Event #37: $10,000 Big O Championship

David Benyamine raised to 30,000 preflop and was called by a player in the cutoff and Nitesh Rawtani in the small blind.

On the     flop, Benyamine continued for 35,000 chips, which folded out the cutoff. Rawtani check-called, however, before both players checked the   turn.

Rawtani then made a bet of 110,000 on the   river, sending Benyamine in the tank for several minutes.

Eventually, the old-school player let his hand go and surrendered the pot.

David Benyamine	770,000	-45,000
Nitesh Rawtani	475,000	105,000

Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at 9 p.m. local time

Dylan Weisman raised from the small blind to 30,000 and Jake Schwartz committed his final 35,000 out of the big blind, Weisman made the call.

Jake Schwartz :      
Dylan Weisman:      

The board ranout       resulting in a chop pot, meaning hand-for-hand play continues.

Dylan Weisman	1,050,000	200,000
Jake Schwartz	35,000	-8,000

Michael Balan raised to 22,000 in early position and was called by Danny Smith in middle position, Calvin Anderson in the hijack, and Tim Seidensticker in the cutoff.

On the     flop, Balan checked before Smith bet 80,000 chips. His opponents all folded one by one, and Smith claimed he had    as he raked in the chips.

Calvin Anderson	1,365,000	365,000
Tim Seidensticker	395,000	-85,000
Danny Smith	280,000	170,000
Michael Balan	255,000	-235,000

Farid Jattin and David Prociak were heads up on a board of    . With 100,000 chips in the pot, Jattin bet that amount before Prociak went all in for 125,000. Jattin called off and the players showed down.

David Prociak:      
Farid Jattin:      

Jattin's aces were up against the wrap of Prociak. The   turn bricked out, but the   river saved Prociak as it made him Broadway and doubled him up.

Farid Jattin	1,255,000	-60,000
David Prociak	270,000	170,000

Wing Po Liu had already gone all in and was called by two other players, creating a pot of 167,000 chips.

On a completed board of      , Rawtani then checked to his opponent, who bet the pot. Rawtani shrugged his shoulders and put in the call.

Ratani showed       for the nut low and trip sevens, with an ace-queen kicker while his opponent tabled       for the same hand.

Liu's       got no part of the pot and the Day 1 chipleader was sent out before the money, joining recent bust-outs Joao Vieira and Rishi Amin.

Nitesh Rawtani	370,000	8,000
Wing Po Liu	0	-170,000
Joao Vieira	0	-330,000
Rishi Amin	0	-500,000

With the bubble approaching, there had been a lull in play when Farid Jattin raised his cutoff to 35,000 and was called by Philip Shing on the button.

The flop fell    . Jattin checked to Shing, who announced a pot-sied bet of 95,000.

Jattin gave it some thought, but ultimately mucked his hand as he surrendered a small portion of his giant stack.

Farid Jattin	1,315,000	-35,000
Philip Shing	370,000	10,000

The pot had already grown to a sizable 200,000 chips when the action was caught on a turn of     . Philip Shing checked out of the small blind, after which Farid Jattin made a bet of 122,000 on the button.

Shing cut out a call and put it in the middle, after which the   completed the board. He checked to Jattin, who put Shing all in for 360,000 chips.

Shing spent some minutes in the tank before electing to fold his hand. Jattin showed    while his other three cards were tossed in the muck face down.

Farid Jattin	1,310,000	300,000
Philip Shing	360,000	-75,000