After jamming for 60,000 in the previous hand, Sofia Lovgren moved all-in from early position for 90,000 and was called by the big blind, and she was well ahead.
Sofia Lovgren:
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The board ran out and the pocket aces held up. Lovgren has tripled her stack in the past two hands.
Sofia Lovgren, who only had 60,000 chips remaining, moved all-in for 60,000 from early position. Nobody called and she took down the blinds to get back to 90,000.
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There was a slew of big side event winners throughout the series, which included Argentina’s Federico Castaine, who became the first six-figure winner of the 2021 Wynn Fall Classic after topping a 1,790-entry field to win the $1,600 buy-in, $1,000,000 GTD NLH event for $361,180.
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With roughly 200,000 in the pot on a board, a button player bet 68,000, Jake Daniels called the big blind, and Hyo Joo raised to 250,000 in early position. Both opponents called.
The completed the board and after Daniels checked, Joo moved all-in for approximately 265,000. Both his opponents folded and Joo raked in the sizable pot without a showdown.
Shannon Shorr raised from late position to 25,000. Jonathan Jaffe, in the small blind, called, as did the big blind. The flop came out and the blinds both checked. Shorr fired out a continuation bet of 34,000. Only Jaffe called.
The turn was the . Jaffe checked again and Shorr made another wager, this time for 115,000, which didn't convince his opponent to fold.
When the appeared on the river, action checked to bigger stack who announced "all in." Jaffe decided on a fold, saving his final 95,000 chips, while Shorr took down a big pot.
and the pocket aces held up. Lovgren has tripled her stack in the past two hands.
, Joao Simao bet 130,000 in the cutoff and Andrew Moreno called in early position.
completed the board and Moreno led for 88,000. Simao thought about it and called.
for the nut flush and the defending champ took down the pot.
and about 180,000 in the pot. Brock Wilson checked it over to Thomas Boivin, who sized up a bet of 300,000.
for the nuts and took down a huge pot to extend his chip lead.
completed the board and after Daniels checked, Joo moved all-in for approximately 265,000. Both his opponents folded and Joo raked in the sizable pot without a showdown.
and the blinds both checked. Shorr fired out a continuation bet of 34,000. Only Jaffe called.
appeared on the river, action checked to bigger stack who announced "all in." Jaffe decided on a fold, saving his final 95,000 chips, while Shorr took down a big pot.
