The pot stood at approximately 16,000 with two players looking at a board of K♥9♥Q♥8♣.
[Removed:513], in early position, bet out for 9,000. The cutoff made the call.
The J♣ river fell and Hao Lu moved all in for 24,600, sending his opponent into the tank. The cutoff thought for several minutes, finally electing to fold the 10♣, for a straight, face up.
Hao Lu erupted in cheer as he gleefully tabled Q♦6♦, having got his opponent off the best hand.
Kodey Hammer raised to 1,200 from under the gun, the hijack three-bet to 3,500 and Hammer called.
The 7♣5♣10♣ flop saw Hammer check to hijack, who bet out 3,000. Hammer clicked it back to 6,000 and the hijack quickly raised to 18,000. Hammer moved all in just as quickly and the hijack called.
Hijack: A♣7♠
Kodey Hammer: Q♣J♣
Hammer had flopped a flush, but the hijack had outs to the nuts. However, the 5♦ turn and Q♥ river changed nothing and Hammer sent his opponent to the rail.
The pot stood at 9,800 with a full board reading 4♠A♠5♥9♠Q♥.
Jeff Platt, in the small blind, bet out 7,000, which made up a considerable portion of his remaining stack.
Platt's opponent in the cutoff went deep into the tank, thinking for some time before finally flicking in the call. Platt tabled 7♠5♠ for a turned flush, winning him this pot.
Aliaksandr Shylko raised from under the gun and the small blind and the big blind both made the call. The flop came 5♣10♥10♣ and Shylko bet out 500 and the small blind called.
On the turn 8♣ Shylko continued with a bet of 1,800 which also received a call.
The river 7♣ brought another bet from Shylko of 2,700 and the small blind thought for a moment and made the call.
Shylko immediately announced, "quads" and turned over 10♠10♦.
The small blind said, "That's pretty good", and mucked.
Another player mentioned, "It is crazy that quads are not even the nuts here", referring to the possibility of a straight flush.
A player in early position limped in, as did Nicholas Davidson, in the hijack. The cutoff squeezed to 1,100, the button cold called, the original limper folded and Davidson made the call.
The 9♦Q♥5♦ flop checked through to the 4♥ on the turn. The action checked to the cutoff, who bet out 2,100. The button called and Davidson check-raised to 10,500. The cutoff folded and the button called.
The 4♠ river saw Davidson tank before moving all in for 12,800. The button made a quick call.
Nicholas Davidson: 4♦4♣
Button: 9♣8♠
The button's hero call ran into the quads of Davidson, and he found the full double.
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Scott Seiver won his second bracelet in as many weeks and is now a six-time WSOP bracelet winner. Seiver's latest victory came in the $1,500 Razz event.
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