Cesar Garcia raised to 700,000 on the button and Gruffudd Pugh-Jones called in the small blind.
Both players checked the K♠J♣9♥ flop. Garcia then bet 1,200,000 on the 2♣ turn, and Pugh-Jones called.
The 6♣ river was checked down, and Garcia showed Q♣J♥10♣8♣ for a flopped straight that improved to a flush on the river. Pugh-Jones mucked A♠A♥K♣Q♠.
In a limped pot, Cesar Garcia led out for 250,000 on the A♥8♦7♦ flop and Gruffudd Pugh-Jones called.
The 2♠ turn was checked through, and Garcia bet another 950,000 on the J♦ river. Pugh-Jones called with Q♠6♦3♥3♦ for a flush, but Garcia had K♦9♦8♥5♥ for a king-high flush to win the pot.
Sean Rafael raised to 700,000 on the button before Cesar Garcia potted to 2,300,000 in the small blind with A♠J♦10♠4♣. Gruffudd Pugh-Jones woke up with A♦A♣K♥Q♦ in the big blind and reraised to 7,800,000, and both opponents folded.
With that pot, Pugh-Jones passed Garcia atop the leaderboard for the first time today.
Cesar Garcia limped in from the button and Gruffudd Pugh-Jones and Filip Aleksic came along from the blinds.
All three players checked the 3♣9♥K♥ flop. Pugh-Jones then led out for 600,000 on the 9♣ turn, but Aleksic raised to 1,600,000 holding K♦8♥6♠6♥. Garcia folded, while Pugh-Jones also laid down A♣7♥5♦4♥.
Pugh-Jones then raised to 700,000 on the button with A♦K♣5♣4♠ and Aleksic called in the small blind.
Pugh-Jones continued for 700,000 on the 7♥6♣5♠ flop, and Aleksic folded Q♠Q♥J♠10♥.
Gruffudd Pugh-Jones discovered a 500,000 chip in his stack of 5,000 chips. "Are you sure it wasn't from when I paid you?" Cesar Garcia joked.
"You're not getting it back, if that's the case," Sean Rafael added.
"Five-hand rule," Filip Aleksic said.
Pugh-Jones then limped the small blind with 9♠6♦6♣5♦, Aleksic raised to 600,000 in the big blind with J♠J♣8♣6♠, and Pugh-Jones called.
Aleksic flopped a flush on A♠Q♠2♠ and continued for 350,000, and Pugh-Jones folded.
Pugh-Jones limped again from under the gun holding J♣10♥6♥4♣ and Aleksic raised to 900,000 on the button. Pugh-Jones called.
Both players checked the K♥Q♥7♠ flop. Pugh-Jones improved to a flush on the 3♥ turn and bet 700,000, and Aleksic folded A♦J♠9♦4♠.
Level: 22
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Cesar Garcia raised to 560,000 under the gun with K♣Q♠Q♣9♥ and Gruffudd Pugh-Jones called holding A♥Q♥8♠5♣ on the button.
Garcia checked the A♣K♦6♣ flop and Pugh-Jones bet 860,000. Garcia called.
The last queen in the deck came on the Q♦ turn and they both checked to the 9♣ river. Garcia then bet 3,000,000 with his nut flush, and Pugh-Jones folded.
Cesar Garcia raised to 480,000 in the small blind and Gruffudd Pugh-Jones called in the big blind.
Garcia bet 550,000 on the A♣8♠5♥ flop and Pugh-Jones called. Garcia then bet 1,650,000 on the 10♠ turn, and Pugh-Jones again alled.
The river was the J♦ and Garcia checked to Pugh-Jones, who bet 5,010,000, leaving just 50,000 behind. Garcia grabbed his stack of time banks and tossed them into the middle as he went into the tank. He took a minute before tossing in a chip to signify a call, and Pugh-Jones showed A♥9♠7♥4♦ for the rivered straight. Garcia mucked A♦K♥J♥9♦.
Filip Aleksic raised to 560,000 under the gun with A♠Q♣10♥3♥ and Cesar Garcia called on the button holding 7♥7♦6♠4♥. Gruffudd Pugh-Jones then reraised to 2,800,000 in the big blind with A♦K♠K♥10♦, and both opponents folded.
The next hand, Pugh-Jones and Aleksic went heads-up to a flop of K♠8♥4♠ in a limped pot between the blinds. Aleksic then bet 240,000, and Pugh-Jones called.
Both players checked the J♦ turn. Aleksic then bet 500,000 on the 3♠ river, and Pugh-Jones called.
"Nuts," Aleksic said, turning over A♠K♦7♠7♥ for a flush. Pugh-Jones mucked J♣10♠10♥8♣.
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