Anatoly Filatov opened to 2 million from the cutoff, Manig Loeser three-bet to 5.8 million, Adrian Mateos jammed from the big blind, Filatov folded, and Loeser called to put himself at risk.
Loeser:
Mateos:
Loeser had the preflop advantage and Mateos needed to improve in order to win the pot. The board ran out and Mateos took the pot with top two pair to end Loeser's deep run in this event.
With a substantial pot of about 20 million already in the middle and the board reading , Tom Waters checked from the big blind and Anatoly Filatov, who was under the gun, bet 6 million. After some consideration, Waters called. Filatov showed for a set of fours which was best, as Waters held , so Filatov took the pot.
Adrian Mateos opened to 2.2 million from the button, Tom Waters three-bet jammed for 15 million from the small blind, Anatoly Filatov called from the big blind, and after some consideration, Mateos folded.
Filatov:
Waters:
Filatov had the preflop advantage and Waters needed to improve in order to stay alive. The board ran out to give both players a flush, but Fialtov's was better, so he took the pot to eliminate Waters.