse didn't waste much time in calling down and showing 8♠8♣, which was good when his opponent simply flashed the 6♣ as Jesse collected the pot.
Ramon Fernandez opened to 1,000 from under the gun and only a player in middle position made the call.
The flop came A♣8♠6♦ and Fernandez continued for 1,000, which his opponent called. The 10♥ hit the turn and Fernandez checked over to the player in middle position who took the lead with a bet of 2,400. Fernandez made the call and the 7♣ completed the board.
Both players checked to a showdown and Fernandez quickly tabled A♠5♠ for a pair of aces to take down the pot when his opponent mucked their cards.
Heads-up in a blind versus blind pot, Thomas Keiser bet 1,000 on a flop of 10♥9♦2♦ and Ismael Bojang called.
The turn came the A♣ and Keiser again led out for 2,000. Bojang called once more as the K♥ fell on the river.
He now faced a bet of 6,000 from Keiser as Bojang leaned back in his chair. "Tom, Tom, what are you doing to me," Bojang said before he eventually tossed in a call.
Keiser turned over J♣8♠ for a bluff and Bojang showed K♦Q♠ for a rivered pair of kings to win the pot.
"Nice call," Keiser acknowledged after the hand.
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