Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 13,000 in the cutoff and was three-bet by Thomas Boivin on the button to 56,000. Ponakovs responded with a four-bet to 170,000, which Boivin called.
The dealer put out a monotone flop of 6♣Q♣9♣, Ponakovs bet 45,000, and Boivin called, bringing the 5♥ turn.
Ponakovs slowed down with a check, and folded when Boivin tossed out a bet of 110,000.
Nick Petrangelo opened to 14,000 from the cutoff and Ignacio Moron defended from the big blind.
Petrangelo continued for 19,000 on the 10♠Q♥A♦ flop. Moron check-called and checked the 2♣ turn. Petrangelo checked back.
The J♠ landed on the river and Moron led out for 57,000. Petrangelo folded.
Level: 2
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Ignacio Moron raised to 13,000 in middle position and David Einhorn flatted in the cutoff. The flop came 10♥7♣K♠ and Moron check-called a bet of 27,000. He check-folded the 4♠ turn when Einhorn fired out a bet of 82,000.
The next hand, Einhorn raised to 15,000 in the hijack and was three-bet by Jason Koon on the button to 50,000. Einhorn called and the flop came 6♦9♥7♠, where both players checked. The K♥ turn went check-check, bringing the 2♠ river, where Einhorn led out for 80,000. Koon tossed his cards into the muck.
In a hand that lasted more than ten minutes, Alex Foxen in the cutoff bet 18,000 on a flop of J♣9♠8♥.
Stephen Chidwick in the big blind check-called but Dejan Kaladjurdjevic in the hijack check-raised to 43,000. Foxen called before Chidwick came back with a re-raise to 110,000. Both Kaladjurdjevic and Foxen called.
Chidwick continued for 185,000 on the 6♣ turn. Kaladjurdjevic called, while Foxen folded with a suspicious look.
The K♠ completed the board and Chidwick fired 525,000. Kaladjurdjevic went deep into the tank, using all five of his time-bank cards before eventually folding.
Nick Petrangelo raised to 11,000 in the hijack and Ignacio Moron flatted in the small blind.
The K♦8♣2♦ flop went check-check, bringing the A♦ turn, where Moron led out for 10,000. Petrangelo called and the river fell the 3♠.
Moron sized up with a bet of 75,000 and Petrangelo thought for a brief moment before making the call. Moron tabled A♣K♠ for two pair, aces and kings to take down the pot.
Action picked up on the flop of J♣2♣10♠ in a hand between David Einhorn in the cutoff and Jason Koon in the big blind.
With just over 30,000 in the middle, both players checked to the 7♣ turn, where Koon check-called a bet of 20,000 from Einhorn.
The A♠ river went check-check and Koon tabled the winner with A♥10♥ for two pair, aces and tens. Einhorn flashed the J♠ as he mucked his cards.
Cards are in the air in Day 1 of Event #41: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em.
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