Liv Boeree raised to 26,000 from the cutoff and Nicholas Torigian called out of the small blind.
The flop was checked by both, the fell on the turn and Torigian bet 2,000. Boeree called to see the river where Torigian bet 5,000. Boeree raised to 21,000 and Torigian called.
Boeree tabled for an ace-high flush, Torigian mucked and Boeree collected the pot.
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With an already sizable pot built in the middle, Max Silver and Ilkin Garibli were heads up on a board of . Silver cut out a fourth street bet of 18,500 and Garibli thought for a moment before moving out a call.
Fifth street was the and Silver took his time before reaching for chips. He opted to slide a stack of 32,600 into the center of the table. Garibli went into the tank, pondering his action against Silver. After about 90 second, Garibli dropped forward a call.
Silver confidently tabled for a flopped set of aces. Garibli flung his cards at the muck and Silver was pushed the pot. He now has roughly 175,000 to his name.
We got to the table with the board showing and a bet of 13,000 sitting in front of world famous soccer star Ronaldo. He was up against one player, Ka Kwan Lau, who made the call.
The river was the and Ronaldo led out for 20,000 this time. Lau asked the dealer how much it was and put out the call once he received confirmation of the amount.
Ronaldo turned over for jacks and tens and Lau mucked.
"Apparently he can play poker too," remarked a player at the table.
Mark Herm opened to 2,800 under the gun and saw Juan Etcheverry make it 7,400 in the small blind. Herm came back with 20,800, and his opponent pushed all in, putting Herm at risk for about 45,000 more. Herm made the call.
Herm:
Etcheverry:
The dealer spread an flop, safe for Herm. The brought some scary paint, but Herm was still good. A river though, gave Etcheverry his three-outer.