Antonio Guimaraens A♠K♠ opened to 1,000,000 from the cutoff and called when Thomas Eychenne Q♠8♦ three-bet to 3,800,000 from the big blind.
Eychenne continued for 2,000,000 on the 9♣5♣3♠ flop and folded out his opponent.
Akihiro Konishi raised to 1,000,000 from early position. Chris Hunichen three-bet to 2,600,000 from the button. Konishi made it 4,700,000 and snap-called for his stack of 12,000,000 when Hunichen jammed.
Akihiro Konishi: K♠K♣
Chris Hunichen: A♥K♥
Hunichen picked outs to Broadway on the Q♠J♣4♣ flop, but failed to improve on the J♠ turn or 5♠ river, shipping the 24,250,000 pot to Konishi.
Akihiro Konishi raised to 1,000,000 from the hijack with A♠Q♥.
Chris Hunichen in the small blind three-bet to 3,000,000 with J♥J♦ but once again today, ace-queen was folded preflop in this hand.
Hengtao Zhu K♠J♠ raised to 1,000,000 from under the gun. Marius Kudzmanas A♠9♠ and Chris Hunichen Q♠10♣ called from the cutoff and big blind.
The action checked through to the river, for the board to read A♣K♥8♥6♦4♠. Kudzmanas had the checkmark, and he fired out 2,800,000. Hunichen folded before Zhu called.
Kudzmanas' aces won the pot, and he closed the gap on the chip leader.
Nikolay Bibov 3♠3♥ raised to 1,000,000 from middle position. Marius Kudzmanas 8♦8♣ called from the button.
It checked through to the river, for the board to read Q♣9♣K♠9♦9♥. Both players checked, and Kudzmanas took the pot.
In the 955th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway is joined by Mike Holtz and Ben Ludlow for a special episode devoted to the latest update in The Lodge saga.
The popular poker room near Austin, Texas, was raided back on March 10, and authorities had a 30-day window, until April 9, to file for civil asset forfeiture. Despite not yet filing any criminal charges, authorities did file a document with the 480th Judicial District Court in Williamson County that explained why the state is holding on to over $2 million in assets despite no criminal charges being filed.
The future of The Lodge Card Club is uncertain now that the state can hold onto the money. But Thursday’s outcome doesn’t mean this is the end for the major poker club, nor does it ensure criminal charges will never be filed. The nine-page court document indicates the state is no longer pursuing money laundering allegations against the Texas card room and instead is focusing on the alleged illegal gambling aspect.
What does this mean for the future of poker in Texas? There may be some clues in the court documents, which the crew explores in full.
Find out all about those stories and more in the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.
Hengtao Zhu raised to 1,000,000 from middle position before Nikolay Bibov three-bet to 2,700,000 from the hijack. Antonio Guimaraens folded out of turn while Bibov thought over his options.
Brandon Sheils, in the big blind, used a few time banks before jamming for 8,200,000. Zhu folded before Bibov snap-called as the bigger stack.
Brandon Sheils: A♦Q♥
Nikolay Bibov: A♣K♦
Sheils failed to find to connect on the 10♦9♣4♠3♦J♥ runout and was eliminated in eighth place.
Chris Hunichen opened to 1,100,000 from the cutoff and was called by Hengtao Zhu on the button. Antonio Guimaraens in the big blind three-bet all-in for 6,400,000 and made Hunichen fold 8♠6♠. Zhu however made the call.
Antonio Guimaraens: A♦K♥
Hengtao Zhu: 4♠4♦
The 8♦8♣9♥ flop and the 7♠ turn didn't help Guimaraens, but the 7♥ river saved him and he secured a double up.
Brandon Sheils 8♠8♥ raised to 1,000,000 from the hijack before Chris Hunichen A♦A♣ three-bet to 2,800,000 from the button. Sheils called.
On the K♥10♥2♣ flop, Sheils check-raised to 6,000,000 over a bet of 3,000,000 but snap-folded when Hunichen moved all-in as the big stack.
Antonio Guimaraens jammed for 2,500 from the button. Marius Kudzmanas in the big blind asked for a count and called.
Antonio Guimaraens: J♥J♣
Marius Kudzmanas: 10♥9♥
Guimaraens flopped a set on 9♠6♣J♦ and secured a double up thanks to the 3♦3♥ runout.
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