In a heads-up pot with 14,000 in the middle on a flop of , both Vicente Delgado in the small blind and Andriy Lyubovetskiy in middle position checked their options to the turn.
Play went check-check again and the completed the board. Delgado led out for 7,500 and Lyubovetskiy quickly called.
Delgado turned up while hanging on to his other two cards and Lyubovetskiy rolled over for the better pair. Delgado mucked his hand and the pot was shipped to Lyubovetskiy.
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Shaun Deeb opened to 4,500 from under the gun and John Zable made the call from middle position. It folded to Sean Winter in the big blind who potted to 18,000 and action was back on Deeb who re-potted to 59,500. Zable quickly folded and Winter made the call, leaving 23,000 behind.
The flop came . Winter checked to Deeb who bet pot and Winter quickly called for his last 23,000.
Sean Winter:
Shaun Deeb:
Winter flopped a straight draw and flush draw but was up against the aces for Deeb. The board ran out and the aces held for Deeb to score the pot and send Winter to the exit.