The player in the hijack seat raised to 4,000, getting a call from the player on the button before Jonathan Jaffe three-bet to 13,500.
With action back on the original raiser, he counted out a raise, sliding out 20,000, but the dealer pointed out that the minimum raise would need to be 23,000, so he added to the chips he had put in the middle.
The player on the button folded and Jaffe took a few moments before he counted out a five-bet. He pushed forward 37,000. His opponent took only a few seconds to throw his cards in the muck.
Deron Noksana and Simon Lam got it all in preflop with Lam enjoying the lead with to his opponent's . Despite Lam having the bigger pair, the flop of foreshadowed what was to come for Noksana. The hit the turn, giving Noksana a straight, and Lam was drawing dead to the river.
Just as we walked up to the table, Darren Elias was having his stack counted up so he could receive a double-up. His was still face up in front of him and the board had ran .
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.
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.
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foreshadowed what was to come for Noksana. The 
hit the turn, giving Noksana a straight, and Lam was drawing dead to the 
river.
was still face up in front of him and the board had ran 
.
.
, and the river of 
was harmless too. Gill scooped up the chips and began adding them to the wall in front of him.
and the nines held on as the best hand. The turn was the 
sealed his fate, and McLaughlin picked up the big pot.
, winning the large pot and adding to his good-sized stack.