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Phil Hellmuth limped on the button, and David "ODB" Baker checked his option. The flop was 2♣5♣A♦ and Baker checked to Hellmuth who bet out 5,000. Baker called.
The turn was the 4♠, and both players checked through.
The gin card hit on the river 5♦, and Baker led for 44,000. Hellmuth pondered a moment and then raised to 155,000. Baker flat called, and Hellmuth immediately stated, "I've got it."
Baker flipped over 5♠2♥ for a full house, and Hellmuth flipped over A♥5♥ for the higher full house.
Sam Soveral is holding a chip lead over Barak Wisbrod, with some clear daylight between his stack of 390,000 and Wisbrod's 210,000.
One table over, Darren Elias is currently getting the better of Vladas Tamasauskas. As it stands, Elias has around 360,000, and Tamasauskas has roughly 240,000.
Slightly closer in chips, Christopher Nguyen has close to 340,000 in his match versus Dimitar Danchev, who has around 260,000.
The action was joined with 18,000 in the pot and a Q♠Q♥J♥J♠ board on the felt.
Brock Wilson put a bet of 20,000 into the middle, and Daniel Negreanu responded with a raise to 45,000. Wilson used a time extension before three-betting to 100,000, and Negreanu called.
The 8♥ completed the board, and Wilson moved all in, covering Negreanu's remaining stack of 108,000. Negreanu called immediately and tabled Q♦4♣ for a full house. Wilson had been caught making a move with 7♠5♠.
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 0
The board was A♥3♥6♦8♥, and the pot was 8,000. Justin Dykes bet out 5,000 on the turn, and Harvey Castro called.
On the river 8♠, Castro checked, and Dykes bet 15,000, and received a call.
Castro showed Q♣6♠ for two pair, but Dykes showed 10♣8♦ for trip eights and the win.
With the board reading 10♥J♠5♣, Nikolai Mamut went all-in on the flop with his final 95,000 chips, into a pot of nearly 150,000. Henri Puustinen made the call.
Nikolai Mamut: A♣J♣
Henri Puustinen: Q♦Q♠
The turn and river of 7♦2♠ didn't save Mamut from Puustinen's overpair.
Meanwhile, on a neighboring table, Killian Desnos knocked out Keyavash Hemyari to advance.
Martin Kabrhel limped in on the button with 4♥4♦, and Masato Yokosawa checked his option with 3♣2♥.
Yokosawa found a pair on the 6♥K♠3♥ flop, which was enough for him to check-call a bet of 4,000.
When the 3♦ hit the turn, Yokosawa switched gears, this time check-raising to 28,000 after Kabrhel had bet another 8,000.
"Emergency deuce", Kabrhel exclaimed when the 2♦ completed the board.
Undeterred, Yokosawa bet 26,000. Kabrhel responded with a chunky raise to 101,000, leaving just 80,000 behind. Yokosawa used a few time extensions before moving all in, asking Kabrhel to risk his tournament life. Kabrhel opted not to find a hero call and returned his cards to the dealer.
Masato Yokosawa raised to 6,500 with A♠10♥. Martin Kabrhel quickly called with 10♦9♣.
They each checked the flop of 9♦6♣2♣. Kabrhel bet 12,000 when the board paired on the turn 9♠ giving him three nines.
Yokosawa bowed out.
Martin Kabrhel raised to 9,000 on the button, and Masato Yokosawa called in the big blind.
Yokosawa opted to check-raise on the J♦4♥Q♣ flop, making it 33,000 after Kabrhel had continued for 10,000. Kabrhel responded in kind, moving all in for 233,000. Yokosawa snap-called, putting himself at risk.
Masato Yokosawa: Q♥J♠
Martin Kabrhel: J♥4♦
The cooler flop had given both players two pair, but Yokosawa had the better of it and was set for a double up.
Sure enough, the 10♠ turn and 5♥ river were no help to Kabrhel, and Yokosawa took a commanding chip lead.
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 0
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