On the river, the pot had about 35,000 in it and the board read 5♠8♥4♥J♣6♠. Steven Vigdor made a small bet of 6,000 from the big blind.
His opponent had only about 30,000 behind and thought for a few moments before doing a finger wag and folding the A♦A♠ face up to send Vigdor the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000 |
The pot stood at 3,300 with three players looking at a flop of 3♠8♦K♥.
Maksim Paniak, in the small blind, checked the action to the hijack, who bet out 1,000. Jonathan Jaffe, in the cutoff, called and so did Paniak.
The 9♦ turn saw Paniak play out of flow, leading for 3,000. The hijack folded and Jaffe called.
Paniak slowed down with a check on the Q♥ river. Jaffe took the lead for 15,000 and Paniak went deep into the tank. After some time, Paniak flicked in the call and Jaffe instantly mucked his cards. Paniak claimed this pot without a showdown.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
42,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Sergio Benso raised to 1,200 in late position, the player in the cutoff called and the player in the big blind defended.
The flop came K♦K♥9♥, and action checked through to the A♥ turn.
The big blind led out for 3,000, Benso called, and the cutoff raised to 10,000. The big blind folded and Benso moved all in for just 300 more chips, putting himself at risk. The cutoff made the call.
Sergio Benso: 9♣9♦ 
Cutoff: A♣10♠
The dealer put out the 5♠ on the river and Benso secured the double up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000 |
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Staying grounded mentally and not letting your mindset wander away from the present is super important, says Jaka.
"You really have to try not to get too excited and stay even keel. I always remind myself, that in every tournament I have ever won, at some point I was a short stack with ten big blinds. So when I get short, I'm like, 'Alright, this is part of the journey to win a tournament.'"
Melvyn Carter opened the action with a raise to 2,500 from early position. Romain Lotti called in middle position and Chad Eveslage called from the hijack.
Carter continued for 3,500 on 4♠7♥9♣ and only Lotti made the call.
The turn Q♥ peeled off, prompting Carter to move all in for 26,800 but Lotti quickly mucked.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
61,800
12,400
|
12,400 |
|
|
38,200
38,200
|
38,200 |
|
33,900
71,100
|
71,100 |
|
||
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
122,000 | |
|
103,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
95,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
93,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
||
|
91,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
89,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
89,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
86,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
||
|
79,000
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
74,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
69,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
61,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
||
|
60,000
12,500
|
12,500 |
|
51,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
38,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
28,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
26,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
||
|
22,000
60,500
|
60,500 |
|
|
||
|
22,000
9,400
|
9,400 |
|
|
||
|
22,000
8,500
|
8,500 |
Four players put in 2,200 as they all saw a flop of 9♣7♦A♦. Action then checked through to the 5♣ turn.
The small blind led out for 7,500 and only Connor Drinan called in the hijack. The river was the 8♣ and the small blind checked.
Drinan then bet 20,000 and his opponent quickly called with A♥8♥ for two pair. Drinan, though, showed A♣3♣ for a rivered flush as he took in the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
Three players were in a hand on the flop as it showed 3♣8♠6♥. The hijack bet 1,500. Eduards Rakuss called in the small blind. Brian Altman got out of the way.
The turn was the 5♥. The hijack bet 9,000 and Rakuss called again.
The river came the 10♦. The hijack fired another barrel, this time for 30,000. Rakuss took a few moments before he called. The hijack flipped over AxQ♥ and Rakuss had the winner with the 5♦5♠.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
158,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
46,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
Kenneth Opsal raised to 1,200 from middle position and Junpei Shimada defended his big blind.
Shimada check-called a 1,200 bet from Opsal on the 3♠7♠8♣ flop, but check-folded facing a 2,500 barrel from Opsal on the 9♥ turn.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
132,000
6,100
|
6,100 |
|
21,400 |
The pot stood at approximately 6,000 with both the blinds and Jeff Platt looking at a board of Q♦6♦4♥Q♥.
Both the big and small blind checked the action to Platt, in middle position. Platt bet out 5,200, earning two swift folds and the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
86,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
