In a three-bet pot with around 400,000 chips in the middle, Aaron Pinson and Sean Ragozzini both checked the 6♦3♥7♠ flop.
The J♦ turn was also checked through to the K♦ river where Pinson led out for 300,000. Ragozzini considered his options and elected to lay his hand down.
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Richard Dixon raised from under the gun to 60,000 and Kyriakos Papadopoulos called from the button.
They both saw a flop of 6♣10♥Q♦ and Dixon bet 40,000, which Papadopoulos called.
On the 2♠ turn, Dixon fired another bet of 80,000, which Papadopoulos called.
A 3♣ completed the board and Dixon bet again, this time with a sizing of 240,000, and Papadopoulos folded.
The flop read J♠4♠Q♣. From under the gun, Daniel Sepiol bet 75,000 and Matthew Rosen called in the big blind.
The turn was the 2♦. Sepiol bet 255,000. Rosen raised to 760,000 which got a quick fold.
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On a flop of 8♣4♥4♠, Kyriakos Papadopoulos checked, James Davidson bet 85,000, and Papadopoulos raised to 235,000. Davidson thought about it for a while before he grabbed a bunch of chips and made a three-bet to around 600,000, which got Papadopoulos to snap fold.
Brad Albrinck raised to 60,000 on the button and Richard Dixon three-bet to 180,000 from the big blind. Albrinck called.
On the 4♦8♥3♦ flop, Dixon led out for 140,000 and Albrinck quickly folded.
On a board of 2♦A♣8♣A♦, all three of Kyriakos Papadopoulos, James Davidson, and Jeremy Ausmus had checked the turn to see an 8♦ river.
Papadopoulos bet 105,000, Davidson made it 285,000, Ausmus folded, and Papadopoulos called.
Davidson tabled K♣K♦ but Papadopoulos had the winner with A♠5♣.
Daniel Strelitz raised it up to 60,000 from early position. Matthew Rosen three-bet to 185,000 from the hijack. Vitor Dzivielevski then four-bet to 425,000 from the button. Strelitz got out of the way quickly and Rosen took a few moments before he called.
The flop came 9♥J♠5♦. Dzivielevski continued for 500,000 and Rosen folded after a few seconds.
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