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The player in the cutoff raised to 2,000 and the button three-bet to 5,200. Philipe Pizzari Pinto called out of the big blind and the cutoff called as well.

The flop was and Pinto checked. The cutoff checked and the button moved all in for about 20,000. Pinto called and the original raiser folded.

Pinto flopped the nuts with and was in the lead against the button’s .

The turn was the and the river was the . Pinto dragged the pot, eliminated a player, and became the first person to cross the 200,000-chip mark. He leads the field as dinner break nears.

Philip Pizzari Pinto – 205,000

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On a flop of , Femi Fashakin was in middle position and went to war against Sam Panzica on his direct right in early position.

After a few raises, Fashakin, who took down the “Big 50” at the 2019 World Series of Poker for $1.15 million, was all in for 31,500 and got action from Panzica.

Panzica turned over , good for the nut straight and was in good shape against Fashakin’s .

Panzica needed to fade a club or runners to make a boat, but the came right on the turn to give Fashakin the nut flush. It left Panzica drawing dead to the river.

Femi Fashakin – 81,000
Sam Panzica – 33,000

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Joey Weissman raised to 1,200 from the hijack and the player on the button three-bet to 3,200 on the button. Weissman four-bet to 10,000 and the button called.

The flop was and Weissman moved all in for 19,200. The button thought for a while before calling.

Weissman showed and was in the lead against the button’s .

The button needed a club or a king to eliminate the World Series of Poker bracelet winner, but the came on the turn and the on the river sent the pot to Weissman.

Joey Weissman – 61,000

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On the turn, with the board reading , the player under the gun moved all in for about 15,000 and Joe Serock quickly called.

The all in player turned over , good for bottom pair, while Serock was in the lead with .

Serock needed to fade a five-outer to score a knockout, and did when the came on the river. Serock dragged the pot and has an above average stack.

Joe Serock – 83,000

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The players are taking their second 15-minute break of the day. Their next one will be a 90-minute dinner break.

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On a completed board of , Sam Panzica was in the big blind and heads-up with Paul Balzano in the hijack.

After a couple raises, Panzica ended up all in for about 20,000. Balzano showed , good for a nine-high straight, but Panzica tabled and won the pot with a full house.

With the victory, Panzica has more than double his original 25,000-chip starting stack.

Sam Panzica – 62,000
Paul Balzano – 43,000

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On the turn, with the board reading , Victor Figueroa checked from the big blind and Chad Eveslage bet 700 from the lojack.

The player in the cutoff called, the button called, and Figueroa called as well.

They were still four-handed to the river. Figueroa checked and Eveslage bet 2,100. The cutoff and button folded, but Figueroa check-raised to 9,600.

“You almost got me,” said Eveslage as he sent his hand into the muck.

Victor Figueroa – 49,000

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Steven Buckner raised to 700 from early position and was called by the hijack and the player in the big blind.

The flop was and the big blind checked. Buckner bet 1,300 and was called only by the player in the hijack.

They were heads-up to the turn and Buckner bet again, this time 3,000. The hijack called. The river was the and Buckner bet one last time for 7,500.

The hijack folded and Buckner showed . He missed his straight draw, but dragged the pot and is above starting stack.

Steven Buckner – 31,000

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The players are taking their first 15-minute break of the day.

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On the river, with a completed board of , Dave Berman was in the big blind and got all in against the player under the gun, who committed the rest of his stack worth roughly 20,000.

Berman showed , good for the nut straight, while his opponent turned over , good for the second nut straight.

Berman scored the early knockout and nearly doubled up. Another player at the table claimed he folded a set.

Dave Berman – 55,000