Action was caught on the flop of 8♣Q♥9♣, where Salvador Ramos bet 365,000 into a pot of around 500,000 chips from the hijack. He was heads up against Michael Cravatt in the cutoff, who called the bet.
The turn was the 4♠ and Ramos bet 500,000. Cravatt called.
The river was the 2♣, bringing in the possible flush. Ramos checked. Cravatt bet 500,000 and got the call from Ramos. He turned over 8♦2♦ for rivered two pair, while Ramos showed A♣Q♠ for flopped two pair.
Cravatt is now back to table chipleader, after he, as he explained, had even more chips at one point, but doubled up all but one player at the table before this hand.
David Rivera jammed on the button and Alexandru Vasilescu called off his stack of about 1,300,000 from the big blind.
Alexandru Vasilescu: K♣6♣
David Rivera: Q♥10♣
The A♥Q♣J♣ flop paired Rivera but Vasilescu still had a gutshot and flush draw. The 6♦ turn and 7♦ river weren't what he was looking for though as he headed to the payout desk.
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