On a hand before the break, action started post flop as Daniel Ivers in the small blind opts to check to his opponent. Not contempt with this, his opponent fires for 102,000. Ivers jams all in covering his opponent and leaving him with a tough decision. After tanking for a couple minutes, his opponent calls as both players flip over their cards.
Opponent: 8x8x
Daniel Ivers: Q?Q?
The board ran out with 10?3?3?7?Q? giving Ivers a full house on the river. With this pot, Ivers jumps to the big stack with 675,000 to his name.
Action began as the mid position player raised to 12,000. Patty Arends found a call along with four remaining players to have six players to the flop.
A flop of 9?J?5? had both early players check to Arends. She put a hefty bet of 50,000 in seeing folds around as she scooped the pot. With this win, Arends gained a sizeable stack of 400,000.
David Schonback raised to 12,000 in first position and was flatted by another early position player and the big blind.
The flop showed A?9?6? and Schonback placed a continuation bet of 20,000 and was called by both players again.
When the 2? arrived on the turn Schonback continued his aggression and bet again but the player to his left decided to shove all his chips in and the big blind folded and Schonback called.
Early position player: A?10?
David Schonback: 8?9?
Action first started with a mid position player raising to 16,000, after seeing a flop of 9?Q?9?. Huy Le quickly called taking both players to a turn. The turn was a 8? slowing down the action as both players checked. Le led out for 20,000 after the river came as the J?. His opponent called it off as Le showed Q?9? for the flopped full house. With this pot, Le's stack increased to a size of 240,000.
This wasn't all for Le as, the next hand, George Suldanen raised to 12,000. Le in the dealer position three bet to 25,000. Suldanen quickly jammed all in for 78,000 finding a call from Le shortly after.
George Suldanen: A?A?
Huy Le: A?J?
The board ran out Q?3?K?3?6? as Suldanen's Aces held to double him up. With this win, Suldanen chipped up to 180,000 with Le hovering at 162,000.