Gershon Distenfeld raised to 160,000 from early position and David Tran defended the big blind.
The flop came and Tran check-raised a bet of 160,000 up to 480,000. Distenfeld then reraised to an even 1,000,000. Tran looked at the stacks and pondered his decision before ultimately throwing his cards into the muck.
Thomas Boivin raised to 160,000 from early position. Johan Schumacher called in the small blind but Jonathan Betancur moved all-in covering both opponents. Boivin reluctantly let his hand go and Schumacher mucked instantly. Betancur scoops the pot to chip up.
Johan Schumacher opened to 160,000 in the hijack and Thomas Boivin jammed in his stack of 1,300,000 from the small blind. Schumacher called and the hands were revealed.
Thomas Boivin:
Johan Schumacher:
Both players had similar stacks and they found themselves against each other in a classic flip.
The dealer spread the flop. The turn left Boivin one card away from a double, but the spiked the river, and Schumacher breathed a sigh of relief. The two players from Belgium embraced as Boivin took his exit.
The action folded to Jonathan Betancur on the button and he limped. Sohale Khalili moved all-in for 1,165,000 from the small blind. When the action got back to Betancur he said, "I'll call" having Khalili covered and the players tabled their hands.
Sohale Khalili:
Jonathan Betancur:
Khalili hit the flop when the board ran to get a full double.