Kristopher Tong raised the pot to 175,000 and Talal Shakerchi was the only caller out of the big blind. The Brit checked the A♦K♣3♦ flop and Tong bet the pot for 375,000 to win the pot uncontested.
Limit Hold'em
Matthew Ashton then raised from under the gun for Brian Rast to defend the big blind and check-fold the 10♦9♣7♥ flop.
One hand later, Ray Dehkharghani raised and Rast three-bet out of the small blind, earning a call from the initial raiser. The A♥7♥2♠ flop brought a bet of Rast and a call of Dehkharghani. Rast then check-called the 8♥ turn and 6♣ river as Dehkharghani briefly announced his hands without exposing it, but Rast had the best of it with the A♣K♠.
Three players limped in and the blinds checked for five players to see a flop of Q♣3♦4♠. Talal Shakerchi bet 150,000 in early position and only Kristopher Tong and Hal Rotholz called respectively from late position and the small blind.
Rotholz then led out for 350,000 on the K♥ turn and Shakerchi and Tong both folded to earn the satellite winner the pot.
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Brian Rast had been stuck in traffic on the way back and the floor was called to determine whether or not his first hand after the break was dead. That was then indeed the case before they carried on without any further drama.
Rast opened to 125,000 and Ray Dehkharghani defended the big blind. On the 8♦7♦4♣ flop, Dehkharghani opted to check-call for 200,000 and checked again the 10♦ turn after some consideration. Rast now fired a bet of 505,000 and that won the pot.
Ray Dehkharghani: XxXx / 4x8xJx6x / Xx
Kristopher Tong: XxXx / 6xQx2x3x / Xx
Ray Dehkharghani completed and was called by Kristopher Tong. The initial aggressor bet fourth street for Tong to call and both then checked fifth street. Dehkharghani bet again on sixth street and Tong called. They checked seventh and the 7x5x4x of Dehkharghani won the pot.
James Obst: XxXx / 6x2x5x3x
Talal Shakerchi: XxXx / 4x9x5xJxfolded on sixth street
James Obst completed before calling a raise by Talal Shakerchi from one seat over. The advantage remained with Obst and he bet all the way to sixth street. Shakerchi called two streets before folding when he caught paint on sixth.
Ray Dehkharghani: 8x5x4x/Ax10x3x7x
James Obst: XxXx/7xKxAx7x/Xx
Phil Ivey: XxXx/8x - Folded third street
Phil Ivey called before a completion from Ray Dehkharghani and a raise from James Obst. Ivey folded and Dehkharghani called.
Dehkharghani then led out on fourth street as Obst called, and the same action took place on the next two streets. Dehkharghani bet once more on seventh street and Obst took some time before calling, only to muck as Dehkharghani showed his seven.
