Main Event

Pax opens from utg and three callers join him to the flop 5♥ T♥ T♦ . Pax c-bets 5,000, utg+1 Juan Miguel Espino jams 24,000, two folds follow, Pax calls.

Pax J♠ J♣ overpair Juan Miguel Espino A♦ T♣ trips

The turn and river 3♣ 8♠ are no help to Pax to pay the double up.

From hijack Pax raises 700, and both blinds call. Flop runs 7♠ 8♥ 9♥ with a check down. Turn opens 4♣ , small blind bets 800, big blind calls, Pax raises to 2,500, and both blinds call. The river 7♣ is another checked street. Small blind opens 7♥ T♥ , big blind mucks, and Pax shows 8♦ T♦ for the higher two pair.

Under the gun Pax raises 600, utg+1 Raymond Gomez re-raises 1,500, Pax 3-bets to 4,000, and Gomez calls. Both players check the flop J♣ 9♦ K♦ , turn 6♠ sees Pax bet 1,500 and Gomez calls. Another bet by aggressor Pax on the river 4♣ , Gomez calls the 2,700. Pax reveals A♠ A♥ , Gomez mucks.