The board read with a substantial pot in the middle already.
Steve O'Dwyer shoved from the button and Jean-Noel Thorel took a second or two before opting to fold from the hijack. O'Dwyer showed he held for two pair, aces and nines.
Joao Simao raised to 11,000 from the cutoff and was called by Seth Davies on the button and Richard Yong in the big blind.
The flop came , Yong checked, Simao continued with a bet of 15,000. Davies took some time and raised to 40,000. Yong responded with a shove for 69,000. Simao folded and Davies called.
Richard Yong:
Seth Davies:
Yong had flopped top pair while Davies had a pair of sixes in his hand.
The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river to give Yong two pair, in the end, to double up.
The 13 remaining players have been sent for a 20-minute break.
Isaac Haxton raised to 12,000 from under the gun and was called by Jean-Noel Thorel in the big blind.
Thorel then check-called the 8,000 continuation-bet of Haxton on the flop to see the on the turn. Thorel checked again and now Haxton fired a bet of 13,000 over the line which Thorel called again.
The river completed the board with the , Thorel checked for the last time and now Haxton shoved for 59,000. Thorel called and paid up when Haxton tabled for the rivered flush while Thorel held for the turned top pair and rivered two pair.
Richard Yong raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and action folded to Andre Akkari in the big blind who three-bet to 35,000. Yong four-bet shoved and Akkari made the call.
Andre Akkari:
Richard Yong:
The board ran out for Akkari to flop top pair to double up.