Joao Simao got to the river in position in a heads-up pot on a board of ![]()
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with over 60,000 in the middle.
Simao's opponent and checked and the Brazilian took some time before announcing he was all-in for around 50,000. His opponent folded.
Joao Simao got to the river in position in a heads-up pot on a board of ![]()
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with over 60,000 in the middle.
Simao's opponent and checked and the Brazilian took some time before announcing he was all-in for around 50,000. His opponent folded.
On a raised pot, the flop showed ![]()
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when Ignacio Moron bet 4,000 for was called by Ismael Bojang on the button.
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came on the turn and this time Moron sent a bet of 15,000. Bojang quickly mucked his hand.
Ignacio Moron had a player at risk preflop.
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The board came ![]()
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and Moron paired his ace to ship a big pot.
Ryan Leng opened to 5,000 in the hijack and the player in the big blind called.
The player in the big blind checked on the flop of ![]()
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and Leng checked back. Leng's opponent then led out with a bet of 5,000 on the
turn and Leng called.
The opponent bet 15,000 on the
river and Leng responded with a raise to 40,000. The opponent thought it over before announcing a call, and then mucked when Leng turned over ![]()
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According to the table, Michael Gathy opened in early position and a player called before Dylan Destefano three-bet in the cutoff. Gathy four-bet to 30,000 and it folded back to Destefano who shoved, putting Gathy at risk for his tournament's life. The latter called and the players revealed their cards:
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Gathy had the dominated hand and the board ![]()
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improved Destefano's hand into a full house while Gathy hit the rail.
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flop with 13,000 in the pot, Sam Grafton faced a bet of 10,500 and he shoved the rest of his chips in the middle. The player in seat nine called and Grafton was at risk.
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Grafton was ahead with a pair of kings, but his opponent was drawing to a spade flush.
"Do NOT do it to me, David," Grafton exclaimed to the dealer. "I've even got the blocker!"
The turn was the
and the river was the
, as Grafton was back up to 49,000.
"Let that be a lesson," he said. "No more seven-high."
A hand later Grafton was shouting animatedly again. As PokerNews rushed over, Grafton was heading for the exit. His ![]()
was being sent to the muck as Alexandros Theologis was showing ![]()
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board for two pair.
"Nice job with your magic charts," said Grafton to Theologis.
Maria Ho pushed his last 10,000 in the middle in early position and a player raised it to 20,000. The rest of the table folded to create the following showdown:
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Ho was in good shape for the double up, which she did after the dealer brought a board ![]()
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Anthony Zinno was in a heads-up pot against the player in the big blind who checked to him on a board of ![]()
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Zinno bet 10,000 and his opponent responded with a check-raise to 25,000. Zinno quickly folded.