Hector Berry opened to 3,200,000 and Luke Varrasso three-bet to 7,300,000.
Berry then four-bet to 14,000,000 and Varrasso folded. Berry showed K♦6♦ much to the delight of his rail.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
98,000,000
10,000,000
|
10,000,000 |
|
||
|
55,000,000
-10,000,000
|
-10,000,000 |
Hector Berry raised to 3,200,000 from the button and Luke Varrasso defended.
The flop came 8♥K♣9♦, Varrasso check-called the 1,800,000 bet of Berry.
They both checked through the A♦ on the turn to the 3♠ on the river. Varrasso fired a bet of 4,600,000 out for Berry to fold to.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
88,000,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
65,000,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
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Niveau: 40
Blinds: 800,000/1,600,000
Ante: 1,600,000
Hector Berry opened to 2,800,000 and Luke Varrasso three-bet to 6,800,000. Berry called.
The flop came Q♥7♥4♠ and Varrasso bet 4,500,000. Berry folded.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000,000
-21,000,000
|
-21,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
63,000,000
21,000,000
|
21,000,000 |
Hector Berry opened to 2,500,000 and Luke Varrasso called.
Varrasso bet out for 1,500,000 on the 6♥4♣3♣ flop and Berry called. The pair checked the 3♥ turn and the river was the 10♣.
Varrasso bet 3,000,000 and Berry folded.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
111,000,000
-7,000,000
|
-7,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
42,000,000
7,000,000
|
7,000,000 |
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
118,000,000
9,000,000
|
9,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
35,000,000
-9,000,000
|
-9,000,000 |
Luke Varrasso opened from the button and Hector Berry called.
The pair checked the 10♦9♣4♥ flop and the turn was the 10♠. Berry bet 1,800,000 and Varrasso raised to 4,500,000.
Berry called and the river was the A♠. Berry checked and Varrasso bet 2,500,000. Berry then check-raised to 12,500,000.
"Show the bluff?" said Varrasso has he deliberated, before eventually open-folding A♥K♣. Berry did not show.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
109,000,000
10,200,000
|
10,200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
44,000,000
-10,500,000
|
-10,500,000 |
The final two players are taking a ten-minute break before resuming heads-up play.
Blind on blind Hector Berry raised to 3,200,000 and Harrison Ashdown called.
The flop came Q♠9♠8♣ and Berry continued for 2,400,000 and Ashdown raised in position to 7,500,000.
Berry called and checked the A♦ turn. Ashdown moved all in for around 15,000,000. Berry snap-called.
Harrison Ashdown: Q♣9♦ 
Hector Berry: J♦10♦
It was a massive cooler short-handed in the PokerNews Deepstack Championship with Ashdown needing to improve to a full house to stay alive. The river was the 4♥ and he was eliminated in third place.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
98,800,000
34,800,000
|
34,800,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
54,500,000
-4,500,000
|
-4,500,000 |
|
Eliminé | |
