Galen Hall raised on the button and Viktor Blom defended his big blind.
The flop came down and Blom checked. Hall bet 90,000 and Blom called quickly, landing the on the turn. Blom checked over to Hall who after a few moments bet 235,000. Blom called rather quickly again and the hit the river.
Both checked and Blom tabled for a flush to win the pot.
We've put another level in the books, and the three gentlemen are stepping away for a quick break. We'll be right back with a fresh batch of hard counts from the table.
From the button, Viktor Blom raised to 90,000, and Galen Hall wanted to play for more. A lot more. He slid out 695,000 chips, and that was enough to end the hand without any further drama.
"Pocket fours?" Blom asked after he mucked.
"Pocket fives," came the answer. We're not sure if we believe him either. "Sick read, though," he continued. "Did you fold pocket threes?"
Dan Shak and Galen Hall have been talking about a deal for nearly an hour now, but nothing had come to fruition. They were very close to locking something up before they addressed the potential tax implications, and that put a halt on the talks. Both men assumed that their official payout would be recorded as it reads on the prize pool, and they didn't want to have to deal with a resulting heap of tax paperwork.
The event's Executive Host, Neil Johnson came to the rescue just a moment ago, though. He informed the players that the staff would adjust the reported payouts based on any deals the players made. The only catch was that all three players had to agree. Shak and Hall quickly settled on a save amount to be paid by the higher-finishing player, but nothing was official yet.
The outcome depended on Blom, and he didn't take much exception at first. As the deal came together though, it appears Blom reconsidered and decided that it wasn't in his best interest to allow the other two to deal. "It's like when you're the chip leader on the bubble," he explained. "And the bubble is quite small."
Though the deal doesn't affect him directly, Blom realized that allowing a save might make things tougher on him, and he's put the wrench in that plan for now.
Galen Hall raised to 80,000 from the button, and Viktor Blom defended his big blind to see a flop.
It brought and a pair of checks, and the two of them checked through the turn, too. On the river, the finally cued a bet of 95,000 from Hall, and Blom paid it off quickly.
At showdown, Hall's gave him queens and fours, and that beat Blom's mystery hole cards. The Swede mucked, and Hall gains a bit of breathing room with that little pot.
Galen Hall raised to 80,000 on the button and Viktor Blom called from the big blind.
The flop came down and both checked. The hit the turn and Blom check-called 50,000 from Hall. The river was checked by both and Blom showed for ace high. Hall tabled , also ace high, and they chopped it up.
and Blom checked. Hall bet 90,000 and Blom called quickly, landing the 
on the turn. Blom checked over to Hall who after a few moments bet 235,000. Blom called rather quickly again and the 
hit the river.
for a flush to win the pot.
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turn where Blom bet 65,000. Hall called and the 
hit the river. Blom bet 180,000 and Hall quickly folded.
and a pair of checks, and the two of them checked through the 
turn, too. On the river, the 
gave him queens and fours, and that beat Blom's mystery hole cards. The Swede mucked, and Hall gains a bit of breathing room with that little pot.
and both checked. The 
hit the turn and Blom check-called 50,000 from Hall. The 
for ace high. Hall tabled 
, also ace high, and they chopped it up.
and forced a quick fold from Blom.