There was just over 13,000 in the pot when hijack Joshua Gordon checked to his opponent on the left, Martin Kozlov.
They were on the river of the 
board, and Kozlov placed in three orange chips for a bet of 15,000. Gordon had less than that behind, facing an elimination should he make a wrong call.
However, Gordon eventually opted for a laydown, leaving himself with 12,500.
Niveau: 3
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 0
Players are on a 20-minute break.
The board on the turn was 
and Lance Howard in the cutoff checked it to Joe Cada.
Cada bet 2,700 into a pot of 3,900 and Howard called. The river was the 
and both players checked.
“Two pair,” Howard declared, “I missed the draw,”
Before he could show his two pair, though, Cada tabled his 
for a wheel.
“That’s dirty.” Howard said of the catch on the river.
“I had the blockers, but I got there.” Cada said.
Four-way to the 
flop, Brandon Shack-Harris fired 1,300 from under the gun. He received a call from a player in a middle position while the two other opponents folded. Shack-Harris again barreled the turn, betting 3,200 this time, and earned another call.
The river 
then completed possible draws, and Shack-Harris decided to check. His rival considered betting but eventually checked back. Shack-Harris rolled over his 
for a flopped set and an ace-blocker, but his opponent rivered a straight, showing 
, to claim the pot.
There was around 8,000 in the pot and action was on Dan Shak with the board reading 
. Shak had bet the flop and turn and thought for a short while on the river before checking it to Brandon Shack-Harris who checked behind.
“If you have an ace it’s good,” Shak said.
No ace, but Shack-Harris showed 
which was good enough as Shak mucked saying he had missed.
“One more barrel would have done it. I don’t think you were calling a bet,” continued Shak. “It’s a brick on the river. Couldn’t be more of a brick. The brickiest brick.”
Shack-Harris didn’t disagree with Shak’s assessment.
Chicago's Brandon Shack-Harris has arrived and taken a seat in Amazon Orange, joining the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship. Last year, he ended up with all tournament chips in this event, taking home his second bracelet along with the juicy $894,300 first-place prize.
Shack-Harris joins Dan Shak on Table 141, and his title-defending journey has begun.
Four players saw a flop of 
and action was on Yevgeniy Timoshenko who was staring intently at the player in early position.
Timoshenko threw out a pot-sized bet of 15,000 and saw the other players fold. The pot was pushed to Timoshenko who got back to just under starting stack with that win.
As expected, new tables are being opened as the late registrants arrive. The tournament is now approaching the 200-player mark.
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