A player raised to 1,500 in middle position and the player in the cutoff called. Christopher Vitch called as well from the big blind.
The flop came and Vitch took about 20 seconds before betting 2,200. Both his opponents folded.
Calvin Anderson is at a nearby table and was in the small blind. He faced a middle position raise to 1,500 and called from the small blind. The big blind called as well.
The flop came and Anderson led for 2,800. Both his opponents folded.
Anderson has 29 WSOP cashes for $973,379 in earnings. He owns one WSOP gold bracelet from 2014 when he won the $1,500 Stud Eight or Better event for $190,538.
Vitch just won his second bracelet this summer in the $10,000 Stud Eight or Better tournament and has won a bracelet the past two years, winning his first in 2016 in the $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball tournament.
With about 4,000 chips already in the pot on a flop of , Chris Hunichen was in the small blind and heads-up against the hijack. Hunichen checked, his opponent bet 2,000, and Hunichen called.
The turn brought the and both players checked.
The river was the and Hunichen checked. His opponent checked behind and Hunichen instantly tabled for the second-nut flush.
Zal Irani raised to 2,500 from under the gun and got calls from Michael Rosenfeld in late position and the player in the big blind.
The flop came and the big blind checked. Irani bet 5,000, with 6,000 behind, and Rosenfeld called, while the big blind folded.
Before the hit the turn, Irani moved all in blind for his last 6,000. Rosenfeld tanked and eventually called.
Irani taled for top pair two kings and queens, and Rosenfeld showed for a pair of queens with an ace kicker. The river was the and Irani doubled through, chipping up to 31,000 after starting the day with just 11,300.
Danielle Andersen opened to 1,500 in early position and got calls from Carolyn Tulloch on the button and former Main Event champion Joe Hachem in the big blind. The flop came and Hachem and Andersen checked. Tulloch bet 2,500, Hachem called, and Andersen folded.
They were heads up to the turn, and Hachem checked. Tulloch bet another 3,000 and Hachem called. The river was the and Hachem checked once more. Tulloch checked back and Hachem announced "jack." Tullock nodded her head and Hachem tabled for a pair of jacks, which was good for the pot.
Hachem complimented Tulloch after the hand on her aggressive play, and added, "If you bet again on the river, I don't know if I can call."
One player opened to 1,500 from the cutoff before he was three-bet by Morten Mortensen from the button. Mortensen made it 4,200 and his opponent called.
The flop came and Mortensen's opponent checked it over to him. Mortensen put out a repeat bet of 4,200 and the player made a pained face, then called.
The turn was the and both players checked to see the on the river. There, the cutoff player bet 6,000 and Mortensen thought for a bit, then called. The player showed for a turned set and a rivered full house and that was good to get a muck from Mortensen.
Mortensen is still healthy despite losing that pot, supporting a chip stack well over 200,000.
A player in early position raised to 1,300, Dan Colman three-bet to 4,600 from the small blind, Aaron Jones four-bet to 12,000 from the big blind, the initial raiser folded, and Colman called.
They checked to the turn of a board where Colman bet 35,000. Jones folded, giving Colman the pot.
Dmitry Ponomarev raised to 1,700 and short stack George Wedemeyer moved all in for his last 7,400. Ponomarev called and tabled , while Wedemeyer had for a coin flip.
The board ran out and Wedemayer doubled.
Below are further updated chip counts from Miranda at the end of level six.