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PT Hayes was on the button and raised to 1,000. The big blind defended.
The flop was , and both players checked to the turn, which was the . The big blind led for 1,000, and Hayes called. The river was the , and the big blind checked. Hayes bet 3,500 and was called.
Hayes tabled for the nut flush, and the big blind mucked, sending the pot to Hayes.
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The hijack opened to 1,200 and was called by the cutoff and Brandon Shack-Harris, wearing a white polar bear outfit on the button.
All three players checked the flop. On the turn, Shack-Harris checked again, and the hijack bet 2,425. The cutoff called, and Shack-Harris raised to 12,000. The hijack quickly folded, as did the cutoff, and Shack-Harris took down the hand.