The button opened with a raise to 4,000. Ran Illani forced his opponent all in with a raise to 34,000 from the big blind, and he made the call.
Button: K♠10♠
Ran Ilani: A♠J♠
Ilani had his opponent's spades covered, and the board ran out 6♦8♣Q♠Q♥3♦, eliminating the button player.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
122,000 |
With two players seeing a board of Q♣5♣10♠2♣2♦ and about 20,000 in the middle, Stephen Song bet 15,000 from the big blind and Jake Schwartz called from the hijack.
Song tabled Q♦9♥ for queens and twos which was good enough to take the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
138,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
83,500
33,500
|
33,500 |
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||
Julien Sitbon opened to 3,000 from the cutoff and only the big blind made the call.
On the 3♣4♥5♣ flop, it checked to Sitbon who bet 6,000. The big blind called.
A K♣ landed on the turn and the big blind checked, and was then faced with a bet of 17,000 from Sitbon. After some time thinking, the big blind folded.
On the same table, Maria Konnikova now has around 160,000 chips.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
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||
|
160,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
||
Jeremy Ausmus opened to 3,500 from middle position and only the player on the button called.
Ausmus put out a continuation-bet of 3,000 on the Q♥8♦4♣ flop and his opponent made the call.
The board-pairing Q♠ saw Ausmus check-fold to a bet of 5,000 from his opponent.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
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50,000 | |
Into a pot of around 30,000, Ben Tollerene had fired an overbet 38,000 into the pot, and kept himself 1,000 behind. The board read 9♠9♣10♦2♠Q♦ and after thinking it over, Tollerene's opponent eventually decided on a fold.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 |
The cutoff opened the action to 3,500 before the player on the button moved all in for 13,000. Jonathan Loye put in a four-bet to 36,500 and the initial raiser mucked his cards.
Button: A♠10♠ 
Jonathan Loye: Q♠Q♣
The board ran out K♥6♠10♥3♠4♦ and Loye dodged several outs on the river to drag in the pot and stack his opponent.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
118,000 |
The cutoff opened the action with a raise to 3,000. Martin Stausholm three-bet to 10,500 from the small blind before the big blind four-bet to 70,000 forcing Stausholm all in. He made the call and was happy to see what he was up against.
Martin Stausholm: J♠J♥
Big Blind: 10♥10♣
Stausholm had his opponent pipped and the board ran out 3♦4♣4♦K♦3♥ earning him the pot and a double up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
146,000 |
There was a raise to 4,000 from the hijack. Brandon Schwartz called from the button and they went to the flop heads-up.
The hiajck check-called a bet of 5,000 from Schwartz on the 4♠4♦4♥ flop.
Both players checked the 2♠ turn for the 10♠ to hit the baize on the river. The hijack led out for 15,000 and Schwartz made the call. The opponent turned over K♥9♥ for king-high. Schwartz had the winner with A♠10♦
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
305,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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With 35,000 chips in the pot and a board that read 3♣10♠2♥, both the big blind and Pete Chen checked.
The turn brought a K♠ and the big blind bet 18,000, which Chen called.
On the J♦ river, the big blind announced a bet of 40,000, and after a while, Chen called.
The big blind showed 9♥8♠ for a missed straight draw, and Chen tabled the winner holding K♥Q♥ for a pair of kings.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
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With two players seeing a board of 10♣A♦3♥7♦8♦ and about 35,000 in the middle, Xuan Liu bet 13,000 from the hijack and was called by Elliot Smith in the big blind.
Smith tabled A♣A♠ for a set of aces which was enough to take the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
7,600
|
7,600 |
|
32,500
52,500
|
52,500 |
