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Daniel Negreanu opened to 18,000 with 6♣2♣, and Harvey Castro came along with 9♦6♠.
The flop fell 2♠9♥6♥, giving both players two pair. Negreanu continued for 18,000, and Castro called.
The 8♣ hit the turn, and Castro checked again. Negreanu kept up the pressure with a bet of 60,000, which Castro called.
When the 5♣ completed the board, Castro took the lead and bet 18,000. Negreanu made the call, only to see that Castro's nines and sixes were good enough to beat his sixes and deuces.
Level: 29
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 0
The action was joined with 26,000 already in the pot, and a 4♠7♥6♦ board face up on the felt.
Holding 9♣8♠, Justin Saliba checked, and Masato Yokosawa checked behind with his 8♥4♥. The A♦ turn was added to the board, where they checked again.
Saliba took the opportunity to bet on the 4♣ river, leading out for 23,000, but was met with aggression when Yokosawa raised to 69,000. Saliba wasted little time folding.
Joey Weissman raised to 14,000 holding Q♦6♦, and Alex Foxen called with 3♠3♣.
Foxen put in a check-raise on the 4♣4♥K♦ flop, making it 21,000 after Weissman had continued for 7,000. Weissman responded with his own raise to 50,000, which saw Foxen fold and return his cards to the dealer.
Both players checked all the way down on a board of K♦5♥6♣3♠.
After the 4♠ completed the board, Michael Mizrachi fired a bet of 6,000 on the river. Phil Hellmuth quickly called, and the two players tabled identical straights using a deuce.
With both players holding the same hand, the pot was split evenly.
Level: 28
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 0
Joey Weissman raised to 10,000 on the button with A♠A♦, and Alex Foxen came along with Q♣2♥.
Foxen started with a check on the K♠K♥5♣ flop, and called when Weissman continued for 5,000.
The 2♦ turn joined the board, and Foxen check-called again, this time for a bet of 25,000.
The dealer completed the board with the 3♣, and when Foxen checked for a third time, Weissman continued to fire. This time, he put in a more substantial 64,000. There was no more value to be found, though, as Foxen folded.
Masato Yokosawa opened the action with 2♠2♥ to 10,000. Justin Saliba looked down at K♠K♣ and raised to 40,000, which Yokosawa called.
The flop came 7♠J♠3♣ and Saliba continued for 50,000. Yokosawa spent some time thinking before making the call.
On the 6♣ turn, Saliba checked, and Yokosawa checked back.
The 7♥ completed the board and Saliba checked again. Yokosawa then bet 155,000. Saliba took a moment before making the call and the hand went to showdown.
Yokosawa could only show a pair of deuces, while Saliba's pocket kings were still best, earning him a nice pot.
Daniel Negreanu raised to 10,000 with 7♠7♣, and faced a three-bet to 38,000 from Harvey Castro in the big blind with A♥2♠. Negreanue elected to call.
Castro checked on the J♥9♥Q♦ flop and gave up immediately when Negreanu bet 21,000.
Alex Foxen raised to 10,000. Joey Weissman made the call.
The flop hit 3♥2♣6♦. Both players checked. They did likewise on the turn 5♦.
The river 3♠ drew a 16,000-chip bet from Weissman.
Foxen quickly called and showed two pair with 10♣2♠. Weissman had just a nine-high 9♠7♦.
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