Ryan Fee (middle position) and Marvin Rettenmaier (button) each committed 7,600 preflop to see a flop.
Fee bet 10,000, Rettenmaier called and the fell on the turn. . Fee bet 22,000, Rettenmaier tagged along again and the river completed the board. Fee shoved for 33,200 and after about 90 seconds, Rettenmaier called.
Fee tabled , Rettenmaier mucked and Fee scored the double-up. Rettenmaier busted shortly thereafter.
There was an open to 800 from under the gun. Phil Laak called on the raiser's direct left and Jean-Robert Bellande reraised to 4,000 in the cutoff. The under-the-gun player folded, Laak called and the flop came .
Laak checked, Bellande continued for 6,000 and Laak check-raised to 12,650. Bellande quickly called.
The turn was the , Laak checked again and Bellande took the pot with a bet of 17,000.
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Galen Hall raised to 600 from under the gun and was called by six players, bringing a flop.
Action was checked to Jean-Robert Bellande in early position when he bet 3,500. The player in the small blind check-raised to 7,500, Bellande called and the turn was the . The player in the small blind bet 8,000 and after about 60 seconds, Bellande raised all in for about 57,000. His opponent tanked for a bit before folding face up.
Joseph Cheong raised to 800 from under the gun and five players called: Tom McCormick (early position), Nick Schulman (hijack), Connor Drinan (button), Brandon Steven (small blind) and Kevin Song (big blind).
The flop came and the action checked to Schulman. He fired out 2,300 - only Drinan called - and the turn was the . Both players checked.
The river was the , Schulman led out for 6,000 and Drinan tank-folded.
Greg Merson and Cary Katz were heads up on a flop of with around 15,000 in the middle, and Merson opted to check. Katz checked behind, the river was the , and both players knuckled. Merson tabled for a pair of aces, and Katz mucked.
Tony Gregg raised to 800 from early position, Grayson Ramage called in the cutoff and Brian Roberts three-bet to 3,900 from the big blind. Gregg called, Ramage folded and the flop fell .
Roberts continued for 2,700, Gregg called and the hit the turn. Both checked, the river completed the board and Roberts bet 11,000. After a few moments, Gregg called.
Roberts tabled for kings and sevens, but Gregg had it beat with for a ten-high straight.
When we arrived at Table 365, the flop was . Phil Laak had 1,500 sitting in front of him, Jean-Robert Bellande had 6,000, and Talal Shakerchi had an identical 6,000. Laak folded.
The turn was the . Bellande quickly fired out 10,000 and Shakerchi tanked for less than 30 seconds before calling.
The river was a repeat five — the — and Bellande immediately splashed 14,000 in front of him. Shakerchi made another insta-call, and Bellande revealed for top pair. It was no good against Shakerchi's , however, and the British high roller won the pot.
flop.
fell on the turn. . Fee bet 22,000, Rettenmaier tagged along again and the 
river completed the board. Fee shoved for 33,200 and after about 90 seconds, Rettenmaier called.
, Rettenmaier mucked and Fee scored the double-up. Rettenmaier busted shortly thereafter.
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flop.
. The player in the small blind bet 8,000 and after about 60 seconds, Bellande raised all in for about 57,000. His opponent tanked for a bit before folding 
face up.
. Both players checked.
, Schulman led out for 6,000 and Drinan tank-folded.
, and both players knuckled. Merson tabled 
.
river completed the board and Roberts bet 11,000. After a few moments, Gregg called.
for kings and sevens, but Gregg had it beat with 
for a ten-high straight.
. Phil Laak had 1,500 sitting in front of him, Jean-Robert Bellande had 6,000, and Talal Shakerchi had an identical 6,000. Laak folded.
— and Bellande immediately splashed 14,000 in front of him. Shakerchi made another insta-call, and Bellande revealed 
for top pair. It was no good against Shakerchi's 
