Rafael Pondolfo has knocked out fellow Brazilian Ruly Vieira after winning a coin flip with against the pair of sixes of Vieira.
Shortly after, David Riley min-raised to 16,000 and Carlos Hey defended his big blind to see the flop. Riley got his last 97,000 chips in with and Hey called with the .
The turn was not enough yet for Riley in order to scoop the pot but the river saw him double up.
Neo Hoang and Rafael Pondolfo just had a huge preflop confrontation. There may have been a slight language barrier as at the end of the hand several players including Pondolfo accused Hoang of a slow roll, but Hoang quietly stated that he was merely making sure that Pondolfo was indeed all in before making the call and turning over his cards.
Whatever the truth of it Hoang made the call with . Pondolfo had .
The cards ran out and Hoang won a huge pot the left Pondolfo super short.
After the previous huge pot, Rafael Pondolfo was left very short. Neo Hoang raised to 20,000 from the cutoff and Daniel Riley called on the button, Pondolfo called all in for slightly less than that out of the big blind. On the flop, Hoang checked and folded after Riley bet 35,000.
Pondolfo:
Riley:
The board completed with the turn and the river to give Riley the nut flush and Pondolfo headed to the payout desk in the very last hand of the level.
Brian Altman opened the action with a raise to 22,000 and then four-bet all in when Robert Merulla from one seat over three-net him. Merulla snap-called with the and Altman was in bad shape with the . The board failed to improve his hand and Altman is now down to five big blinds.
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Brian Altman raised from early position and Andrew Egan flat-called from the button, both players in the blinds folded. On the flop, Altman check-raised all in for 150,000 and Egan called to turn over .
Altman was alive with but could not improve anymore on the turn and river.
against the pair of sixes of Vieira.
flop. Riley got his last 97,000 chips in with 
and Hey called with the 
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turn was not enough yet for Riley in order to scoop the pot but the 
river saw him double up.
. Pondolfo had 
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flop, Hoang checked and folded after Riley bet 35,000.
river to give Riley the nut flush and Pondolfo headed to the payout desk in the very last hand of the level.
and Framptonwas at risk with 
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. The 
board failed to improve his hand and Altman is now down to five big blinds.
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