Chanracy Khun opened to 5,000 in early position, and Ka Kwan Lau defended his blind to see the 7♥6♣J♦ flop.
Both players checked to see the A♦ turn, with Lau checking once more. Khun replied with a check back, and the A♣ river completed the board.
Lau took some time before leading out for 5,000, and Khun stuck in the call. Lau turned over A♠2♦ for trip aces, taking down the pot as Khun mucked.
Action was heads up to the 4♠9♦6♦ flop, where Erik Eisen checked in the small blind. Zdenek Zizka took some time in the big blind before firing a bet of 62,000.
Eisen stuck in the call, and the A♥ turn was revealed. Another check from Eisen led to a bet of 142,000 from Zizka. The call was made, and both players checked it down on the 4♦ river.
Eisen flipped over Q♠Q♣ for two pair, taking down a sizeable pot as Zizka mucked.
There's always that one player. Russian high-stakes pro Anatoly Filatov caused quite a commotion as he celebrated a Level 1 double-up.
PokerNews got the hand history from Filatov, who is wearing a blue silk outfit perfect for the tropical weather.
Filatov opened in middle position, and the blinds called, including Jonathan Newman in the small blind.
Filatov continued for 12,000 the flop of Q♠J♠2x and only Newman called. Filatov then sized up to 38,000 on the A♠ turn, and Newman again called.
Filatov fired a third barrel on 106,000 on the blank non-spade river, and Newman raised all in. Filatov claimed he proceeded to "slow roll" his opponent before calling and turning over 8♠7♠ for a flush.
"I'm just a live pro. How could I fold a flush? I was ready to bust, to be honest," the Russian, who seems to be vying for Martin Kabrhel's spot as top poker joker, told PokerNews. "The weather is nice."
However, Filatov may be here for a while as he proceeded to win two straight hands.
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Benjamin Huegel opened to 5,000 in middle position, and Juan Olive called in the hijack. Stefan Lehner then announced a three-bet to 22,000 in the cutoff, and both opponents called.
Huegel and Olive checked the 9♣4♠9♠ flop, where Lehner fired again for 18,000. Only Heugel called to see the 6♥ turn, checking once more.
Lehner took some time before betting 75,000, earning the pot as Huegel slid his cards into the muck.
In a battle between the button and big blind, Darryl Clarke checked on the flop of 3♥2♦6♥ and Dmitry Lukyanov bet 5,000. Clarke check-raised to 10,000, and Lukyanov called.
Both players checked on the A♥ turn before Clarke bet 20,000 on the 7♦ river. Lukyanov folded.
Benjamin Dellemann opened to 4,000 in the hijack, and Michael Wang quickly three-bet to 16,000 in the cutoff. Action folded back around to Dellemann, who made the call.
Dellemann checked the 8♠3♦A♣ flop, calling again when Wang continued for 9,000. The K♥ saw both players check to the A♥ river.
After taking some time, Dellemann slid out a bet of 30,000. That was met with a raise from Wang to 81,000. Dellemann used most of the 30-second clock again, opting to let his hand go.
Benjamin Wilton opened to 5,000 on the button, and Michael Hutson defended in the big blind.
Both players checked through the 7♥J♠Q♦ flop, and the dealer flipped over the A♦ turn.
Another pair of checks led to the K♣ river, where Hutson declined to bet again. Wilton fired a bet of 15,000, and Hutson quickly let his hand go.
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