Nadar Kakhmazov opened for 800 in the hijack and got three callers. He continued for 2,000 on the flop, and the player in the big blind called after the other two folded. Both the big blind and Kakhmazov checked the turn and the river, and the big blind won with .
Kakhmazov was left with less than 8,000 chips, so the $5,000 Six-Max champ can ill afford any missteps now.
David Greenberg raised from middle position and picked up three callers to see a flop. At that point, things got hectic, as Chris Hunichen, in the big blind, and Matthew Kelly got into a raising war with the latter at risk for 14,625. Hunichen called, and Greenberg got out of the way, adding that he folded pocket aces.
Matthew Kelly:
Chris Hunichen:
After the turn, Kelly led out a loud, "Got himmmm," that the entire Brasilia Room could hear, and the river was a blank.
"I would have won," Greenberg added, while Hunichen dropped just below the starting stack.
A raising war resulted in the all-in of Zachary Groseth-Harris. The full action was unknown, but Mark van der Loo had squeezed to 3,875 from under the gun before Ben Laska reraised to 16,050. Groseth-Harris moved all in for what appeared to be 32,000, and van der Loo folded. Laska called after around 15 seconds.
Zachary Groseth-Harris:
Ben Laska:
The board ran out , and Groseth-Harris was drawing dead on the turn to join the rail.
The flop was , and that spurred a flurry of action between three players. There was around 15,000 in the pot, and the action was checked to Nick Schwarmann, who bet 11,000 from the cutoff. The small blind raised all in for 44,400, and the third player stuck his remaining 11,300 into the pot, as well.
Schwarmann was left with a decision, and he started to speak what he was thinking: "There are some hands you could have that I beat. But, there are also some that I could be drawing to only a couple outs." Schwarmann called, and the latter part of his sentence was true.
The small blind tabled , and Schwarmann held . The third opponent showed .
Schwarmann needed to catch an ace, and in a blink of the eye, the dealer flipped the on the turn. The completed the board, and Schwarmann scooped the entire pot, eliminating both opponents.
"If I start sucking out, you're all in trouble!" Schwarmann announced to the table as he stacked the chips from the pot.
Dave Swanson raised to 1,000 from under the gun, the player on the button called, Jared Griener called from the small blind, and the big blind called, as well.
The flop came , and all four players checked. The turn brought the , and Griener bet 2,100. The big blind folded, as did Swanson, and the button called. The fell on the river, and Griener checked.
The button checked behind and tabled , having paired his ace on the river, and Griener mucked.
With about 23,000 already in the pot, the player in the big blind bet 13,000 on a board. David Eldridge, in middle position, announced an all-in wager. That was enough to put his lone opponent at risk for what looked to be about 35,000 more. That player thought for about a minute, stacked all of his chips into one tower, but then decided to fold.
Players are on a 90-minute dinner break. The action will resume at approximately 7:15 p.m. local time, and another two levels of two hours apiece are scheduled for Day 1a.