Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Action was picked up on the 10♦8♥5♦ flop in a pot between Brett "Brettski" Stern in the small blind, Harun Sapmaz in the hijack, and Chino Rheem on the button.
Stern potted for 22,000 on the flop and both players called.
On the 8♣ turn, Stern slowed down with a check. Sapmaz then jammed for his remaining 29,500. After some deliberation, Rheem put in the call while Stern reluctantly folded after seeing "the worst card in the deck".
"What do you have?" questioned Rheem.
"Nothing right now," responded Sapmaz.
"Awesome, me too."
Harun Sapmaz: A♥J♠4♣2♥ 
Chino Rheem: 6♦4♥3♠3♦
Both players had draws but none of these materialized on the 10♥ river and Rheem's pair of threes were good enough for the whole pot.
Action folded to Alex Foxen in the cutoff who raised to 6,000, and was called by Patrick Moulder on the button. After the blinds folded, the two players were heads up.
Foxen drew two cards and Moulder drew one.
After the draw Foxen bet out 27,000 which was quickly called by Moulder.
Foxen tabled 8x6x6x5x4x for a pair of sixes, and Moulder showed 10x9x6x4x2x to take the pot.
5 Card Draw
Dominick Sarle raised to 5,500 in the hijack and in the cutoff, Robert Wells moved all in for 39,000 which saw action fold back to Sarle, who called.
Sarle drew one and Wells drew three.
Robert Wells: K♣K♥ XxXxXx
Dominick Sarle: 10♠10♥7♣7♠ Xx
Sarle peeled a Q♣ leaving Wells to still draw live to three of a kind or better. He peeled over 8♥5♣4♠ leaving him with just kings, second best to the tens and sevens of Sarle and Wells was eliminated from the tournament.
No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw
Daniel Weinman opened the cutoff to 6,000. The player on the button moved all in for 28,000. In the big blind, Andy Black four-bet to 67,500, and Weinman called.
Black and Weinman stood pat while the button took one.
Button: 6x5x3x2x
Andy Black: 9x8x5x4x3x
Daniel Weinman: 9x8x6x5x2x
The button peeled another 2x to pair while the action checked through on the side pot. Black had Weinman pipped to win a sizable pot early in the day.
No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw
Harun Sapmaz raised to 6,000 from under the gun and Lawrence Brandt called in the small blind while Sean Akhavi called in the big blind.
Brandt drew one, Akhavi drew two and Sapmaz stood pat.
Action checked around to Sapmaz who bet 10,000 and only Brandt called.
"Jack-six," said Sapmaz, but it was rendered second-best as Brandt turned over 9x8x6x3x2x for a nine-eight which was good for the pot.
No-Limit Hold’em
Joey Couden opened the cutoff to 4,000 and a player called on the button and Jason Riesenberg called in the big blind.
The flop rolled out 8♠9♠K♣ and Riesenberg checked to Couden who bet 9,000. The button moved all in for 25,000 which Couden called.
Button: A♠A♦
Joey Couden: 10♣7♥
The board ran out J♥2♠ and the straight on the turn saw Couden take down the early pot.
Action was picked up on the turn with 10,000 chips in the pot on a board showing 2♥6♦8♣3♣.
Bariscan Betil bet out 6,000, before being raised by Alex Foxen to 18,000, and Betil made the call.
After the Q♠ river Betil checked to Foxen who bet 25,000 to put Betil all in. After giving it a quick thought Betil made the call to put himself at risk.
Foxen tabled 3♠3♦ for a turned set of threes, and Betil showed 5♠5♦ for a pair of fives as he left the tournament area.
The players have taken their seats and the cards are in the air.
The first game will be No-Limit Hold'em.
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