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Markus Durnegger raised to 100,000 from mid-position on the flop. The player in the late position raised to 250,000. The other player who was still in the hand folded and Durnegger called.
The turn brought them the , Durnegger now check-called the 275,000 bet of his opponent.
They both checked on the on the river. Durnegger tabled for the win.
The board read and there was about 475,000 in the middle. Carlos Rodriguez was sitting in the tank from the under-the-gun position after his check was met with a shove by his opponent in the hijack. He would be at risk if he called so he wanted to carefully consider al his options.
After a while, the clock was called on him. The floor came over and the dealer explained the situation. The floor gave Rodriguez a minute to take a decision. In the end, Rodriguez called for the 465,000 he had behind. Rodriguez tabled for two pair, aces and treys. His opponent showed for a bluff.
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Jon Kyte raised to 28,000 from early position, the player in the big blind three-bet to 83,000 and Kyte called.
The flop came , the big blind bet 105,000, Kyte raised to 276,000 and his opponent jammed all in for 1,123,000 in total. Kyte tanked for a bit and then called.
Big Blind:
Jon Kyte:
The player in the big blind had flopped top set with his aces and Kyte was sitting on a flush draw.
The turn brought them the which meant that Kyte now had his flush and his opponent needed to pair the board for a full house or another ace for the four-of-a-kind.
The river completed the board with the , even though the big blind had now hit his full house, Kyte had now also hit his straight flush for the win and the elimination to his name.