The player on the button raised and David "ODB" Baker called out of the big blind.
Baker check-called a raise from the button on a Q♦7♦4♠ flop.
Action checked through on the 4♦ turn card.
The river was the 4♣, Baker bet and the player on the button folded. Baker exposed the 4♥. His quads were the winner of this hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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175,500
30,500
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30,500 |
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Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500-3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
On a heads-up turn of 9♥7♥4♣8♣, a player bet, Jon Kyte raised, and his opponent thought for a few seconds before he called.
The river fell the J♣ and it was checked to Kyte, who tossed out a final bet, which sent his opponent into the tank.
After over thirty seconds of head-shaking, he made the call and tabled 9♦9♠ for a flopped set, but it was no match for the A♣10♥ of Kyte for the rivered straight to scoop the pot.
"Iiyiyiyiyiy," his opponent sighed as he was left on life support.
"That's the third time I've seen you take down a goofy pot," tablemate Phil Hellmuth chuckled as Kyte dragged in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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180,000
30,500
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30,500 |
A player raised from early position and was called by Xavier Kyablue in the big blind.
The flop was 5♠4♦2♥, Kyablue checked, the early position player bet, Kyablue raised, the early position player re-raised, and Kyablue four bet, the early position player called.
The turn was the 9♠, Kyablue checked, the early position player bet, and Kyablue called.
The river was the K♦, Kyablue bet, the early position player reraised, and Kyablue called.
Xavier Kyablue: A♠A♥
Pocket Aces took down this chunky pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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140,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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The button raised to 6,000 before Nick Caltabiano three-bet to 9,000 from the small blind. His opponent made the call.
Heads up to a J♠3♣5♦ flop and Caltabiano continued for 3,000. The button called.
The turn 7♣ allowed Caltabiano to continue betting, this time firing 6,000. His opponent called.
Caltabiano fired 6,000 once more on the Q♣ river and the button quickly called. Caltabiano flipped over K♣K♠ for the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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240,000
137,000
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137,000 |
Under the gun opened the action with a raise to 6,000. Ken Deng made the call from the big blind.
The flop came down A♠K♦4♣ and under the gun continued for 3,000. Deng called.
The turn peeled off 9♦ and under the gun fired once more, this time for 6,000. Deng called.
The river 9♣ hit the felt and action went check-check. Deng flipped over K♣9♥ to earn him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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145,000
14,000
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14,000 |
The cutoff opened the action to 6,000 and Dustin Dirksen made the call in the big blind.
The flop came down J♥3♣2♠ and the cutoff continued for 3,000. Dirksen raised to 6,000 and his opponent made the call.
The 4♦ turn peeled off and Dirksen fired 6,000. The cutoff called once more.
Dirksen fired 6,000 on the K♥ river before the cutoff raised to 12,000. Dirksen made the call. His opponent flipped over K♣J♦ but it was no good against Dirksen's K♦K♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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220,000
188,000
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188,000 |
The action on this hand was told to PokerNews after the fact:
Phil Hellmuth raised preflop, Warwick Mirzikinian three-bet, and Hellmuth called to see the flop AxKx6x.
Both players checked and they went to the turn 2x, which saw a bet from Hellmuth and a call from Mirzikinian.
The river fell another 2x, pairing the board and Hellmuth bet, Mirzikinian raised, and Hellmuth just called.
Mirzikinian then flipped over AxAx for the top full house and couldn't believe his eyes when Hellmuth rolled over KxKx for the second-best boat.
The table was astonished at how many chips Hellmuth saved during the hand, who then danced a little jig to honor his display of poker prowess.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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165,000
137,600
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137,600 |
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134,000
134,000
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134,000 |
Brian Rast moved all in preflop and was called by Daniel Vampan and one other player to put him at risk.
On the flop 5♠4♣2♠, Vampan bet and his opponent called to see the 10♠ peel on the turn.
Vampan bet again and his opponent folded, awarding him the side pot while the cards were tabled.
Brian Rast: A♥6♦
Daniel Vampan: A♣3♦
Rast needed a three to stay alive against Vampan's flopped straight, but the river was the J♣ to send him to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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120,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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Busted | |
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Robert Mizrachi limped in from the small blind, the big blind raised, Mizrachi then three bet and the small blind called.
The flop came 7♥5♥5♦, Mizrachi bet and the big blind called.
The turn was 6♦, Mizrachi bet, the big blind raised and Mizrachi called.
Action checked through on the 3♦ river. Mizrachi tabled A♦3♥ which was good enough to take down this pot for Mizrachi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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139,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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