Mike McDonald completed from the small blind only to be raised by Shyam Srinivasan from the big blind. McDonald called and the flop came down . McDonald check-called a continuation bet of 160,000 from Srinivasan and the two saw the hit the turn.
McDonald checked once more and Srinivasan moved forward 315,000. McDonald called and the paired the board on the river. McDonald checked a third time and Srinivasan checked it right back.
"I got counterfeited, I flopped top two," said Srinivasan.
McDonald tabled for a flopped ace-high flush and was able to drag in the pot.
"Wow, you could have won a big pot," Srinivasan continued.
Regardless of the size of the pot, McDonald has extended his chip lead and now has about 5.7 million.
Max Silver raised to 60,000 in the cutoff, Pascal Lefrancois three-bet to 190,000 out of the small blind, and Grayson Ramage moved all in for 462,000 from the big blind. Silver got out of the way, Lefrancois, who was priced in, made the call, and the cards went on their backs.
Lefrancois:
Ramage:
Ramage held a commanding lead, but was nearly drawing dead when the flop fell , giving Lefrancois a flush. It was all over when the turned, and a meaningless completed the board.
Ramage exited in 11th place, earning $112,400, and Lefrancois is up over five million chips.
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Tom Hall opened with a raise to 60,000 and Mike McDonald flatted from the cutoff. Shyam Srinivasan three-bet to 250,000 from the button and the blinds kicked it in. Hall got rid of his hand and McDonald called to see a flop.
The flop came down and McDonald checked. Srinivasan continued for 305,000 and McDonald let go of his cards. Srinivasan dragged in the pot and has brought his stack up to 3.3 million in chips.
Daniel Gamez raised to 62,000 in the cutoff, Fabio Freitas moved all in for 394,000 in the big blind, and Gamez made the call.
Gamez:
Freitas:
Freitas was well ahead of Gamez heading to the flop, but the dealer spread , giving Gamez an ace-high flush draw. The on the turn was red, but it was a brick, and the river wasn't a heart either. However, it was the pretties card in the deck - the - giving Gamez a winning pair of aces.
Freitas hit the rail in 12th place, earning $100,700, while Gamez is up to 1.684 million chips.
After three-bet shipping the previous hand, Jorgen Sandvoll Lindebo moved all in for 523,000 from the hijack seat, and Dominik Panka quickly called in the big blind.
Lindebo:
Panka:
Lindebo held a slight lead in the preflop race, but fell drastically behind when the dealer spread . Panka's pair of kings held up as the turn and river bricked , respectively, and Lindebo exited in 13th place.
Pal Zsibrita opened to 52,000 from under the gun plus one. He found calls from Tom Hall in the hijack and Mike "Timex" McDonald on the button.
The trio of players took in a flop of and Zsibrita continued out for 79,000. Hall let go of his cards while McDonald opted to stick around to fourth street. The dealer rapped the table and produced the on the turn. Zsibrita moved forward 160,000 and Timex called once more.
The came on the river and Zsibrita checked over to McDonald. He announced an all in bet which left Zsibrita pondering a call for his last roughly 520,000. He ultimately decided to call and was shown by McDonald for top two pair. Zsibrita threw his cards into the muck but since it was an all in and a call his cards were flipped back over and shown to be for top pair with a queen kicker.
Zsibrita took to the rail in 14th place while McDonald scooped up a pot that brought him right back into the chip lead. He now has 5.31 million in tournament chips.
. McDonald check-called a continuation bet of 160,000 from Srinivasan and the two saw the 
hit the turn.
paired the board on the river. McDonald checked a third time and Srinivasan checked it right back.
for a flopped ace-high flush and was able to drag in the pot.
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, giving Lefrancois a flush. It was all over when the 
turned, and a meaningless 
completed the board.
and McDonald checked. Srinivasan continued for 305,000 and McDonald let go of his cards. Srinivasan dragged in the pot and has brought his stack up to 3.3 million in chips.
, giving Gamez an ace-high flush draw. The 
on the turn was red, but it was a brick, and the river wasn't a heart either. However, it was the pretties card in the deck - the 
- giving Gamez a winning pair of aces.
. Panka's pair of kings held up as the turn and river bricked 
respectively, and Lindebo exited in 13th place.
came on the river and Zsibrita checked over to McDonald. He announced an all in bet which left Zsibrita pondering a call for his last roughly 520,000. He ultimately decided to call and was shown 
for top pair with a queen kicker.