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Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
James Davidson opened from the hijack to 180,000 and Robert Natividad called from the small blind.
Both checked the 2♥9♠5♦ flop to see a 4♦ fall on the turn. Natividad led out for 360,000, and Davidson called.
On the 2♣ river, Natividad collected some of each color chip he had and fired a bet of 660,000. Davidson, undeterred by the bet, made a quick call.
Natividad announced that he had a king and showed K♦J♦ but Davidson tabled the winner with his A♦K♣.
Aaron Pinson raised to 160,000 from early position. Robert Natividad three-bet to 450,000 from middle position. Pinson jammed all in and was met with a snap-call.
Aaron Pinson: 10♥10♣
Robert Natividad: A♣A♦
The flop came 7♣4♦2♥, the turn was the K♥ and the river was the 7♥ to eliminate Pinson and give Natividad another elimination thanks to pocket aces.
Robert Natividad raised to 180,000 from middle position and got called by Richard Dixon in the hijack and Daniel Sepiol from the big blind.
They all saw a flop of 4♥J♠A♠ and Natividad continued for 360,000 which got Dixon and Sepiol to quickly fold.
Jeremy Ausmus opened to 175,000 from the cutoff and Daniel Strelitz three-bet to 600,000 from the small blind. When it got back to Ausmus, he called.
The flop of J♦2♦A♦ saw Strelitz fire a bet of 350,000, and Ausmus quickly folded.
Action was joined on the flop with it reading 9♥J♣A♥. James Davidson bet 180,000 from early position which Richard Dixon called on the button.
The turn was the A♦. Davidson fired again, this time for 420,000. Dixon called again.
The river was the 7♠. Dixon changed the tenor of the hand by leading out for 420,000. Davidson took about 30 seconds before he called.
Dixon tabled the A♣2♦ for trips and Davidson flung his cards into the air in a helicopter style muck.
Richard Dixon raised from the hijack to 180,000 and Jeremy Ausmus called from the small blind.
Both players checked to the river on the 10♠10♥5♠8♣6♣ board where Ausmus led out for 160,000. Dixon took his time with a decision and eventually tossed in a call.
Ausmus tabled A♦6♦ for a rivered pair of sixes and Dixon mucked.
Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
On the turn, Daniel Strelitz bet 600,000 and Scott Ball came along with a call.
The river came the K♠. Strelitz fired a chunky bet of 1,800,000 which was enough to shed Ball as Strelitz added more chips to his lead.