Warwick Mirzikinian limped blind on the button and Aubin Cazals checked his option. The flop fell and Cazals bet 9,000. Mirzikinian called to see the turn which Cazals checked. Mirzikinian bet 25,000, Cazals called, and the river fell. Another check from Cazals led to a bet of 100,000 from Mirzininian.
Cazals pondered for about 60 seconds before he called, but he quickly mucked when Mirzikinian tabled for a full house.
Hugo Lemaire had the button and opened to 15,000. Joseph Cheong called.
The flop fell , and Cheong checked. Lemaire fired 14,000, Cheong check-raised to 51,000, and Lemaire called. The turn was the , and Cheong led for 77,000. Lemaire tank-called.
The completed the board, and Cheong tossed out 156,000. Lemaire tanked for nearly a minute, staring at both Cheong and the board, before he finally called.
"Two pair," Cheong said, tabling .
Lemaire unhappily mucked, and Cheong now has a massive lead.
Hugo Lemaire had the button and raised to 13,000. Joseph Cheong called, and the flop came down . Cheong check-called a 15,000-chip bet from Lemaire, and the turn was the . Both players checked.
The suicide king () fell on the river, and Cheong checked a third time. Lemaire checked behind.
"Five," Cheong said, showing .
Lemaire mucked, and Cheong keeps building upon his lead.
Aubin Cazals opened to 18,000 on the button and Warwick Mirzikinian re-raised to 51,000 from the big blind.
A call from Cazals landed an flop which Mirzikinian bet 50,000 at. Cazals called to see the turn and upon seeing Mirzikinian check, he bet 110,000. A call from Mirzikinian landed the river which appeared to be to his liking as he bet 75,000.
Joseph Cheong had the button and opened to 14,000. Hugo Lemaire called, and the flop fell . Lemaire checked, Cheong tossed out 17,000, and Lemaire called.
The turn was the , and both players checked. The on the river paired the board, and Lemaire checked a third time. Cheong fired 29,000, and Lemaire folded.
Joseph Cheong had the button and opened to 18,000. Hugo Lemaire three-bet to 54,000, and Cheong called. The flop fell, , and Lemaire led for 55,000. Cheong snap-mucked.
The next hand, Hugo Lemaire had the button and opened. Joseph Cheong called. Both players checked the flop, and the turned. Cheong check-called 25,000.
The completed the board, and both players checked. Cheong announced that he had king-high, but Lemaire showed for a pair of eights.
Lemaire is gaining some momentum, and is now back up to 600,000 chips.