Artem Maksimov bet the Q♥10♣4♥4♣ turn for 4,000 in the small blind and Michelle Chin called on the button. Maksimov checked the 8♠ river and Chin bet 10,000. After brief consideration, Maksimov flicked in a call and Chin showed the A♣9♠8♦3♣ for the missed nut flush draw. Maksimov had that beat with A♠A♦7♣6♠ to win the pot.
On a completed board of 10♥8♦7♥8♥6♠ with some 25,100 in the middle, recent entry Kahle Burns checked out of the small blind. Vasil Medarov in the big blind grabbed into his stack and then made it 16,000 to go. No call followed and the pot was shipped to Medarov, who already has plenty of PLO final tables under his belt.
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Arthur Morris called in the cutoff before Corey Wright raised to 2,600 on the button. Matthew Smith then three-bet the pot from the small blind to 9,400, producing a fold from Morris and a call from Wright.
Smith then committed the rest of his stack on the K♠3♦2♦ flop, sliding in his last 18,800. Wright took a moment but opted to fold and Smith added to his stack.
On a completed board of A♥7♥2♦Q♠3♥, Fahredin Mustafov in the big blind bet 10,500. Pedjman Hamie sigh-called one seat over from under the gun and Dustin Goldklang also called. Mustafov tabled the K♥Q♥10♣5♥ for the nut flush and won the pot.
Hamie revealed the K♣J♥10♥5♣ for a turned wrap and inferior flush.
An early position open to 1,000 was called by Ryan Coon in the small blind. Coon then check-called a bet of 1,500 on the 6♠3♥7♦ flop before both players checked through the K♠ turn.
Coon then led out for 4,000 on the 2♠ river, resulting in a call across the table. Coon showed A♠9♦6♣5♠ for the nut flush, taking down the pot while his opponent tapped the table and mucked.
