On a flop of , Yita Choong and Bastien Joly were locked into a heads-up battle. Choong was first to act and he checked to Joly, who bet 600,000, then Choong check-raised to 2,400,000. After a couple of moments, Joly made the call and they went to the next street.
The turn was the and Choong checked again to Joly, who didn't seem worried about being check-raised for a second time, because he bet 1,500,000. No check-raise that time from Choong, he settled with just a call.
The on the river saw both players check. "I have a queen," Choong told Joly as he showed . But then Joly tabled for trip aces, winning him the large pot .
Matthew Schulte raised to 1,100,000 preflop but was immediately three-bet by Tyler Gaston for 2,400,000. After a few seconds, Schulte decided to play for all the chips and shoved all in, Gaston couldn't call fast enough, putting Schulte at risk.
Matthew Schulte:
Tyler Gaston:
The board ran out which gave Gaston a full house and eliminated Schulte in 15th place for a payout of $54,438.