Robert Davies opened with a raise and Craig McCorkell called from the big blind.
McCorkell checked and then called a 35,000 bet from Davies on the flop. McCorkell then check-called a 55,000 but on the turn, and the landed on the river. McCorkell checked again, but when Davies bet 135,000 McCorkell didn't call, instead he check-raised to 440,000. Davies called and showed , but his full house was beaten by McCorkell's .
Billy Chattaway kicked off the hand by raising from the cutoff and then calling when Joe Townsend three-bet to 115,000 from the small blind. Both players checked the flop and Townsend checked the turn. Chattaway bet 92,000 on the turn and was called.
The river was the and now Townsend led and led big, making it 305,000 to see a showdown. Chattaway was flumoxed by the bet and eventually folded face up, but Townsend didn't show.
Joe Townsend completed his small blind and Russell Betts checked from the big blind.
Townsend led for 30,000 on the flop and Betts made the call. The was checked by both players, with Townsend checking the river, too. Betts fired 70,000 and was quickly called. Betts revealed for a pair of jacks and Townsend mucked.
Joe Townsend is the 12th place finisher after busting from the main event only a few moments ago.
Townsend opened to 51,000 from the cutoff and called when Chi Zhang three-bet to 151,000 from the small blind. A flop was continued on by Zhang who bet 130,000. Townsend responded with an all-in bet of 700,000 and Zhang called without much pause for thought.
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Townsend:
Zhang's top pair was ahead, but he needed to fade the flush draw to win the hand. The turn gave Townsend a few more outs to a straight, but they failed to arrive on the river, which sent Townsend to the rail.
A massive pot was just played for at the table next to us. It started with an all-in bet of 75,000 from Adam Daniel under the gun and a three-bet to 150,000 from a couple of seats across. Craig McCorkell then made it 286,000 to go from the small blind, only for Robert Davies to move all-in for 644,000. Hepburn folded, but McCorkell called and a huge pot was created.
McCorkell:
Davies:
Daniel:
Davies looked set to pull himself back into the game and was still ahead on the flop. McCorkell called for a six on the turn but it was the , which was followed into play by the , putting a straight on the board, chopping the side pot with McCorkell and Davies and leaving Daniel to win the main pot courtesy of his six.