It's been relatively slow since returning to the dinner break. There have been few flops and even fewer turns and rivers. With that said, the chips are still moving about as the blinds are fairly high.
In one recent hand, Aidan Tam raised to 126,000 on the button and Vladimir Troyanovskiy defended from the big blind. Troyanovskiy proceeded to lead out for 150,000 on hte flop, Tam called, and then both players checked the turn as well as the river.
Tam then showed the and it was good as Troyanovskiy mucked his cards.
With the ACOP Main Event wrapping up just a few tables away, you would think that would create some buzz in the High Roller event, but unfortunately it is still slow goings as the bubble pressure is taking it's toll on the remaining five players.
With several players hovering around the same mark and having stacks in excess of 20 big blinds, it could be a long while before we reach the money and before there is any notable action.
Vladimir Troyanovskiy opened for 82,000 only to have Predrag Lekovic three-bet to 175,000. When action folded back to Troyanovskiy, he moved all in and Lekovic snap-called off for 1.03 million.
Lekovic:
Troyanovskiy:
The flop delivered both players a straight draw, and Lekovic made one when the appeared on the turn. Troyanovskiy was drawing dead, but just to rub salt in the wound, the dealer put out the on the river.
Senh Ung opened for 82,000 and received a call from Vladimir Troyanovskiy. When action reached former Red Dragon winner James McCarty in the big blind, he moved all in for 578,000. Ung folded and then Troyanovskiy slid in a big stack of red T25,000 chips to signify a call.
Troyanovskiy:
McCarty:
McCarty was behind, but he was drawing to two live cards. The flop actually gave Troyanovskiy top set, but it also gave McCarty a flush draw. "Heart," one of McCarty's supporters called from the rail. The dealer instead put out the .
"Heart," the same supported yelled before the river, obviously oblivious to the fact that Troyanovskiy had made a full house to leave McCarty drawing dead. Whether or not McCarty realized that is unknown as he simply stared at the board until the dealer put out the on the river.
McCarty exited in seventh place, and that means we're on the bubble. One more player will go home empty handed while the other five will earn themselves a nice payday here in Macau.
We missed the preflop action, but we do know that Jeff Rossiter got his last 577,000 all in preflop and was up against chip leader Aidan Tam. Rossiter held the and was comfortably ahead of Tam's . The flop gave both players a pair of aces, but of course Rossiter's kicker kept him in the lead.
The turn actually gave Rossiter two pair, which meant Tam was drawing dead headed to the river. The meaningless was put out, and then Tam counted out some chips to pay off Rossiter.
flop, Tam called, and then both players checked the 
turn as well as the 
river.
and it was good as Troyanovskiy mucked his cards.
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flop delivered both players a straight draw, and Lekovic made one when the 
on the river.
flop actually gave Troyanovskiy top set, but it also gave McCarty a flush draw. "Heart," one of McCarty's supporters called from the rail. The dealer instead put out the 
.
on the river.
and was comfortably ahead of Tam's 
flop gave both players a pair of aces, but of course Rossiter's kicker kept him in the lead.
was put out, and then Tam counted out some chips to pay off Rossiter.