A player in early position raised to 700. Corey Arsenault was in late position and moved all in for 5,675. The player in the small blind called, and the original raiser folded.
Corey Arsenault:
Small blind:
The flop was , keeping the aces well in front, but the turn was the , spiking Arsenault's hand. After the river paired with the , Arsenault was paid his double-up.
With about 7,000 chips already in the pot and the board reading , the player in the small blind bet 2,500, and William Kassouf raised to 7,325 from middle position. The player in the hijack folded, and the small blind went into the tank for several minutes. He asked Kassouf how much he had behind, which was 11,600.
"Whatever you have, you're behind," said Kassouf.
His opponent believed him and folded face-up. Kassouf tabled for two pair, nines and sixes as he took the pot.
"Whenever there's a nine on the flop, just check it down," Kassouf said.
Players will be on a 20-minute break, and then the action resumes. There are 1,059 entries thus far and still two more levels and a break to go until end of late registration and re-entries.
With about 3,000 in the pot and the board reading , a player in middle position bet 1,500. Troy Sprungl was on the button and called, as did the big blind.
The turn was the , and action checked to Sprungl, who bet 4,500. The big blind called, and the other player folded.
The river was the , and the big blind moved all in for roughly 21,000. Sprungl snap-called for what appeared to be 15,000. The big blind tabled for a missed straight draw, and Sprungl showed for trips to take it down.
Chris Ferguson was in the cutoff and raised to 500. The button called, and the big blind defended.
The flop was , and action checked to Ferguson. He bet 900, and the button called. The turn was the , and Ferguson moved all in for 6,225. The opponent thought for a minute and then elected to fold.
Valentin Vornicu raised to 525 from the cutoff, and Paul Volpe three-bet to 1,500 from the button. The blinds got out of the way, and Vornicu called.
The flop came , and Vornicu checked. Volpe bet 1,300, and Vornicu shoved for 9,625. After brief consideration, Volpe folded, and Vornicu took the pot.
Vornicu also informed the PokerNews Live Reporting team that he had just chipped up in the previous hand, as well. The player under the gun raised to 800 before the flop, Vornicu called with from the button, and the big blind called. The flop fell , and action checked through. The turn was the , and the big blind checked. The preflop raiser bet 800, Vornicu called, and the big blind folded. On the river, the preflop raiser bet 2,250. Vornicu shoved for 5,950, and his opponent showed a jack and folded.