Marc-Etienne McLaughlin raised to 5,000 preflop and one opponent pushed a small stack all in. McLaughlin instantly threw in one blue chip to call.
McLaughlin:
Opponent:
The two were racing. The flop came and the nines held on as the best hand. The turn was the , giving McLaughlin top pair, and his opponent got up from his seat. The river of sealed his fate, and McLaughlin picked up the big pot.
Harpreet Gill is back holding a huge stack of chips again after holding the chip leader position for part of yesterday. He opened from the hijack seat with a raise to 5,000 and was called by Ruben Perceval in the big blind. The dealer flopped .
Perceval checked, Gill bet, 14,000, Perceval pushed all in for an extra 30,600, and Gill called.
Perceval:
Gill:
Gill had to fade the flush draw and the fives to win the big pot. The turn was a safe , and the river of was harmless too. Gill scooped up the chips and began adding them to the wall in front of him.