Pavel Spirins was all in preflop against Punnat Punsri.
Pavel Spirins: K♣J♠
Punnat Punsri: A♦10♦
The board ran out in favor of Punsri as he hit the flush when it came 2♦K♦Q♥7♦4♣ and Spirins was sent away as the two exchanged a hug at the exit between the two friends.
Jack Strange had a big stack just a half an hour ago, but lost three big hands in a short amount of time.
Hand #1:
He first doubled up Emilien Pitavy in a pot worth around 220,000 chips. Pitavy made two pair with K♠6♣ on the board 7♠K♣6♦A♣3♣, while Strange held the A♠8♥.
Hand #2:
By far the biggest pot happened against Marko Grujic. According to the players, action started with an open from the player in the hijack, which Strange called on the cutoff. Grujic also called from the small blind, as did the player in the big blind.
Four players saw the J♦7♣4♥ flop. Both blinds checked, while hijack, the preflop raisor, bet 40,000. Strange called and Grujic called, the big blind folded.
The turn was the 6♦. Grujic checked, as did the hijack. Strange now bet 85,000 and Grujic raised to 240,000. Hijack folded and Strange called.
The river was the K♦, bringing in the backdoor flush draw. The pot had ballooned to well over 500,000 at this point. Grujic went all in for 350,000. Strange thought for a while and then let go of his hand.
Hand #3:
Soon after this, Jesse Solano open shoved from middle position for around 200,000 chips. Strange put in the call and other players folded.
Jesse Solano: A♣8♣
Jack Strange: A♦10♦
Strange was ahead and it still looked good for him on the K♣6♥3♦ flop. The turn, however, was the 8♥, giving Solano the pair and a near-guaranteed double-up. Strange didn’t hit a ten on the river, it was the K♥. Solano doubled up, while Strange ended with a short stack of around eight big blinds.
The field is down to 85 and the players have been sent on the first break of the day after a scintillating over two hours of opening play that saw over half the field be trimmed down.
Anthony Hu raised to 40,000 under the gun, and Kou Vang in early position made the call. Then David Fhima in the hijack three-bet to 140,000. When it folded back Hu, he made the fold. But Vang elected to four bet all in for 350,000, which was snapped called by Fhima.
Kou Vang: A♥A♣
David Fhima: K♠K♥
It was the ultimate cooler, and one Fhima couldnt see coming after Vang just flatted the open from Hu. The board ran out 3♣J♠6♠3♦Q♣ as Vang's pocket aces held against the kings of Fhima, to give him the double up.
