Konstantin Voronin started the day well, but lost a chunk of his stack back to starting. However, he's back with a stack of around 400,000, partly due to a hand he just played.
The board read 4♣Q♣2♣A♥ with around 35,000 in the pot, both Voronin and the cutoff checked to the 10♥ river. Voronin then threw out 25,000, and after some consideration, the cutoff called.
Voronin then showed two pair with A♣4♠. and that was good for the pot.
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
On a full board of J♣K♣A♦7♣9♣ with around 35,000 in the middle, Soraya Estrada checked from the cutoff. The player on the button thought for a while and ultimately decided to check it back, and was glad he did as Estrada flipped A♣3♣ for the nut flush.
The button flashed an A♥ as he mucked, wisely choosing not to bluff. On the other hand, Estrada is up to around 300,000 now late in the day.
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Giorgiy Skhulukhiya is still going on Day 1a, but just took a small hit to his stack.
The flop read 9♣3♦10♠ and once early position had checked to Skhulukhiya on the button, he fired 6,500 into a pot of around 20,000. He was then met with a check-raise to 18,000, which he quickly called.
Both then checked to showdown on the 8♠ turn and 9♥ river, where Skhulukhiya's opponent flashed J♠J♦ to scoop the pot.
Leonid Orman is grinding his way through the day and just took down a small pot to bring his stack to around 170,000.
There were around 27,000 in the pot on a flop of 8♣9♦8♦ when Orman threw out a bet of 10,000 from the small blind. That was enough to make his opponent on the button fold.
Maxime Chilaud is on the same table and has a stack of just under 400,000, while Danielle Noja just joined after being eliminated from the $5,300 High Roller, which just reached its final table.
Level: 7
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
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