On a flop of Kirill Gerasimov bet pot, Brian Rast re-potted, Gerasimov re-potted again, and Rast called. There was 240,000 in the middle as they saw the turn. Gerasimov bet pot again and Rast folded.
After the hand Gerasimov was up to 710,000 while Rast dipped to 660,000.
On a flop of Alexander Kostritsyn bet 30,000, John Juanda raised to 60,000, Emmanuel Sebag flat-called, Kostritsyn moved all in for 110,000, Juanda folded and Sebag called.
Kostritsyn
Sebag
The turn was the , the river was the and Kostritsyn took it down with trip fours, increasing his stack to 365,000. Sebag was left with 410,000.
On a board of , David Williams bet big enough to put Evan Sofer all in, and Sofer called.
Williams had both a made straight and a set -- K-Q-Q-10 -- and thus was looking for the board to pair. Sofer held -- he also had a made straight, and was hoping a heart would come to give him the entire pot.
The river brought the , giving Sofer the flush and the pot. Sofer is up to 408,000, and Williams is at 300,000.
Rafi Amit opened for 13,000 and David Williams called. The flop was . Williams led for 15,000 and Amit called all in.
Amit
Williams
Williams flopped a straight while Amit was drawing extremely thin with only an overpair. The turn was the , the river was the and Rafi Amit hit the rail while Williams increased his stack to 490,000.
On a flop of , Phil Galfond led out for a pot-sized bet, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson raised pot, and Galfond reraised all in, getting a call from Ferguson.
Galfond
Ferguson
Feguson held the overpair, a straight draw and the nut flush draw, but Galfond had flopped top two pair and a wrap. The turn was the , making Galfond's straight and Ferguson could not improve on the river. Galfond dragged the pot, increasing his stack to 415,000
On a flop of , Jani Vilmunen bet 12,000, David Williams called, and Phil Hellmuth also called. The turn was the . Vilmunen checked, Williams bet 50,000, Hellmuth called, and Vilmunen folded.
The river was the . Williams bet 100,000, and Hellmuth went into the tank. After a couple of minutes of stewing, Hellmuth finally folded.
A Hellmuthian tirade followed, during which he saw fit to call Williams an "idiot." Williams reacted defensively, recounting to Hellmuth some of his previous play and discouraging him from making such accusations henceforth.