Craig Varnell raised to 420,000 from under the gun, Maxime Heroux made a pot-sized three-bet to 1,380,000 from the small blind, and Varnell called.
The flop came , Heroux shoved, and Varnell quickly called to put him at risk.
Craig Varnell:
Maxime Heroux:
Varnell had the lead with top set but Heroux had lots of room to improve with straight and flush draws. The turn kept Varnell ahead and the
river gave him a boat to win the pot and end Heroux's deep run in this event.