Dutch Boyd opened for 16,000 on the hijack, and the big blind three-bet to 53,000. Boyd took a few minutes contemplating, then put in a four-bet to 116,000.
The big blind thought it over for a minute before folding, turning his face up in the muck and preserving his 500,000 stack for a better spot.
David Twible raised to 14,000 under the gun and the player in the hijack called.
A flop reading was dealt and Twible threw in a bet of 22,000. The hijack raised to 50,000, and Twible responded by shoving for 82,000. His opponent snap-called.
David Twible:
Opponent:
The turn and river filled hte board and Twible claimed the pot with his wheel.
On a raised pot with around 70,000 in the middle and a board , Marc-Andre Ladouceur first checked before his opponent bet 41,0000. Ladouceur chose to send his cards into the muck.
Daniel Zack opened to 14,000 and got called by the player in the cutoff.
The flop fell and Zack check-called his opponent bet for 17,000.
The turn was the and Zack checked once more. His opponent bet 32,000 and after some tank, Zack three-bet to 95,000 before facing a four-bet all in for 322,000, putting him into a difficult decision. Zack ended up calling and the players tabled their cards:
Daniel Zack:
His opponent:
Zack needed to hit the flush or a queen to win the massive pot, but a fell on the river, leaving him with a stack around 215,000.