Patrick Leonard was out of position in a heads-up pot on a board of .
Leonard checked and his opponent bet around 40,000. Leonard check-jammed with a stack of around 150,000 and the opponent went in the tank before folding what he said was two pair.
Robert Cowen, Matt Livingston, and the big blind had their cards face up with around 540,000 in the middle on a flop and every player had a big piece of it.
Big Blind:
Robert Cowen:
Matt Livingston:
The big blind had flopped top set while Cowen had two pair and was drawing to the nut low. Livingston had flopped top two pair and a backdoor flush draw.
The hit the board to give Cowen the low as he was the only player who could qualify in addition to a wheel draw. The card also gave Livingston a flush draw.
The river brought the , giving Livingston the high with a runner-runner flush draw and eliminating the big blind in cruel fashion.
Seungjin Lee opened to 15,000 from under the gun and Stephen Chidwick three-bet pot as the player next to act. The action folded Lee, who re-potted to put Chidwick all in. Chidwick made the call.
Stephen Chidwick:
Seungjin Lee:
The flop landed to give Lee a full house and have Chidwick drawing dead for the high. The board finished out for Chidwick to be eliminated from the tournament.
With 172,000 in the middle having bet pot on the flop and half-pot on the turn, 2022 World Series of Poker Player of the Year leader Daniel Zack forced Owais Ahmed all in for his last 73,000 on a board.
Ahmed then went into the tank for a grueling six minutes before eventually laying his hand down.
Zack has already won two WSOP bracelets, made four final tables, and earned 10 cashes this year alone.
In a three-way pot on a board of , Seungjin Lee bet 50,000 and Daniel Negreanu on the button and a third player in the hand both called.
Lee and the other player checked on the river and Negreanu checked back. The first player showed for two pair, which was no good against the straight of Negreanu with for the high. The low went to Lee, who held .
"Nice doing business with you," Negreanu told Lee as the dealer split up the pot. "I'm glad you didn't pot the river!"
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Daniel Negreanu was in a three-way pot against Eli Elezra and Andrew Brown on a board of with around 210,000 in the middle.
Negreanu put out a pot-sized turn bet and Elezra folded before Brown raised all in. Negreanu called off as the effective stack before pulling out his phone to film the runout.
"Better get this for the vlog," he said. "What do you got over there?"
Daniel Negreanu:
Andrew Brown:
Brown had top two pair while Negreanu was looking for a heart or paint cards to make a straight. He couldn't improve as the river brought the for Brown to scoop the massive pot and for Negreanu to hit the rail with the money bubble approaching.