It started rather innocent with a raise to 65,000 by Arash Ghaneian and ended with the shove of Kevin Calenzo out of the small blind for more than 1.3 million. Ghaneian looked him up and tapped the table once the cards were turned over. "No matter how it ends, nice hand," Ghaneian added.
Calenzo:
Ghaneian:
After the flop, Calenzo put a deadlock on the hand, and the turn made his double-up official. "Pay the man his money," Ghaneian said before the river completed the board. Calenzo's all-in was for 1,372,000, and that cut Ghaneian's stack in more than half.
Rahul Byrraju raised to 60,000 and Mickey Craft three-bet to 125,000 from the hijack. Byrraju called.
The flop came and Byrraju check-called a bet of 226,000 from Craft.
The turn was the and Byrraju checked again.
"You're going to have to use that rack of reds to call this," said Craft, indicating to the rack of one hundred T$5,000 chips behind Byrraju's stack awaiting color up. He bet 500,000.
Byrraju thought before announcing all in for 659,000. Despite the bet being only 159,000 more, Craft eventually folded.
"Show the flush draw," said someone at the table, and Byrraju flashed the before taking down the pot.
Graydon Kowal started the hand with a raise to 65,000 and Eyal Maaravi called from one seat over. Nick Schwarmann three-bet to 230,000 and Kowal folded. "Can I see your stack, please?" Maaravi asked and Schwarmann obliged to see Maaravi call.
The flop fell and Maaravi checked. Schwarmann continued for 225,000 and Maaravi's check-raise to 610,000 did the trick to force a fold.
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Shyam Ravindran opened to 85,000 in late position and Matt Bond three-bet to 195,000 from the cutoff. The remaining players folded and Ravindran moved all in for around 700,000 total. Bond quickly called and Ravindran would need some help.
Ravindran:
Bond:
The board ran out . Bond improved to aces full on the river, and Ravindran's Main Event came to an end.
Kenny Hallaert raised to 75,000 from early position and Dario Sammartino called from the big blind. The flop came and Sammartino check-called a bet of 75,000 from Hallaert.
The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river. Sammartino checked again, and Hallaert pushed all in for his remaining 760,000. Sammartino had a little laugh and ended up folding his cards.
"What could I have said to make you call?" Hallaert asked, but didn't get a response from Sammartino.
board, Michael Ruane bet 250,000 and Ankush Mandavia check-called.
completed the board on the river and Mandavia took over, firing a bet of 650,000. Ruane cut down his stack and contemplated his decision. 
for a flopped set and Mandavia mucked.
flop, Calenzo put a deadlock on the hand, and the 
turn made his double-up official. "Pay the man his money," Ghaneian said before the 
and Byrraju check-called a bet of 226,000 from Craft.
and Byrraju checked again. 
before taking down the pot.
and Maaravi checked. Schwarmann continued for 225,000 and Maaravi's check-raise to 610,000 did the trick to force a fold.
and both players checked to the 
