The ultimate cooler just played out with Oleksii Ievchenko being the benefactor and doubling his stack. Both Ievchenko and middle position had their cards face up on a board of J♥4♣10♣6♦10♠.
Ievchenko held A♠A♦ and bested the K♣K♠ of his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,800,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
The player in middle position raised to 200,000 from middle position, Jeffrey Bloom three-bet to 650,000 from the cutoff and the button four-bet jammed for their last 1,680,000. The original raiser folded and Bloom called.
Button: A♠Q♠ 
Jeffrey Bloom: Q♥Q♦
The board ran out 8♠6♥10♣7♦K♦; Bloom held to send his opponent to the rail.
"Yes! Let's go!" shouted Bloom as he added his opponent's stack to his own, stressing to PokerNews that it's the support of his rail that helps bring him such luck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,950,000
3,776,000
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3,776,000 |
Florence Mazet raised to 200,000 from under the gun.
Everyone was quick to fold as she added to her stack.
She sits around one and a half times the average stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,600,000
300,000
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300,000 |
Action was picked up with a player all in and Mika Ghanooni putting a player at risk.
Opponent: A♠10♦
Mika Ghanooni: J♠J♦
After the flop came Q♦K♠J♥, Ghanooi flopped a set, but his opponent flopped the Broadway straight. Needing the board to pair to get the knockout, he did not find it on the 8♣ turn but the K♣ river improved Ghanooi to a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,100,000
5,450,000
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5,450,000 |
Action was caught after the turn ran out 8♣Q♠6♣3♥ and Dohang Na checked from the small blind. His opponent fired for 1,200,000 from early position and Na moved all in for 1,565,000. They went into the tank before they made the call. Both players revealed their hands.
Dohang Na: A♣Q♣
Opponent: K♣Q♦
The board completed with the 5♣ to give Na the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,400,000
3,741,000
|
3,741,000 |
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A pot worth over 5,000,000 chips played out between William Wilkinson and Jiraj Hampton that resulted in one of them erupting in celebration.
On a board of 10♥7♦9♦8♣J♦, all of the chips were already in the middle by the time they reached showdown.
Wilkinson flipped over 6♦5♦ for a flush, but Hampton held a bigger flush with Q♦10♦ and let out a huge roar of celebration as he realized the huge pot was being pushed in his direction.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,300,000
2,600,000
|
2,600,000 |
|
1,100,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
The pot had swelled to approximately 3,000,000 with two players looking at a full board of J♦2♣5♠K♠4♦.
Trevor Brown, in the cutoff, checked, sending his opponent deep into the tank. Brown's opponent, on the button, thought for some time before checking back.
Brown rolled over A♠J♠ for second pair; good enough to send his opponent's cards into the muck, winning him this mammoth pot.
As he raked in his winnings, Brown wanted to reiterate to PokerNews how much he loves his Dad, who is supporting him from home.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,800,000
8,213,000
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8,213,000 |
Action was picked up between two players on a board showing 9♠4♠5♣2♦ with 1,300,000 chips in the pot. A player from the big blind checked to Nicholas Richards in early position, who bet 1,250,000 to put his opponent all in. After spending some time in the tank, the big blind the made the call.
Big Blind: 9♣7♦
Nicholas Richards: 10♦10♠
Richards was ahead with his over pair and after the 6♣ on the river, he eliminated his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,200,000
3,707,000
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3,707,000 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Action was picked up with a player from the big blind all in for 1,200,000 and Mika Ghanooni on the button calling to put him at risk.
Big Blind: J♣J♦
Mika Ghanooni: A♦K♦
The big blind was ahead with his pair of jacks, but after the board ran out A♠6♠8♦6♦K♣ Ghanooni had the best hand with his two pair aces and kings, to eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,500,000
1,400,000
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1,400,000 |
