On a completed board of A♥7♥2♦Q♠3♥, Fahredin Mustafov in the big blind bet 10,500. Pedjman Hamie sigh-called one seat over from under the gun and Dustin Goldklang also called. Mustafov tabled the K♥Q♥10♣5♥ for the nut flush and won the pot.
Hamie revealed the K♣J♥10♥5♣ for a turned wrap and inferior flush.
Arthur Morris called in the cutoff before Corey Wright raised to 2,600 on the button. Matthew Smith then three-bet the pot from the small blind to 9,400, producing a fold from Morris and a call from Wright.
Smith then committed the rest of his stack on the K♠3♦2♦ flop, sliding in his last 18,800. Wright took a moment but opted to fold and Smith added to his stack.
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The field is up to 310 players early in the second level and the following players are now all in contention.
On a completed board of 10♥8♦7♥8♥6♠ with some 25,100 in the middle, recent entry Kahle Burns checked out of the small blind. Vasil Medarov in the big blind grabbed into his stack and then made it 16,000 to go. No call followed and the pot was shipped to Medarov, who already has plenty of PLO final tables under his belt.
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Artem Maksimov bet the Q♥10♣4♥4♣ turn for 4,000 in the small blind and Michelle Chin called on the button. Maksimov checked the 8♠ river and Chin bet 10,000. After brief consideration, Maksimov flicked in a call and Chin showed the A♣9♠8♦3♣ for the missed nut flush draw. Maksimov had that beat with A♠A♦7♣6♠ to win the pot.
Jason Daly opened to 800 from middle position before Nghia Le three-bet to 2,700 from the small blind. Kevin Rand made the call in the big blind, as did Daly.
Le checked the Q♣8♣3♦ flop, with Rand firing out a bet of 3,500. Daly quickly mucked, while Le followed suit and Rand added some lost chips to his stack.
Action was on Esther Taylor after the J♦8♣7♦J♠ turn, facing a bet of 2,600.
Taylor called to see the J♥ river, where a pair of checks followed.
"Kings," announced Taylor as she turned over K♠K♥8♠7♥ for a full house to claim the pot.
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