Action kicked off with Jonathan Little who was in the big blind on a flop of . Little checked over to Fedor Holz who was under the gun. Holz put out a bet of 7,500. Little thought for a bit, then check-raised to 22,000. Holz thought for a bit, then called.
The turn was the and Little continued firing, making it 30,000. After some thought, Holz called again.
On the river, Little fired one more bullet, this time making it 40,000. Holz thought his way through his first 30 seconds before using an extension. As his time was just about to expire, he raised, making it 110,000. Little didn't take too long to fold.
"I didn't expect a raise there," Little said after the hand.
"Yeah," Holz responded. "It doesn't happen very often."
Holz made a comment about possibly having peeled with ace-three, but took down the pot with no showdown.
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Mikita Badziakouski opened with a raise to 6,000 and action folded around to Ben Tollerene who put in a three-bet to 23,000 in position. Action was back on Badziakouski who called.
The flop came down and Badziakouski checked to Tollerene who continued but sized down with a bet of 10,000. Badziakouski called.
The two players checked on the turn and the came on the river. Badziakouski led out, betting 26,000. Tollerene tanked until the end of his 30 seconds then decided to fold.
With that pot, and after collecting a bit before, Badziakouski moved to over 600,000 chips.
Antonio Esfandiari just took his seat and was reminded just how fun this game of poker is. With around 15,000 in the middle and the board reading , Esfandiari led out for 6,000 into a pot of around 15,000. Alex Foxen made the call in position and the landed on the river.
Esfandiari fired another 16,000 only to have Foxen raise to 53,000. Esfandiari used up a time extension before making the call. Foxen turned over for a straight and Esfandiari mucked his cards. "Poker is so much fun," he said.
On the next hand, Jonathan Little raised to 5,000 and was called by Elio Fox in the big blind. The flop came and Fox check-called a bet of 10,000 from Little.
The turn was the and Fox checked again which led to Little betting another 30,000. Fox continued to call and the completed the board. Fox checked one more time and Little checked behind. Fox tabled and Little rolled over for two pair.