There were roughly 20,000 chips in the as Melissa Stetler bet 5,000 on a board of from under the gun. Stetler got called by a player on her direct left and a player in the cutoff.

Stetler's opponent tabled for a Jack-high flush but Stetler for a Queen-high flush and scooped this 35,000 chip pot.

Melissa Stetler

45,000

45,000

Action folded around to Nikki Theroux in the hijack who moved all in for 66,000 to put herself at risk. She was called by the player on the button who had her slightly covered.

Nikki Theroux:
Button:

It was a classic coinflip situation and the board ran out with Theroux hitting a straight on the river to stay alive.

Nikki Theroux

157,000

157,000

Ben Vogt was all in preflop and at risk against one of the larger stacks at the table.

Ben Vogt:
Opponent:

The flop came and Vogt's opponent slapped his hand down on the table in excitement seeing that he paired his king.

"It's not over until it's over," mentioned another player at the table.

That statement proved to be true as the board ran out , with Vogt backdooring his way into Broadway to double up.

Ben Vogt

130,000

130,000

There were roughly 24,000 in the pot on a flop of , Allen Rivera bet 1,000 when the hit the turn and with 1,000 behind his opponent put him all in from middle position, Rivera called.

Allen Rivera:
Opponent:

With both opponents having three of a kind, Rivera scooped when the fell on the river and took his chip count to 29,000.

Allen Rivera

29,000

29,000

Tom Heinlein was seen dragging in a sizable pot with pocket aces on a board of .

According to another player at the table, Heinlein was involved in a three-way all in where he was up against kings and queens.

Tom Heinlein

240,000

175,000

Steven Morey raised to 16,000 under the gun and was three-bet by John Burkett in the hijack to 45,000. Morey made the call and the flop came .

Morey checked and Burkett moved all in for about 50,000 to put himself at risk. Morey thought for a brief moment before tossing his cards into the muck.

"Good fold," said Burkett as he dragged in the pot.

John Burkett

160,000

56,000

Action was picked up as Louis Stephenson was all in from the button against the small blind on a flop of .

Louis Stephenson:
Opponent:

Stephenson's kicker played as the board ran out and he doubled his stack to 29,000, his opponent was heard from across the felt saying "I wanted to fold because my kicker was so bad".

Louis Stephenson

29,000

29,000

Action picked up on the flop of with one short-stacked player already all in and at risk.

Mike Zinkiewicz checked in late position and the player in the cutoff checked back.

The turn landed the and both players checked again, bringing the river.

Zinkiewicz fired out a bet of 40,000, resulting in a fold from the player in the cutoff. He tabled for the nut flush to send the all-in player packing.

Mike Zinkiewicz

150,000

75,000

There were roughly 9,000 chips in the pot on a board of . Caroline Welker from under the gun bet 2,000 when the hit the river and her opponent on her direct left made the call.

Welker tabled and her opponent mucked.

There were roughly 4,000 chips in the middle on a board of . Taylor Nielson who was under the gun bet 2,000 when the hit the turn and her opponent on her direct left called.

Nielson decided to check on the river and her opponent checked behind, Nielson tabled for a flush and decided to trap on the river.

Taylor Nielson

29,000

29,000

Ray Lizzol raised to 800 from early position, the hijack called, the cutoff called and the big blind called.

Lizzol fired out a bet of 700 on and got four folds and took this 3,400 with no resistance.

The remaining 110 players have been sent on another 15-minute break and will return to blinds at 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 big blind ante.

Glenn Zimet was under the gun facing a shove from the player on the button for 63,500. He made the call with the covering stack.

Button:
Glenn Zimet:

The flop came with the button still in the lead with a pair of queens. The turn gave Zimet additional outs to a flush and the river gave him Broadway to send his opponent packing.