Rao Wins Massive Pot
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
In a pot of roughly 500,000 on a board of 
, Nathan Rao bet 225,000 from early position and Clement Cure made the call from the cutoff.
The river was the 
and Rao quickly moved all in for 540,000. Cure had a tough decision for almost all of his remaining stack. Cure eventually let his hand go and the massive pot was slid to Rao.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000 | 150,000 |
|
640,000 | -340,000 |
in a heads-up pot when Nicolas Noguera check-called in the hijack a bet worth 45,000 from Rosalie Petit on the button. 
and this time Noguera check-folded after Petit sent another bet for 100,000.
all three players checked. The 
hit the turn and Chen bet 38,000 after being checked to. Geyer got out of the way and Marasco made the call. 
completed the board and Marasco checked again. Chen sized up and bet 130,000. Marasco went deep in the tank, but after some time, reluctantly let his hand go.
in a raised pot when Johan De Graaff bet for 55,000, which was called by Adam Geyer on the button. The same action happened on the 
turn, this time for 80,000. 
completed the board and this time De Graaff opted to check. Geyer tanked a minute and sent a bet worth 175,000. De Graaff didn't take long to fold his hand.
in a blind versus blind situation when Jerome Dumyet check-raised Daniel Custodio, who made the call. 
and Dumayet made a big bet, which was called again by Custodio to create a pot over 500,000. 
and after some thinking, both players checked. Custodio revealed 
and it was good enough to win the pot as Dumayet quickly sent 
into the muck.
turn brought a sweat as Therme picked up a straight draw, but the river 
and brought no betting action. On the 
and both players checked. Konnikova tabled 
but Herbertking revealed 
to claim the pot.