In a heads-up pot, the flop read J♦10♦9♠ and John Duthie, who was in the cutoff, bet 6,000 into the pot of 31,000. Moonho Seo on the button responded with a raise to 26,000, putting the action back on Duthie, who splashed a three-bet of 81,000 across the line. After a short tank, Seo mucked his hand.
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With around 170,000 already in the pot on a flop of Q♣Q♠J♠, Eric Yanovsky bet 35,000 from under the gun and Frank Funaro called in the hijack.
Yanovsky bet another 85,000 on the 10♦ turn and Funaro again called. The river was the 5♦ and Yanovsky tanked for several minutes before eventually checking. Funaro then bet 368,000, leaving himself with just 5,000 behind.
Yanovsky again took a few minutes until he called. Funaro showed A♦Q♥ for trips, but Yanovsky had A♠K♣ for a straight to win the massive pot.
Drew O'Connell opened to 10,000 from under the gun before Dean Murphy three-bet to 27,000 next to act. In the big blind, Loan Phan cold-called. O'Connell then announced a four-bet to 95,000, Murphy folded, and Phan called again.
On the K♦9♥8♣ flop, Phan checked to O'Connell who put out a bet of 55,000 and Phan swiftly folded as O'Connell scooped a sizeable pot uncontested.
John Krpan opened 9,000 in the hijack and Renan Meneguetti defended the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of K♣9♣5♥, and Meneguetti check-called a bet of 12,000.
When the 8♦ hit the turn, Meneguetti checked again and Krpan continued for 32,000. This time Meneguetti surrendered as he tossed his cards toward the dealer.
Heads up on a board of 9♣4♠2♥K♦, Lucas Greenwood bet 45,000 from the hijack and Andjelko Andrejevic called in the big blind.
The river was the 3♣ and Greenwood fired out 100,000. Andrejevic quickly called, then mucked when Greenwood showed A♥K♥ for top pair to win the pot.
Darren Elias and Denys Chufarin built a pot of more than 100,000 going to the 10♣6♥3♥ flop. Elias then bet 60,000 from the big blind and Chufarin called on the button.
Elias checked the 2♥ turn and Chufarin bet 100,000. Elias quickly folded.
David Larson three-bet to 27,000 in the hijack and Young Sik Eum called in middle position.
The flop came K♠8♠7♥ and Larson continued for 25,000. Eum called and both players checked the 2♠ turn.
Eum then led out for 60,000 on the 6♥ river and Larson quickly called. Eum showed 10♥9♥ for a rivered straight and Larson mucked.
Nick Petrangelo opened the cutoff to 9,000 before Jonathan Moritz three-bet to 35,000 from the small blind. With the action back on Petrangelo, he four-bet to 80,000. Moritz quickly jammed for an even 300,000 and Petrangelo snapped it off.
Jonathan Moritz: Q♠Q♣
Nick Petrangelo: A♣K♥
It was the most classic of coin flips and Moritz stayed ahead on the 10♦7♣3♣ flop. However, the J♣ turn was the sweatiest card in the deck giving Petrangelo the nut flush draw and a gutter. However, the 7♠ river completed the board as Moritz's queens held to double.
The A♣6♠2♣K♠ turn was on the felt and Audrius Stakelis checked from the big blind to Alexander Zubov who over-bet 55,000 into the pot of about 40,000 and Stakelis tank-called.
When the 2♥ landed on the river, Stakelis checked and Zubov gave up as he tapped the table as well. Stakelis rolled 8♣6♣, making sixes and deuces as his flush draw bricked out and Zubov mucked his hand.