Action folded to the small blind Aleksejs Ponakovs who limped in, and the big blind Mike Watson checked his option.
Both players checked the 9♣Q♦2♥ flop, which brought the 8♦ on the turn. Watson then called a bet of 4,500 from Ponakovs.
The river was the 7♦ and Ponakovs check-called a bet of 8,500 from Watson, who tabled Q♠3♠ for a pair of queens. Ponakovs quickly mucked his hand, giving the pot to Watson.
Action picked up on the river in a hand between Isaac Haxton on the button and Masashi Oya in the big blind.
With the board reading K♥4♣5♠6♠A♠, PokerNews caught the action where Oya moved all in for 283,000 over Haxton's bet of 45,000.
Haxton thought for a moment before tossing his cards into the muck. Oya then threw his cards face down over towards Haxton, signaling that it was okay to take a peek.
Haxton turned over K♠7♣ to show the rest of the table what Oya had.
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In the 21st episode, Connor speaks with Survivor legend Boston Rob, aka Rob Mariano, about growing up near Fenway Park, learning poker at the age of 6, studying psychology at Boston University, applying for Survivor and winning Season 22, his recent appearance on Deal or No Deal Island and filming an upcoming season of The Traitors.
Boston Rob also revealed a story about Costa Rican authorities raiding a mansion known to host high-stakes poker games during a 2006 filming that included Daniel Negreanu, Josh Arieh, David Williams, Michael Mizrachi and actress Cheryl Hines.
"(Gambling mogul) Calvin (Ayre) had a big party at the house, and they came in guns drawn," he said. "And we were fine, but we all had to stay at the party until they checked our passports and everything. I think it was a little bit of a shakedown. But we had a good weekend."
Jason Koon raised to 6,000 from under the gun, which was called by the big blind Viktor Kudinov.
Kudinov check-called a bet of 9,500 from Koon after the 6♠Q♥2♣ flop, and check-called a bet of 16,000 from Koon after the 4♣ on the turn.
The river brought the A♦ and Kudinov checked to Koon, who fired out 48,000. Kudinov thought over his decision before mucking his hand to give the pot to Koon.
Samuel Mullur opened the cutoff and then called after Alex Kulev three-bet from the small blind to create a pot of around 44,000.
On the K♣8♠3♠ flop, Kulev continued for 11,000 and Mullur called.
The turn was the repeat 3♦. Kulev fired again for 16,500 but Mullur stayed around.
On the 8♥ river, Kulev emptied the clip as he jammed for 43,500 effective. Mullur would burn through four of his six remaining time banks before he elected to fold.
Jason Koon raised from under the gun to 5,000, which was called by Felipe Ketzer in the cutoff, Timothy Adams on the button, and Viktor Kudinov in the big blind.
All four players checked the K♣5♥Q♣ flop, which brought the J♣ on the turn. Kudinov checked to Koon, who bet out 7,000. Ketzer and Adams folded, before Kudinov raised to 46,000. Koon gave it some thought before making the call.
The river brought the 2♣ and Kudinov decided to bet out 12,000. Koon then raised to 150,000, and after giving it a quick thought, Kudinov made the call. Koon turned over 5♠5♣ for a flush, but Kudinov had the bigger flush when he tabled Q♥9♣ to take the pot.
As Kudinov scooped the pot, another player at the table said "that's a big boy call".
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