Seated under the gun, Francisco Benitez opened the pot with a raise to 1,000. He picked up no fewer than 4 callers on the 6-handed table: Troy Quenneville (hijack), Sergi Reixach (cutoff) and Francois Billard (big blind).
Billard checked on and Benitez bet 2,000. Quenneville called before Reixach squeezed all in for 7,700. Billard folded, Benitez called, Quenneville folded.
Sergi Reixach:
Francisco Benitez:
The turn and river weren't any help for Benitez and Reixach doubled up with his rivered two pair.
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From early position, Stephen Chidwick opened for 1,100. Big blind Troy Quenneville called and check-called 1,000 on as well. They both checked the on the turn and Quenneville bet 1,275 on the river that completed the board. Chidwick called, but mucked upon being shown .
With about 4,500 in the pot, on a board reading , the big blind checked and Sam Greenwood bet 3,000 from middle position.
Sergi Reixach was on the button and called, and the big blind folded.
The river was the . Greenwood thought for about a minute and then checked. Reixach reached into his stack and fired out a bet of 8,500. Greenwood tossed out a single chip, indicating a call. Reixach announced, "Four-four" and tabled for a straight. Greenwood mucked his hand.
From the button, Isaac Haxton raised to 1,300. Andrew Chen, who just sat down, called from the big blind.
Chen check-called a bet of 1,200 on and 3,000 on the turn. Chen checked a third time on the river and Haxton followed up his aggression with a bet of 8,000. Chen thought about it for just a bit before he check-raised to 27,000. Haxton instantly folded.
Action folded around to David Peters on the button and he raised to 1,300. Roman Korenev was in the small blind and three-bet to 5,000. Benoit Lam was in the big blind and thought for about a minute before opting to fold. Peters called.
The flop came and Korenev led out for 3,500. Peters called.
The turn was the . Both players checked to the river, which was the . Korenev checked again, and this time Peters bet 12,500. Korenev didn't think for very long before tossing a single chip in the middle, indicating a call.
Peters tabled for two pair, tens and deuces and Korenev mucked his cards.