With a substantial pot already brewing on a completed board of , Andy Bacon was in early position and heads-up against the cutoff. Bacon checked, his opponent bet 200,000, and Bacon check-raised to 500,000. After brief consideration, the cutoff called and tabled for a nine-high straight, but it was second-best to Bacon's and he took the pot.
With a massive pot of about 430,000 already brewing and the board reading , James Halpin checked from the small blind, the big blind checked, and Anthony Zinno bet 350,000 from the cutoff. Halpin jammed for 488,500, and after about 30 seconds in the tank, the big blind folded and Zinno called to put Halpin at risk.
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Zinno had turned a nine-high straight but was drawing dead against Halpin's turned flush, and after the fell on the river, Halpin took the pot to double up.
Mike Leah was in middle position and heads-up against the player to his immediate right on a flop of . Leah's opponent bet 18,000 into a pot of about 40,000 and Leah called.
The turn brought the and both players checked.
The fell on the river and they both checked again. Leah's opponent showed and Leah, who held , took the pot with bottom pair.
With a massive pot of about 950,000 already brewing and the completed board reading team partypoker online pro Louise Butler shoved from the small blind for what looked like 485,000. The player on the button, who had about 800,000 chips remaining, went into the tank for several minutes. The clock was eventually called, and as the seconds ticked down, Butler's opponent tossed his cards into the muck, so she took the pot.
There were about 130,000 chips in the pot when we got to the table and the board read . Anthony Spinella was in the big blind and facing a decision for 70,000 from Nicola Basile, who was in middle position. Spinella called.
The river brought the and Spinella tossed out 235,000, putting Basile to a decision for the remainder of his stack. He called and tabled for aces up, Spinella mucked, and Basile took the pot.