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Benyamine and Tran
David Benyamine raised to 35,000 with . Phil Laak made the call from the big blind with the .
After a flop of , both players checked. The turn brought the and Laak checked. Benyamine checked behind, possibly checking to get some value on the river from Laak.
The river was the and Laak bet 42,000. Benyamine had successfully induced a bet from Laak, who held just king high. Isaac Haxton questioned why Laak wouldn't just check-call on the commentary. Benyamine then raised to 126,000 and Laak folded. Haxton also questioned this raise, thinking that Benyamine wasn't going to get called by many hands that he beat.
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Phil Laak opened up the action with a raise to 42,000. He held the . JC Tran three-bet to 120,000 with two ladies -- . Laak let his hand go and Tran picked up the pot.
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The players have returned from their one-hour break and the cards are back in the air. The blinds are now 7,000-15,000 and five players remain. Phil Laak is leading the way and looking to go back-to-back in the first two heats of the PartyPokerPremier League IV.
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PartyPoker qualifier Giovanni Safina
Three players saw a flop of . Phil Laak held , Giovanni Safina held and David Benyamine held .
The flop was huge for Safina, giving him the nut flush. Benyamine led with a bet of 15,000 with his pair of tens and Laak folded. Safina just smoth called.
The turn was the and Benyamine fired 22,000. Safina just called again.
The river was the and Benyamine checked. Safina fired 60,000 and Benyamine folded his pair of tens.
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David Benyamine
Phil Laak bet 37,000 with a pair of twos on the board of . He held and was called by David Benyamine who held . Benyamine held some backdoor draws and two overs in the float.
The turn brought the and Laak checked. Benyamine fired his bluff for 58,000 and Laak called.
The river was the and Laak checked again, looking to trap some more. Benyamine had no chance to win without betting and making Laak fold, but opted to just check behind and give up. Laak scooped the pot and took over the chip lead.
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JC Tran raised from the button to 23,000 with the . Roland De Wolfe raised all in from the big blind with and won the pot. This has been the first action from De Wolfe in a long time.
. Phil Laak made the call from the big blind with the 
.
, both players checked. The turn brought the 
and Laak checked. Benyamine checked behind, possibly checking to get some value on the river from Laak.
and Laak bet 42,000. Benyamine had successfully induced a bet from Laak, who held just king high. Isaac Haxton questioned why Laak wouldn't just check-call on the commentary. Benyamine then raised to 126,000 and Laak folded. Haxton also questioned this raise, thinking that Benyamine wasn't going to get called by many hands that he beat.
. JC Tran three-bet to 120,000 with two ladies -- 
. Laak let his hand go and Tran picked up the pot.
. Phil Laak held 
, Giovanni Safina held 
and David Benyamine held 
and Phil Laak called with the 
.
. Benyamine held some backdoor draws and two overs in the float.
and Laak checked. Benyamine fired his bluff for 58,000 and Laak called.
and won the pot. This has been the first action from De Wolfe in a long time.