[Removed:510] and Shundan Xiao built a pot of around 30,000 as they went heads-up to the 9♦6♠5♥ flop. Xiao then led out for 5,000 from the small blind, Trofimov raised to 17,000 on the button, and Xiao called.
Both players checked the 10♦ turn and the J♦ fell on the river. Xiao then bet 25,000.
Trofimov spent more than a minute pondering the decision before he raised to 90,000. Xiao instantly mucked her cards and Trofimov took the pot.
Johnn Chan was heads-up from the cutoff against a lone player in the big blind on a flop of 5♠4♥6♥.
It was checked to Chan and he shoved for approximately 23,000 total. His opponent called after a bit of deliberation and a showdown was held.
Johnny Chan: A♠J♠
Opponent: Q♠4♠
Chan was in trouble and had one foot out the door on the 6♣ turn, however, the J♥ river bailed Chan out — pairing his jack for the much-needed double up.
In a pot of 15,000 chips, Anuschka Van Lent in early position and Jeff Sluzinski in checked through the 6♣K♠9♣3♠J♠ runout.
Sluzinski tabled AxQx for ace-high, while Van Lent's 10x10x won the small pot.
Michael Marder opened 3,000 under the gun and Benjamin Pollak put in a three-bet to 7,000 from a couple of spots to his left. The action folded back around to Marder and he thought about it for a few moments before saving his remaining 13,000. Pollak let him know it was a good fold by flashing A♠A♦.
The following hand, Pollak opened 3,500 and Veerab Zakarian called in the cutoff before Marder defended the big blind.
The dealer spread a flop of 6♠5♥4♦ and Marder jammed his last 8,000. Pollak quickly got out of the way and Zakarian snap-called.
Michael Marder: A♠3♥
Veerab Zakarian: 8♥7♥
Marder flopped an open-ended straight draw but Zakarian had already flopped the nut straight. The K♥ turn and 2♥ river improved him to a flush as Marder left the table.
Aleksejs Ponakovs raised from the button to 3,000 and Daniel Stone defended out of the big blind.
Stone check-called a bet of 3,000 from Ponakovs on the Q♣9♦J♦ flop.
Both players checked the 4♦ turn to see the 6♥ fall on the river. Stone led out for 10,500 and Ponakovs folded.
On the heads-up turn of K♠10♣9♣4♠, Hugues Girard checked over to Chun Li on the button who made it 68,000 to go. That pretty much covered the remaining stack of Girard, who went deep into the tank before folding.
Further assorted counts can be found below.
Ruben Correia rasied to 3,000 on the button and Mike Coombs defended his big blind.
Coombs check-called a 2,000 bet from Correia on the 5♥A♥4♣ flop and a 5,000 bet from Correia on the 10♣ turn.
Both players checked on the 4♦ river and Coombs turned over 7♦5♠ for fives-up. Correia tabled 10♠8♦ for a better two pair and took down the pot.
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