Lyle Berman raised under the gun and Jonathan Duhamel opted for a three-bet. The action folded to Mike Leah in the big blind and he tanked for quite a while before letting go of his hand with a sour look on his face. Berman called.
The flop came and Berman checked to Duhamel who bet. Berman check-raised and Duhamel quickly let go of his hand.
David Oppenheim raised and Steve Billirakis three-bet in position after which the other players folded. Oppenheim called and the flop brought on which he checked. Billirakis bet, Oppenheim raised, and Billirakis folded to leave himself with very little chips.
John Juanda was the first player to act and he made it two bets. Doyle Brunson raised to three bets in middle position, the action folded back to Juanda who called, and the two took a flop of . Juanda check-called a bet, the turn was the , and both players checked.
The river was the , Juanda fired out a bet, and Brunson quickly called. Juanda tabled for king-high, and Brunson flashed a big smile before revealing an identical .
Juanda grinned from ear to ear.
"Nice call, Doyle," he told the 10-time bracelet winner.
With 112,500 in the pot and a board reading , Chun Lei Zhou bet all in for 92,000 from the cutoff and Eli Elezra was debating what to do from the big blind.
"What would Phil Ivey do in this spot?" Elezra asked to Ivey on the other side of the table. "I flopped it," he added before folding face up.
"I'd call," Ivey snapped. "He has a straight, too."
Zhou, who Ivey plays with often in the Big Game over in Macau, smiled and flashed just two of his cards — . "Show the queen, too," Ivey said, though Zhou declined.
Alexandre Luneau opened to 6,000 from the cutoff and found calls from Jason Mercier in the small blind and Frank Kassela in the big blind. The flop came down and all three players checked to see the on fourth street. Mercier led at the pot for 10,800 and Kassela came along. Luneau, the original raiser, opted to let his cards go.
Mercier and Kassela were heads up to the see the pair the board on the river. Mercier slowed with a check and Kassela tossed 25,000 forward. Mercier thought for about 30 seconds before throwing his hand away. Kassela took down the pot and now has about 437,000 in chips.
Todd Brunson raised to 7,000 from the cutoff and John Juanda responded with a three-bet from the small blind to 24,000. Brunson tanked for a bit before making the call.
"How much do you have, Todd?" Juanda asked as the dealer put on the flop.
"It's still the same, John," Brunson said as he lifted his arm to show Juanda his stack.
Juanda put together a bet of 32,000 and Brunson tanked for a while before letting go of his hand.
Eli Elezra raised in early position, Phil Ivey called in the cutoff, and Dylan Linde flatted on the button. The flop fell , both Elezra and Ivey checked, and Linde tossed out 20,000. Only Elezra called.
The turn was the . Elezra checked, and Linde tossed out another 60,000. Elezra thought for a bit, then folded.
flop that contained two diamonds.
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and Berman checked to Duhamel who bet. Berman check-raised and Duhamel quickly let go of his hand.
on which he checked. Billirakis bet, Oppenheim raised, and Billirakis folded to leave himself with very little chips.
. Juanda check-called a bet, the turn was the 
, and both players checked.
, Juanda fired out a bet, and Brunson quickly called. Juanda tabled 
for king-high, and Brunson flashed a big smile before revealing an identical 
.
, Chun Lei Zhou bet all in for 92,000 from the cutoff and Eli Elezra was debating what to do from the big blind.
. "Show the queen, too," Ivey said, though Zhou declined.
and all three players checked to see the 
on fourth street. Mercier led at the pot for 10,800 and Kassela came along. Luneau, the original raiser, opted to let his cards go.
pair the board on the river. Mercier slowed with a check and Kassela tossed 25,000 forward. Mercier thought for about 30 seconds before throwing his hand away. Kassela took down the pot and now has about 437,000 in chips.
. Elezra checked, and Linde tossed out another 60,000. Elezra thought for a bit, then folded.