Fabian Quoss raised to 175,000 on the button, Phil Ivey three-bet to 530,000 out of the small blind, and Quoss tanked for a but before moving all in for an addition 880,000. Ivey flashed a smile, then called.
Quoss:
Ivey:
The German remained ahead after the flop () and the turn (), but the spiked on the river to give Ivey a pair of kings.
Ivey shipped the pot, while Quoss earns AU$800,000 for fifth place.
Mike "Timex" McDonald opened for 200,000 from the small blind and Isaac Haxton defended from the big. McDonald proceeded to check-call a bet of 160,000 on a flop, and then both players checked the turn. The action repeated itself on the river, and Haxton sheepishly turned over . McDonald then tabled for the low end of the straight and the win.
Mike McDonald raised to 160,000 from under the gun, and action folded over to Daniel Negreanu in the small blind. He reraised all in for around 1.45 million and won the pot.
Action folded to Mike McDonald in the small blind, and he raised all in against Isaac Haxton's big blind. Haxton thought about it, then called, and tabled the . McDonald had the and was all in for around 1.6 million, and Haxton had him covered.
The flop, turn, and river ran out , and McDonald finished with a flush to double up.
Isaac Haxton open-shipped under the gun for approximately 1.8 million and action folded to Mike McDonald in the big blind. "Timex" asked for a count, thought for about 45 seconds, and the made the call.
McDonald:
Haxton:
Haxton was at risk and in need of some help. The flop wasn't helpful, but the turn was. Haxton paired his lady to take a commanding lead in the hand. McDonald needed to catch an ace on the river to dispatch his foe, but it wasn't in the cards as the blanked. Ship the double to Haxton.
Isaac Haxton and Daniel Negreanu were in action on the flop. Haxton was first and checked. Negreanu bet 275,000, and Haxton made the call to see the land on the turn. Both players checked, and a repeat fell on the river. Haxton checked, Negreanu bet 360,000, and Haxton called.
Negreanu rolled over the for two pair, kings and nines, with a ten kicker. Haxton couldn't beat it and mucked his hand, giving Negreanu the pot.
We picked up the action on a flop when Daniel Negreanu checked from the small blind and Phil Ivey did the same from the under-the-gun position. Negreanu then led out for 145,000 on the turn, Ivey called, and the completed the board on the river. Negreanu fired again, this time 475,000, and Ivey agonized over what to do before ultimately folding his cards.