Liv Boeree limped in from the button, and Jakob Carlsson knocked the table for a free flop.
It came down , and Boeree called a bet from Carlsson. The turn drew another bet from Carlsson, 700,000 this time. Boeree thought it over carefully before coming along with another smooth call.
The filled out the board. Carlsson slowly checked, and Boeree quickly checked behind as she leaned over the table to see the showdown. Carlsson reluctantly flipped up his airball, and Boeree's earned her the pot with sevens up.
Liv Boeree raised her button to a modest 550,000 and Jakob Carlsson called. He check-called 675,000 from Boeree on the flop, and another 1,325,000 on the turn. Come the river he checked again, and this time Boeree fired 2.8 million. Eventually Carlsson called, but it was to discover that his was no good against Boeree's for a straight, and once he'd paid up, Boeree was once again at a chip advantage.
From the small blind, Jakob Carlsson opened with a barely-minimum raise raise to 525,000. Boeree came along with the call, and the flop brought . Boeree check-called a bet of 600,000 there, and both players checked the river.
That brought them to a river . Grabbing the betting lead now, Boeree fired out 1.5 million at the pot. Carlsson had raising on his mind, and he made it 3.9 million straight as a slightly puzzled look crossed Boeree's face. She asked for an estimate of her opponent's remainder before announcing an all-in three bet. Carlsson took a minute to save face before sliding his cards back to the dealer, and Boeree's lead continues to widen.
Jakob Carlsson raised to 650,000 but Liv Boeree reraised all-in. Did Carlsson want to play for it all this hand? No, it seemed not. Boeree still with a huge advantage.