Stephen Song 10♠8♠ limped in from the small blind and called when Marius-Catalin Pertea A♦A♣ made it 1,500,000 from the big blind.
Song check-called for another 1,500,000 on the 9♥9♣2♠ flop, bringing in the K♣ turn. Song check-folded to a bet of 3,000,000.
Marius-Catalin Pertea opened to 1,200,000 with Q♥10♦ as the first player to act and Stephen Song defended his big blind with J♦8♦.
Song checked on the flop of 5♥9♠K♣ and Pertea continued for 750,000. Song laid it down without a fight.
Stephen Song A♥4♠ raised to 1,400,000 from the small blind and Marius-Catalin Pertea 2♥2♦ defended the big blind. Song's bet of 1,500,000 was enough to fold out the better hand on the 8♦6♥5♥ flop.
Andrew Hulme A♦3♦ made it 1,000,000 from under the gun and Rania Nasreddine 10♠8♠ called from the big blind. On the K♠K♥6♦ Nasreddine check-folded to a bet of 550,000.
Andrew Hulme shoved from the small blind and Stephen Song snap-called off his 7,300,000 stack from the big blind.
Stephen Song: 9♠9♥
Andrew Hulme: Q♠10♣
It was a flip but the percentages further shifted in Song's favor after the 8♣6♠5♠ flop and 4♣ turn. The J♥ river confirmed another double up for Song.
Stephen Song open-jammed in the small blind and Marius-Catalin Pertea called off in the big blind to be at risk.
Marius-Catalin Pertea: 8♦8♣
Stephen Song: 7♠5♠
Pertea was far in front but the flop landed 6♦5♣4♥ to give Song plenty of life. However, the board finished out 2♥2♣ and Pertea stayed ahead to double.
In a limped pot between the blinds, Andrew Hulme 10♥6♥ and Stephen Song J♥3♣ checked the 6♠Q♦4♥ flop through to the 7♦ turn. Hulme check-called for 500,000 with his sixes, bringing in the J♣ river. Song sealed the checkmark with a pair of jacks, and he sized up to 1,800,000. Hulme made another astute fold, and the dealer prepped the deck for the next hand.
Level: 36
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
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