2017 World Series of Poker

There was a large gasp from the table as Moshin Charania stood up from his chair.

Charania was all in and at risk with against Chi Zhang's . Charania had flopped a queen, but Zhang spiked one of the two remaining aces on the river to eliminate Charania and score an almost-full double-up.

Kevin Saul opened to 1,200 from under the gun, and he got four callers, including Mike Sowers in the big blind.

The flop came , and it was checked to Saul, who bet 2,200. It folded to Sowers, who raised to 6,300, Saul called. The turn brought the . Sowers moved all in for about 11 effective, and Saul called to put himself at risk.

Saul:
Sowers:

The river was meaningless, and Sowers' trip tens eliminated Saul.

With John Racener all in preflop, Jeff Smith and another opponent headed to the flop, which came . Both players moved all in, and everyone's hands were tabled.

Smith:
Racener:
Opponent:

Smith had been outdrawn by his opponent's flopped full house and was in trouble. The turn card was the , which changed nothing. Racener needed a jack, and Smith needed an ace.

The dealer flipped over the to complete the board, and Smith scooped the entire pot to bust both opponents.

Players are taking a 90-minute dinner break and will return to play four more 60-minute levels tonight.