On a K♣8♣A♥3♦4♠ biard, Julien Sitbon of Team Turchi faced a 3,800 bet.
Sitbon thought for a while before calling and mucking when his opponent revealed A♣7♠.
French player Julien Sitbon is having a great summer. He finished fifth for $123,992 in the $3,000 6-handed last week.
As told by the players: A late position player raised to 1,400 and Steven McKuin was in the small blind and shoved in his stack for the three-bet of 14,300 and was called.
Steven McKuin: A♥Q♥
Late Position player: AxJx
The board came out 8♣7♣5♥3♥Q♠ and McKuin's pair of queens gave him a much required chip boost.
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
A player opened to 1,500 under the gun and was called by a middle position player and David Peters who just arrived in the big blind.
On the flop 7♣10♥9♣, the middle position player took the lead with a 4,000 bet and both his opponents folded.
In a hand relayed to PokerNews by Paul Oren, Oren moved all-in for his last 4,000 from early position and was called by a player in the small blind.
Paul Oren: 6♣4♣
Small Blind: K♠5♠
It was Yhatzee on the flop for Oren after the dealer rolled out 8♣5♦7♠, giving Oren an eight-high straight. The player in the small blind had some chop and backdoor flush outs, but the 2♦ turn and the 9♥ river closed the door and gave Oren the first of his two double-ups.
In the second hand, action was folded to Oren on the button and again he moved all-in, this time for 7,400, and was called by both blinds.
Paul Oren: Q♥5♥
Small Blind: KxQx
Big Blind: 10x10x
With only one heart on the flop of J♠2♥7♣, Oren was in dire need of some running cards in order to stay alive and quietly stated, "heart," under his breath.
He would get what he asked for in the form of the K♥ on the turn, now repeating a little louder, "Heart."
The poker gods would answer again on the 3♥ river, with Oren exclaiming, "HEART!" Giving him the second double-up.
In a hand relayed to PokerNews by Shaun Colquhoun, action folded to Colquhoun on the button, who raised to 1,500 and was called by both blinds.
Both blinds checked the 4♥9♣Q♣ flop and Colquhoun bet 3,000, with the player in the small blind folding and the big blind calling.
Colquhoun would move all-in on the K♠ turn after being checked to by the player in the big blind and the big blind called.
Big Blind Player: Qx4x
Shaun Colquhoun: Jx10x
The player in the big blind would need to spike a queen or a four to make a full-house and beat the king-high straight of Colquhoun, but the 10♣ on the river was no help and sent him to the rail.
"I think I'm the captain this time", said 2022 WSOP Main Event Champion Espen Jorstad as PokerNews asked him if he was teaming up with Patrick Leonard this year too.
Leonard and Jorstad won this Tag Team Event last year and later on in the summer the Norwegian took down the Main Event.
Shaundle Pruitt was all-in from the big blind against a player in late position.
Shaundle Pruitt: K♠Q♠
Late Position Player: Q♥J♦
King-high would hold on a final board of 9♥A♦7♣A♥9♦, giving Team Gabin the double.
Thomas Taylor found himself all in against a middle-position player.
Thomas Taylor: J♣J♦
Middle Position Player: A♥Q♦
Thomas had the slight lead heading into the flop but would fall far behind after the dealer put out the A♣4♠9♥ board.
The K♦ turn was no help and now Thomas would need to spike one of the two remaining jacks in the deck to stay alive and that's exactly what happened when the J♥ appeared on the river, giving him the full double.
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