A middle-position player opened to 2,400 before Upeshka De Silva three-bet from the cutoff to 7,200.
The player in the small blind thought that wasn't enough, and he moved in for 32,600. Action folded back to De Silva who made the call after thinking for about a minute. He had the small blind well covered.
Small Blind:
Upeshka De Silva:
"I folded the same hand," said the original opener, referring to the king-jack.
The flop came out to give the small blind top pair, but Se Silva had plenty of outs. One of those outs came in when the turn hit, putting De Silva well in the lead. The river kept him there and De Silva added to his stack.
With 10,000 in the middle and the flop showing , Adrian Mateos was first to act and checked to his opponent under the gun who also checked.
A showed up on the turn and Mateos check-called a pot-sized bet of 10,000.
With an showing on the river, Mateos once again checked and his opponent grabbed a stack of reds worth 30,000 and threw it into the middle. Mateos went in to the tank studying the board and after a few minutes made the call. His opponent flipped over
for a missed straight draw that left him with 6-high. Mateos showed for two pair, aces and queens to take down the monster pot.
Kenny Hallaert opened to 2,200 from late position and received a call from the big blind. The flop came down and the big blind check-called Hallaert's 2,500 bet.
A showed up on the turn and was checked to Hallaert again who bet 7,000 but did not receive a call and took the pot down on the turn.
Action began on the flop in a swelling heads-up pot. Matt Berkey found himself in the big blind looking at a board of .
Berkey led from the blind for around 13,000 into his lone opponent, the cutoff player, who made the call.
The turn brought the , and Berkey fired the second barrel, this time for 25,000. His opponent thought for about a minute before asking Berkey how much he had left. Berkey lifted his hands to show about 50,000, and his opponent again called.
The river fell the to complete the board. Berkey thought for a bit before checking to his man across the table, who immediately moved all in. Berkey snap-called for 53,400 effective.
"I just have a pair of sevens," said the cutoff, who showed .
Berkey rolled over for flopped bottom set and the winner for the full double.