Ryutaro Suzuki raised his button and Ben Lamb defended the big blind. Lamb then drew two cards on the first draw before Suzuki stood pat.
Lamb check-called a bet and drew two more cards, while Suzuki still patted. Another check-call followed from Lamb, after which he drew one card on the final draw.
Suzuki stood pat one last time and the players checked it down.
"King," announced Lamb. Suzuki tabled 8x7x6x3x2x for a dealt eight-low and took down the pot.
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Michael Martinelli raised under the gun and was three-bet by Robert Mizrachi in the small blind. Martinelli put in the call and drew two cards after Mizrachi had drawn one.
Mizrachi continued with a bet after the draw and was subsequentially raised by his opponent. Mizrachi called the extra chips before both players drew one card on the second draw.
Mizrachi decided to lead out but was raised again. Once again, he called before drawing one. Martinelli stood pat and slid in a bet after the drawing had been completed.
Mizrachi quickly check-folded, after which Martinelli showed 9x7x6x3x2x before the players went on break.
Ben Lamb raised to 33,000 under the gun and was called by Michael Martinelli in the big blind. The pair then checked through the 8♦6♣9♥ flop before Martinelli led out for 35,000 on the J♣ turn.
Lamb made the call to see the 4♦ river roll off. Martinelli announced a pot-sized bet of 154,000 and a quick call followed from Lamb.
Martinelli showed A♣Q♦8♥2♣ for the nut low and a pair of eights. Lamb tabled A♠J♥5♠2♥ for the same low but a better pair, and was thus awarded three quarters of the pot.
Michael Martinelli raised in the cutoff before Ryutaro Suzuki defended his big blind. Both players drew three cards, after which Suzuki led out.
Martinelli made the call as Suzuki drew one card on the second draw. Martinelli opted to exchange two cards and faced another bet from the Japanese player thereafter.
Martinelli raised and Suzuki called, after which Suzuki drew one card on the final draw. Martinelli stayed pat and put out another bet after Suzuki checked.
Suzuki weighed his options but eventually mucked his cards. In a cordial gesture, Martinelli showed his eight-eight to the table as he was awarded the pot.
Richard Bai: XxXx/4♥3♣3♦8♥/Xx
George Alexander: XxXx/8♣5♣7♥10♦/Xx
David Bach: XxXx/9♣9♥5♠K♦ - folded on sixth street
David Bach bet on fourth street and both George Alexander and Richard Bai called.
All three players checked on fifth and Alexander bet on sixth. Bai called, while Bach folded.
Both players checked seventh and Bai turned over 6♥6♦5♦ for two pair and a low. Alexander spent a moment studying his board before gathering his cards and sending them into the muck.
Bach admitted he folded two aces. "I was worried you had three threes," he said to Bai.
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