Kristen Bicknell raised it up to 5,000 from the hijack and Yorane Kerignard three-bet to 16,000 from the small blind. Bicknell made the call and the flop came . Kerignard checked to Bicknell who fired out a bet of 12,000. Kerignard called to see the on the turn.
Both players tapped the table and the landed on the river. Kerignard led out for 15,000 and Bicknell tanked for a couple of minutes before electing to lay her hand down.
The board read and Patrick Truong bet 56,000 from the small blind position into a pot around 65,000. Gaurav Raina took several minutes to think and apologized to the table for the length endured while he was thinking.
When Raina was done thinking he decided to make the call and Truong then tabled for trips. Raina mucked his cards and Truong added to his chip stack moving up around the top of the pack.
Richard Tuhrim opened to 6,000 from early position and was called by Erik Seidel in the small blind. The flop came and Seidel check-called a bet of 6,500 from Tuhrim.
The turn brought the and Seidel checked again, leaving the door open for Tuhrim to bet another 14,000. Seidel called and the paired the board on the river. Both players tapped the table and Seidel was first to show his cards, tabling . Tuhrim flipped over for just a pair of eights, but that was enough to win the pot.
Marc MacDonnell opened to 5,000 from late position and there was a three-bet from the hijack to 14,000. David Peters then four-bet to 32,000 from the cutoff and MacDonnell moved all in for around 115,000. Action folded back to Peters who called off his remaining 93,200 and players then flipped over their hands with Peters at risk of elimination.
David Peters:
Marc MacDonnell:
The board ran out and Peter's kings held on for the double through MacDonnell.
Stephen Chidwick opened to 5,000 from the hijack and was called by the button. The flop fell and Chidwick checked to his opponent who bet 7,000. Chidwick called and the landed on the turn.
Chidwick checked again and his opponent fired another 17,000. Chidwick opted to check-raise to 45,000 this time and his opponent quickly disposed of his cards.
Dominik Nitsche raised it up to 5,000 and Erik Seidel three-bet to 18,500 in position. The action folded back to Nitsche who eyed up Seidel's stack before announcing all in. Seidel quickly called and the cards were on their backs.
Erik Seidel:
Dominik Nitsche:
The board ran out and Seidel was able to dodge an ace. He scored himself a full double up and Nitsche was left with under 5,000 after the hand.
Picking up the action on the river with the board reading and around 60,000 in the middle, the action was on Kristen Bicknell who bet the majority of her chips. Bicknell bet 35,000 with only around 5,000 left behind. Her opponent thought for a minute and then stuck in a chip to make the call.
Bicknell whipped over for top two pair and his opponent mucked his cards. "I had a king. I knew you had that though," he said to Bicknell who just smiled after getting back most of her chips she lost earlier.