Adam Kharman raised to 120,000 from middle position and was called by Loris Corbelli in the big blind.
Both players checked on a 6♣6♠9♠ flop.
The turn was the 4♠, Corbelli led out for 130,000, which prompted a fold from Kharman.
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Level: 25
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Agharazi Babayev raised from early position to 120,000 and found a call from Guillaume Bonnet in the big blind.
The flop came K♣9♠3♦, Bonnet checked and Babayev continued for 150,000. Bonnet then decided to check-raise to 370,000, and Babayev called.
The turn saw the 10♠ and now Bonnet announced all in. Babayev snap called and it was in fact he who was at risk.
Agharazi Babayev: A♥A♠
Guillaume Bonnet: Q♠J♦
Bonnet had turned Broadway, and Babayev was drawing dead with his aces. The river brought the 9♦ and Bonnet was shipped the pot whilst Babayev was sent to the rail, not a happy bunny.
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Justin Oliver moved all in from late position for roughly 450,000 and was at risk against Peter Bigelow on the button, who made the call.
Justin Oliver: A♠K♠
Peter Bigelow: Q♦10♦
Things weren’t looking good for Oliver as the dealer spread the Q♣6♥8♥8♣ on the table. Before the river came, Oliver began shaking his Ace, summoning a Barry Greenstein–type aura. The dealer obliged, dropping the A♦ on the river to keep Oliver’s hopes alive. Bigelow grinned and joked, “That’s not fair, you can’t shake the Ace,” prompting laughter around the table. Another tablemate chimed in, “Good thing you didn’t shake the King, then you’d be drawing dead.”
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Xinhong Li went all in and was at risk from late position for 495,000. Hari Sriniva Kamireddi re-raised to 900,000 in the cutoff, and the rest of the table folded.
Xinhong Li: 7♥7♠
Hari Sriniva Kamireddi: A♠10♠
The board ran out Q♦4♠Q♥5♥2♥, adding some welcome chips to Li's stack.
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Vincent Elia raised to 200,000 from under the gun, and action was folded to Charlton Hawes on the button, who called.
The flop came K♣Q♣3♠ and the action went check-check. The dealer turned the 10♥ and now Elia bet out for 125,000, which Hawes called.
The J♥ came on the river, and now Elia slowed down and checked. Hawes pushed out a hefty bet of 410,000, and this sent Elia into the tank and after 2-3 minutes, he called tabling Q♥Q♦ for a flopped set, and Hawes mucked his cards.
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99 held vs A 10 os.