Boris Kuzmanovic K♦9♦ raised to 300,000 first to act and folded out the table.
Fabiano Kovalski A♦6♣ opened to 300,000 from the button. Kuzmanovic A♣4♣ three-bet to 1,400,000 and took in a consecutive pot after Kovalski returned his cards to the dealer.
Marius-Catalin Pertea Q♦10♠ made it 350,000 from the hijack, and took on the pot uncontested.
Fabiano Kovalski opened 2♠2♦ to 300,000 in the hijack and Rania Nasreddine flatted the cutoff with A♦10♣.
On the K♠10♦4♦ flop they checked to the 5♠ turn. Kovalski checked, Nasreddine bet 400,000 and Kovalski folded.
On the following hand, Kovalski raised to 300,000 with K♣10♦ and Nasreddine went to battle with him again, three-betting to 850,000 in the hijack with A♣9♣.
Kovalski folded to send another pot to Nasreddine.
Jianwei Lin picked up A♣A♥ in the cutoff and made it 300,000 to go. David Coleman was in the small blind with Q♥9♥ and called.
The flop came 10♣9♠4♥, pairing Coleman's nine. he checked to Lin who checked back to see the 5♣ on the turn.
Coleman checked again and Lin now bet 450,000. Coleman called and the river Q♠ fell, giving Coleman two pair.
Coleman checked a final time and Lin bet 600,000. Coleman then used a pair of time banks to determine what to do next. Ultimately he raised to 2,200,000, leaving 500,000 behind
Lin went to his time banks as well, using his final one, then called to send the sizeable pot to Coleman.
From the button, Stephen Song raised A♥J♣ to 300,000. Fabiano Kovalski defended his big blind with 4♠3♣.
On the 7♦5♦5♥ flop, the players checked to the 9♦ turn.
Kovalski led for 275,000 and Song folded.
On the next hand, Song raised Q♣3♣ to 300,000 in the cutoff and was called by Kovalski in the small blind with 10♦9♦. Rania Nasreddine called in the big blind with 7♣5♥.
The flop was A♦J♣2♥ and after it checked to Song, he bet 275,000 and took it down.
Rania Nasreddine 6♣4♠ limped in from the small blind. Boris Kuzmanovic K♥J♥ checked his option in the big blind. Nasreddine check-folded to a bet of 150,000 on the A♦J♠9♥ flop.
Nasreddine Q♠9♣ raised to 325,000 from the button and Alexandre Fournier 9♠5♠ defended his big blind. Fournier paired his five on the K♦5♣2♣ flop and check-called for 250,000. The 4♣ arrived on the turn and action checked through to the 8♣ river, giving Nasreddine a flush for the checkmark. Both players checked and Nasreddine won the pot at showdown.
Stephen Song had A♣K♠ in early position and raised to 300,000. Boris Kuzmanovic picked up J♥J♦ on the button and just called.
The flop came 10♦6♦6♥ and Song checked. Kuzmanovic bet 325,000 and Song called to see a turn.
It came K♥ for Song to give him the lead and he checked again. Kuzmanovic checked back.
The river was the 10♠ and Song bet 450,000. Kuzmanovich folded to send the last pot before dinner to Song
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Level: 32
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
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