Pots for Safai and Pantling
Anatoly Gurtovoy, Dan Shak and Bob Safai all stuck in 325,000 apiece pre-flop and were greeted with a ![]()
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flop. It wasn't to their liking and everyone checked. On the
turn Safai led for 600,000 and Shak was the only caller. The
river was checked through and Safai's ![]()
was the winner. A visibly frustrated Shak mucked his cards and went off for a conflab with Scott Seiver (his coach). He returned to the table and said: "I know you're betting the river if you miss too."
Over on Table 9 Paul Phua raised it up and Andrew Pantling defended from the big blind. The ![]()
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board was checked all the way to the river, at which point Pantling bet 575,000. Phua tank called and mucked when Pantling showed ![]()
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"I've found a new hero," said James Bord applauding Pantling's thin value river bet. "Phua you've been replaced temporarily," he joked.
"You've no loyalty," joked Phua to Bord.