2025 World Series of Poker
Shawn Partovi raised to 3,200 from under the gun and Michael Marder called on the button while Omid Nikzad called in the big blidn.
The flop rolled out A♥2♦7♦ and Nikzad checked to Partovi who bet 3,000 which only Marder called.
Partovi bet 12,000 on the 4♥ turn and Marder called once more.
On the river 2♣, Partovi bet 32,000 and Marder raised to 115,000. Partovi moved all in for 123,000 and Marder called to put him at risk.
Shawn Partovi: A♣A♦
Michael Marder: 2♥2♠
The river had brought quad twos to Marder to eliminate Partovi from the tournament and bring Marder a healthy bundle of chips.
John Pointer started the action under the gun with a 2,400 raise with J♦9♦ and got two callers in Ludovic Poullet on the button with 4♦4♣ and Gilad Rubinsky in the big blind with Q♠8♠.
The flop came Q♣2♠J♠ and all players checked. The 9♣ fell and Rubinsky bet 6,000 and got one caller in Pointer.
The river A♦ came and Rubinsky checked and Pointer checked after. Pointer scooped the pot for his two pair.
Masato Yokosawa raised from the cutoff to 2,400, and only Jean Kleemann called, defending his big blind.
The dealer spread a 7♥4♦A♣ flop, which Kleeman checked in flow to the preflop aggressor. Yokosawa placed a bet of 1,600 but was met with a check-raise to 5,000, which he called.
The dealer flipped over the 3♠ turn, and Kleeman continued for 10,000. Yokosawa didn't take too much time in returning his cards to the dealer.
Amro Jawad and Callum Gordon were heads-up in a pot with around 12,000 in the middle. The flop came J♦10♠8♠ and Jawad flicked in a bet of 10,000 in middle position. Gordon called from the cutoff and they were off to the K♠ on the turn.
Both players checked and the 6♠ landed on the river. Jawad dropped in a bet of 12,000 and Gordon mulled it over for a couple of minutes before making the call. Jawad tabled A♥8♦ for just a pair of eights and Gordon showed K♥Q♥ for top pair to earn the pot.
Harry Elliott limped with A♠10♥ in middle position. Travis Fujisaka woke up with A♥A♦ and raised to 4,000 in hijack. Elliot made the call.
The flop came 7♦5♦6♥ Fujisaka fired 3,500 and Elliott called.
The turn 2♣ dropped and Fujisaka checked how much Elliott had behind before betting 11,900 which was enough to push him out of the pot.
Eugene Yanayt opened from early position to 2,400 and Alexandre Arantes called from middle position. Patrick Stacey called from the cutoff and Konosuke Nakajima defended the big blind.
The Q♦A♦7♥ flop was checked by Nakajima, and Yanayt bet 3,200. Arantes called and Stacey folded.
Nakajima moved all in for 19,400 and got the remaining players to fold, allowing him to take the pot just before the break.
The Blue section in the Horseshoe Ballroom is clearing out fast, with only a few rows left as players prepare to head off on dinner break.
Can Miral defended his big blind against a raise by Steven Pedlow and checked the A♦J♠9♠ flop, after which he check-called a bet of 4,500. On the 5♥ turn, Miral checked once more and Pedlow now bet 5,000.
With around 20,000 behind, Miral gave it a few seconds of consideration and moved all-in for Pedlow to instantly declare "I call".
Can Miral: A♥8♣
Steven Pedlow: A♠K♣
The 7♣ fell on the river and the kicker played to eliminate Miral just before the dinner break.