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Scott Margereson three-bet Liviu-Alexandru Nedelea in middle position to 2,800 and Nedelea called. Both players went to a flop of 2♣5♥5♠, where Margereson continued with a bet of 2,300 and Nedelea quickly called.
Margereson kept up his aggression when the 10♣ hit the turn with a bet of 7,000 and Nedelea folded.
Alexander Fradlin opened to 800 from middle position and got called by Matej Michalek in the hijack, Mehdi Bilem in the cutoff, Andrea Peroni in the small blind, and Dany De Barros out of the big blind.
On the 6♥10♠Q♦ flop, the action checked to Bilem, who fired out 2,700. Only Fradlin stuck around to see the turn.
When the 3♣ dropped on the turn, Fradlin checked and again Bilem reached for chips, this time firing out 6,200. Fradlin played with his chips for a while, but eventually made the fold, and Bilem was pushed the pot.
Damon Fine opened to 900 from the hijack and was called by Uri Gilboa on the button and Kenny Burke in the big blind.
Burke checked on the 6♥A♦10♣ flop and Fine continued for 1,100. Both Gilboa and Burke called.
The K♣ fell on the turn and it was again checked to Fine, who thought a bit before sliding 5,000 into the middle. Gilboa and Burke both quickly folded and Fine was awarded the pot.
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Jakub Stovicek raised from under the gun to 1,000 and Neel Joshi called from the next seat. Angelo Pediglieri also came along from the big blind.
The trio saw a flop of 5♥A♥A♦ where Padiglieri checked and Stovicek continued for 800. Joshi called, and Pediglieri folded.
When the Q♣ dropped on the turn, Stovicek sized up with a bet of 3,600, and again Joshi stuck around with a call.
A third ace, the A♠, dropped on the river and Stovicek reached for chips and threw 9,500 into the pot, which sent Joshi into the tank. Around 90 seconds went by and Joshi had his cards in his hand, revealed the Q♦, then folded.
Stovicek didn't show if he had the quads, so Joshi will never know if he made the right laydown.