£100,000 Short Deck Main Event Day 2 | 2019 Triton Super High Roller Series London

08-07-2019 17:54 UTC

Yong Tables Best Hand in Poker

MartianNews

Level 12

The board showed and there was around 260,000 in the pot. Tom Dwan led out for 210,000 and Wai Kin Yong raised to 420,000. Dwan used two time extension chips but in the end, he called the bet and Yong tabled for a royal flush.

Dwan mucked his hand, claiming he had the second nuts (Pocket kings) as Yong scooped in the pot, bringing him back to the seven figure mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Dwan	2,340,000	549,000
Wai Kin Yong	1,350,000	162,000

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08-07-2019 17:45 UTC

Patgorski Sees Kings Cracked, Bubbles

AaronMcBride

Level 12

Gabe Patgorski raised to 115,000 from under the gun with , and Ming Zhong Liu looked down at in the hijack. Liu asked how much Patgorski was playing and saw he covered Patgorski before moving all in for 1,405,000.

The decision folded back around to Patgorski, and he called after thirty seconds of thought.

With certain cards already in the muck, Patgorski had 51% equity, and Liu had 45%.

The flop fell , and Liu took the lead with top pair. The turn and river were no use to Patgorski, and he was confirmed as the bubble player.

The remaining 15 players were all guaranteed £177,000 for their efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ming Zhong Liu	2,200,000	1,425,000
Gabe Patgorski	Busted

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08-07-2019 17:33 UTC

Hand-for-Hand Play Begins

AaronMcBride

Level 12

With 16 players remaining and 15 money spots paid, play will resume in hand-for-hand mode.

08-07-2019 17:30 UTC

Haxton Cracks Arnaud's Aces

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Level 12

Romain Arnaud opened to 250,000 from the button with a pair of aces, Isaac Haxton moved all in for 2,105,000 with big slick and Arnaud called for his remaining 1,545,000.

Romain Arnaud:
Isaac Haxton:

The flop came down and Haxton picked up a considerable amount of outs to take down the pot. A fell on the turn and Arnaud was still leading with his bullets. The river completed the flush for Haxton who took down the pot, eliminating Arnaud from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	3,800,000	1,700,000
Romain Arnaud	Busted

Tags: Isaac Haxton Romain Arnaud

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Ante 15,000 - Button Ante: 30,000

08-07-2019 17:24 UTC

Break Time

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Level 11

The remaining 17 players will now be taking a 15-minute break.

08-07-2019 17:23 UTC

Haxton Finds Value on the River vs. Benefield

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David Benefield, Isaac Haxton, and Paul Phau went three-way to a flop and Benefield bet 35,000 with . Haxton was holding for a set of tens and called.

The turn came down a , Benefield checked to Haxton bet 90,000 and Benefield check-raised to 280,000. Haxton called and filled up on the river when a landed on the felt.

Benefield bet 150,000 and Haxton raised to 525,000. Benefield called and saw the bad news when Haxton tabled his full house, sending the last pot before break to Haxton.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Benefield	3,000,000	-985,000
Isaac Haxton	2,100,000	1,285,000

Tags: David Benefield Isaac Haxton

08-07-2019 17:10 UTC

Three Table Redraw

AaronMcBride

Level 11

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	1	Rui Cao	France	1,836,000
1	2	Ming Zhong Liu	Hong Kong	1,707,000
1	3	Liang Xu	China	1,522,000
1	4	Elton Tsang	Hong Kong	1,352,000
1	5	--empty--
1	6	Gabe Patgorski	United States	1,140,000

2	1	Romain Arnaud	France	1,776,000
2	2	David Benefield	United States	3,895,000
2	3	Isaac Haxton	United States	1,200,000
2	4	Justin Bonomo	United States	3,865,000
2	5	Paul Phua	Malaysia	3,667,000
2	6	Richard Yong	Malaysia	687,000

3	1	Furkat Rakhimov	Russia	1,312,000
3	2	Wai Kin Yong	Malaysia	766,000
3	3	Stephen Chidwick	United Kingdom	1,713,000
3	4	Cary Katz	United States	1,022,000
3	5	Tom Dwan	United States	2,573,000
3	6	Jason Koon	United States	2,496,000

08-07-2019 16:56 UTC

Cortes Falls to Bonomo

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Justin Bonomo limped with from the cutoff, Jesus Cortes moved all in with on the button and Bonomo called.

Jesus Cortes:
Justin Bonomo:

A flop of landed on the table and Bonomo flopped the only pair in his jacks. An peeled off as the turn card, giving Bonomo two pair as Cortes was drawing to a queen to stay alive. A fell on the river, securing the pot for Bonomo with his two pair, eliminating Cortes from the tournament.