Stanislav Alekhin raised from early position and was quickly reraised by Philippe Boucher who made it 9,800 to see a flop. Alekhin made the call and both players were allowed to see a flop.
rolled off the deck for the flop and Alekhin checked after a few moments. Boucher however put out a bet of 9,200. Alekhin again took his time to figure out what it was he wanted to do, before ultimately moving all in for around 32,000 more. Boucher made the call and cards were tabled.
Alekhin: 
Boucher: 
Boucher had the better pair, but Alekhin still had some outs with an open ended straight draw. The 
on the turn changed nothing, and neither did the 
on the river. Boucher won the pot and now has one of the biggest stacks in the room.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
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|
Eliminado | |
. Jude Ainsworth checked from the blinds, and Justin Pechie continued out with a bet of 3,800. Ainsworth spent a moment studying, and he eventually figured a shove was in order, check-raising all in for 26,600. Pechie didn't like it, but he asked for the count. "I'm probably going to call," he made his intentions known. When he learned the number, he did indeed call, and Ainsworth rolled over his top card, the 
. Then he flipped the second one over, the 
. Pechie was a little bit miffed about the perceived slowroll, and he showed down an inferior 
.
turn was a rag, and the river 
gave Ainsworth the flush he didn't even need. With it comes a double up to about 60,000 and an explanation. "Sorry," he apologized. "I was just turning my top card over. It was just my top card. Sorry."
all came out on the flop and Liu continued her aggression with another bet of 4,000. Hedley made the call and we were off to a turn.
making an appearance on the turn Liu slowed down and checked to her opponent. Heldy however put out a bet of 8,000 and Liu folded fairly quickly. Liu now sits with around 21,000 in chips.
flop. He made his move from under the gun with 
, and David Pham made the call a couple seats over. "The Dragon" showed up 
on the turn paired Pham, but it also gave Langmann another three outs to the gutterball. The river 
, Wong checked, Anson bet out 5,100, Fan called and Wong check-raised to 18,000.
and Cahail was able to hold on to basically double up.
