Robert Bickley moved all in for 590,000 with the and Jack Salter on the button reluctantly folded the .
Maria Ho claimed the blinds and antes with pocket tens before raising to 175,000 from under the gun with the . Marti Roca De Torres called with , as did Gianluca Speranza in the big blind with . On the flop, action checked to Roca De Torres and his bet of 215,000, Speranza folded and Ho called.
On the turn, Ho checked again and the Spaniard checked behind. After the river, Ho bet 650,000 into 1.1 million and Roca De Torres folded. "We just keep folding," Mathijs Jonkers joked.
Maria Ho raised to 175,000 from middle position with and Mathijs Jonkers three-bet from the cutoff with , making it 400,000. Ho called. The flop came and Ho checked. Jonkers bet 350,000 and Ho called.
The turn was the and Ho checked again. Jonkers checked and the turn was the . Ho bet 950,000 into the 1,700,000 pot. Jonkers folded and Ho cracked the 8-million chip mark.
Marti Roca De Torres and Gianluca Speranza chopped it up with king-queen each in a three-bet pot after both flopped top pair and the players headed into a 20-minute break right after.
In a big hand that was later streamed online, viewers saw Maria Ho had 10’s and flopped a set. Her fold left many questioning her decision. Maria gives her analysis on the hand.
Stepan Osinovski raised with the to 155,000 on the button and Niall Farrell called out of the big blind with . On the flop, Farrell checked and called a bet of 150,000 by Osinovski before checking again the turn.
Osinovski bet 300,000 and Farrell reluctantly called. The river completed the board and Farrell gave up the hand by checking, Osinovski checked back and won the pot.