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Action was caught on the river in a hand between Erik Nomberg and Konstantinos Nanos.
With about 50,000 in the middle and the board reading 4♥9♣2♣6♠4♦, Nomberg moved all in for 31,000, putting himself at risk.
Nanos went into the tank, eventually flicking in one chip, signifying a call. Nomberg turned over A♣6♣, for two pair, sixes and fours, besting the A♥3♥ of Nanos.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
"Maria Konnikova, huge bully," Nikki Limo said.
"I'm not a bully," Konnikova countered.
"That's what a bully would say," Limo added.
While they were going back-and-forth, Jacques Davidson moved all in for 61,000 from the small blind and Eddie Martinez put him at risk in the cutoff.
Jacques Davidson: A♦J♥
Eddie Martinez: A♠Q♥
Martinez had Davidson dominated as the board ran out 8♣4♠K♠7♦7♠ to earn Martinez the pot and send Davidson to the rail.
The next hand, Limo three-bet to 20,000 in the small blind and Paul Dewald called on the button. Limo moved all in for 15,000 on the A♣J♣10♠ flop and Dewald quickly called.
Nikki Limo: K♦K♠
Paul Dewald: A♦Q♣
"I put too much of my money in there," Limo said as Dewald had flopped an ace to overtake her kings. The board ran out 9♣2♦ and Limo made her exit.
In a three-way pot on a flop of K♥J♥7♠, [Removed:599] bet 9,000 and only Chad Lipton called. Both players then checked on the J♣ turn.
[Removed:601] bet 5♥ on the river and Lipton raised to 35,000. [Removed:601] went in the tank and eyed his opponent before folding.
Petrit Dorzi raised to 5,000 in the cutoff, Victor Holanda flatted on the button, and Karapet Galstyan defended in the small blind.
The flop came A♦4♠5♣, Galstyan checked, Dorzi bet 4,500 and Holanda folded. Galstyan made the call.
The turn landed the 5♥ and action went check-check, bringing the Q♠ river. Galstyan led out with a bet of 12,000 and Dorzi took some time to consider his decision before ultimately arriving at a fold.
Tony Phan moved all in for 36,000 from the small blind on a flop of 8♦7♦4♠ and Leonidas Georgopoulos called in the cutoff.
Tony Phan: 6♦3♦
Leonidas Georgopoulos: A♠8♠
Georgopoulos was ahead with top pair, while Phan had straight and flush draws. The 4♦ turn gave him his flush, while the river was the 5♣.
"Hit everything, the straight and the flush," Phan said as he doubled up.
Gary Melnick and Nicholas Whitehead built a pot of around 90,000 as they went heads-up to the river with the board showing Q♣8♠A♥6♥9♣. Whitehead then moved all in for 41,000 in early position.
"I'm worried you have two pair. I don't have two pair," Melnick said as he tanked for several minutes. "Okay, let's see it," he added, eventually deciding to call.
Whitehead turned over A♠10♦ for top pair. "You got me," Melnick said, showing A♦7♠ as he mucked. "There was too much money out there," he added after the hand.
Thomas Symonds raised to 5,500 in the cutoff, Shyra Fanri flatted on the button, and Yunliang Sha defended in the big blind.
The flop came 3♣Q♣A♦, Sha checked, Symonds bet 8,000, Fanri got out of the way, as did Sha.
Fong Yang raised to 6,000 under the gun and was called by Chad Wassmuth in the cutoff, as well as both the players in the blinds.
The flop came 10♠10♥9♠, both players in the blinds checked, as did Yang. Wassmuth bet 2,500 and only Yang continued.
On the 5♠ turn, Yang checked again, and Wassmuth fired out a bet of 8,500. After some consideration, Yang elected to toss his cards into the muck.