Mike McDonald raised to 160,000 from early position with , Madis Muur called in the hijack seat with , Dominik Panka called in the small blind with , and Shyman Srinivasan woke up with in the big blind. He three-bet to 600,000, and McDonald tanked a bit before four-betting to 1.1 million.
The action folded back to Srinivasan, who moved all in for 2.6 million, and McDonald asked for a count before eventually folding.
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Pascal Lefrancois was in the hijack with . He raised the action to 200,000 and it folded over to Isaac Baron in the small blind with . Baron cut out a three-bet to 490,000 and it folded back to the original raiser. Lefrancois shoved all in for 2.465 million and Baron snapped him off.
The flop came down , keeping Lefrancois in the lead but giving Baron's ace-king more outs. The drilled the turn and Baron was suddenly in a commanding lead with a pair of aces.
The on the river sealed the deal and Lefrancois was sent packing in seventh place. He collected $242,020 for his efforts. Baron dragged in the pot and now has 7.635 million in chips. He's now sitting as the table chip lead with just one more big blind than Mike McDonald.
Daniel Gamez opened to 290,000 from under the gun with , Isaac Baron called on the button with , and the flop came . Gamez continued for 625,000, and Baron quickly folded.
Mike McDonald raised to 200,000 on the button with , Daniel Gamez defended his big blind with , and the flop fell . With a flush draw, Gamez led out for 400,000, McDonald tank-called, and the turn was the .
Gamez checked his cards once more, perhaps to make sure he had just picked up additional outs to make a straight, and reached for chips. The Guatemalan fired out 700,000, McDonald called once more, and the completed the board.
Gamez immediately moved all in for 1.99 million, and McDonald sighed before asking for a count. After he received it, the Canadian sat quietly, riffling chips with his left hand. He started at his neighbor, who was staring at the board, and then started to shake his head.
Finally, after four and a half minutes, McDonald folded. Thinking he was bluffing, Gamez clapped with his rail before raking in the pot.
In a recent hand, Dominik Panka limped from the small blind with and Shyam Srinivasan raised to 250,000 from the big blind with . Panka called and the flop came .
Panka checked the flop and Srinivasan continued out for 275,000. Panka called and the two saw the drop down on the turn. Panka tapped the table once again and Srinivasan kept up his aggression with a bet of 475,000. Panka stayed the course and the river was the . Panka checked for a third time and Srinivasan checked behind.
Panka rolled over his ace-ten and dragged in the pot. Panka is now up to 5.325 million in chips while Srinivasan has fallen to 2.775 million.
Mike McDonald completed from the small blind with , Madis Muur checked with , and both players checked on a flop of . They also checked when the turned and the completed the board, and McDonald was sent the pot.
Isaac Baron raised to 200,000 in the cutoff with , Daniel Gamez defended his big blind with , and the dealer fanned . Gamez checked, Baron continued for 235,000, and Gamez folded.
Muur raised to 205,000 on the button with , Dominik Panka called in the big blind with , and the dealer spread . Both players checked. The turn was the , both players checked again, and the completed the board. Panka led out for 355,000, and Muur folded.
Daniel Gamez raised to 250,000 from the button with and Dominik Panka called from the small blind. Shyam Srinivasan moved all in for 2.665 million from the big blind and Gamez quickly got out of the way. Panka called and the hands were tabled.
Srinivasan:
Panka:
Srinivasan was out in the lead and looked prime to double up heading to the flop. The flop spelled heartbreak for Srinivasan, however, as the flop came , giving Panka a set and thrusting him into a strong lead. Srinivasan found no improvement on the turn () or the river () and he was sent to the rail as the sixth place finisher.
Panka, on the other hand, scooped up the massive pot and is now the chip leader with 8.815 million.
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, Madis Muur called in the hijack seat with 
, Dominik Panka called in the small blind with 
, and Shyman Srinivasan woke up with 
in the big blind. He three-bet to 600,000, and McDonald tanked a bit before four-betting to 1.1 million.
. He raised the action to 200,000 and it folded over to Isaac Baron in the small blind with 
. Baron cut out a three-bet to 490,000 and it folded back to the original raiser. Lefrancois shoved all in for 2.465 million and Baron snapped him off.
, keeping Lefrancois in the lead but giving Baron's ace-king more outs. The 
drilled the turn and Baron was suddenly in a commanding lead with a pair of aces.
on the river sealed the deal and Lefrancois was sent packing in seventh place. He collected $242,020 for his efforts. Baron dragged in the pot and now has 7.635 million in chips. He's now sitting as the table chip lead with just one more big blind than Mike McDonald.
, Isaac Baron called on the button with 
, and the flop came 
, and the flop fell 
. With a flush draw, Gamez led out for 400,000, McDonald tank-called, and the turn was the 
completed the board.
and Shyam Srinivasan raised to 250,000 from the big blind with 
. Panka called and the flop came 
.
drop down on the turn. Panka tapped the table once again and Srinivasan kept up his aggression with a bet of 475,000. Panka stayed the course and the river was the 
. Panka checked for a third time and Srinivasan checked behind.
, Madis Muur checked with 
. They also checked when the 
turned and the 
completed the board, and McDonald was sent the pot.
, Daniel Gamez defended his big blind with 
completed the board. Panka led out for 355,000, and Muur folded.
and Dominik Panka called from the small blind. Shyam Srinivasan moved all in for 2.665 million from the big blind and Gamez quickly got out of the way. Panka called and the hands were tabled.