Mervin Chan opened with a standard raise under the gun and was met by a three-bet to 450,000 by Joseph Cabret in the big blind. Not to be outdone, Chan four-bet to 975,000, Cabret called, and the flop came down .
Cabret checked and Chan immediately moved all in for 2.365 million.Cabret thought for a good 90 seconds or so and then sent his cards to the muck. Chan's rail, which seems to be the biggest and most vocal in the room, let out a celebratory cheer for their man.
It happened when Shak opened for 250,000 under the gun and was met by a three-bet to 760,000 by Joe Cabret on the button. The blinds both folded, Shak moved all in, and Cabret snap-called.
Shak:
Cabret:
It was a bad time for Shak to shove as Cabret had him crushed. The flop gave both a pair of aces, but Cabret's king kicker had him well out in front. Neither the turn nor river helped Shak and once again he had to be satisfied with a fourth-place finish, this one good for AU$400,000.
Mervin Chan raised to 225,000 from the small blind and Patrik Antonius called from the big. When the flop fell , Chan bet 275,000 and Antonius called. The turn saw Chan check-call a bet of 525,000, and then both players checked the river.
Chan then showed the for the ace-high flush and Antonius, who was fortunate not to have bet the river, mucked his cards.
Mervin Chan opened to 200,000 on the button, Joseph Cabret defended his big blind, and the flop came . Cabret checked, Chan continued for 250,000, and Cabret check-raised to 500,000. Chan called.
The turn was the , both players checked, and the completed the board. The two checked again.
Cabret turned over for aces and jacks, and Chan sighed before mucking his hand.
Mervin Chan opened for 225,000 from the small blind and Patrik Antonius defended from the big blind. Chan continued for 225,000 on the flop, Antonius called, and the dealer burned and turned the . This time Chan checked and then folded when Antonius bet 450,000.
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Mervin Chan opened to 200,000 on the button, Joseph Cabret called in the big blind, and the flop fell . Cabret checked, Chan fired 250,000, and Cabret called.
The dealer burned and turned the , both players checked, and the completed the board.
The two checked again, and Chan showed for a pair of deuces. They were good.
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