Henrik Hecklen opened to 12,000 in the hijack and Isaac Haxton three-bet to 41,000 on the button. Hecklen called.
The flop of J♦9♣A♥ checked through and the same action took place on the K♦ turn. Hecklen then bet 90,000 on the 10♠ river and Haxton raised to 180,000. Hecklen quickly folded.
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Today sees the start of Event #55: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
This three-day event gets underway at 12 p.m. local time, with late registration open until the start of Level 11, which is on Day 2. There will be 15-minute breaks every two levels of play. There is one reentry permitted in this event.
The starting stack is 1,500,000 chips, with the plan for Day 1 to play eight 60-minute levels. For the surviving players or late registrants, Day 2 resumes at 12 p.m. Saturday and closes after another ten levels of play.
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