Action was heads up with around 90,000 in the pot and on the board when David Peters bet 90,000 from middle position. Chris Brewer called from the button and the turn was .
Both players checked the turn to see on the river. Peters spent a full minute before he bet 260,000. Brewer surrendered quickly and Peters picked up the pot.
Andrew Robl opened to 12,000 in the hijack and was called by Daniel Negreanu in the cutoff. Tsugunari Toma three-bet to 43,000 on the button which got called by both Robl and Negreanu.
The flop came and the action checked to Toma who continued with a bet of 75,000. Both Robl and Negreanu called to see the on the turn.
Robl checked again and Negreanu tossed in a bet of 100,000 this time. Toma laid his hand down but Robl stuck around for the on the river. Robl checked once more and Negreanu opted to check it back. Robl tabled and Negreanu was unable to beat it.
Alfred Decarolis raised it up from the cutoff and Nick Petrangelo called from the big blind after just taking his seat. The flop came and Petrangelo check-called a bet from Decarolis.
The turn brought the and Petrangelo checked again. Decarolis tossed in a bet of 62,000 and Petrangelo called to see the on the river.
Petrangelo checked and Decarolis flicked in a bet of 100,000. Petrangelo snap-called but Decarolis tabled for a rivered flush and Petrangelo was forced to muck his cards.
Christoph Vogelsang raised to 13,000 from middle position and Seth Davies called from the button before Koray Aldemir came along from the big blind. The flop was .
Aldemir and Vogelsang checked the flop before Davies bet 15,000. Aldemir called and Vogelsang ducked out of the way as the dealer turned the . Both players checked the turn and Aldemir bet 115,000 when came on the river. It was too much for Davies and he tossed his hand into the muck to give Aldemir the pot.
On the next hand, Vogelsang raised to 12,000 again and Michael Addamo called from late position before Masashi Oya joined from the button. Aldemir raised to 82,000 from the small blind and Vogelsang called before Addamo and Oya got out of the way. The flop was .
Aldemir continued for 128,000 on the flop and Vogelsang called to see on the turn. Both players checked.
The river was and Aldemir bet 117,000. Vogelsang spent a full 30 seconds before he tossed in a single chip to call. Aldemir turned over to take the pot with deuces full of tens and Vogelsang tossed the losing hand in the muck.
Dan Smith opened to 13,000 in the hijack and David Einhorn flat-called on the button. The two players went heads-up to a flop of and Smith led out with a bet of 30,000. Einhorn called and the rolled off on the turn.
Smith sized up to a bet of 100,000 on the turn and Einhorn still called. The completed the board and Smith counted out a bet of 160,000. Einhorn quickly called and Smith turned over for top pair. Einhorn, however, turned two pair with and raked in the pot.
Action was heads up with around 115,000 in the pot and on the board. Phil Ivey check-called a bet of 47,000 from Ben Heath and the turn was .
Both players checked the turn and then checked again when came on the river. Ivey turned over to show a set of nines and Heath tossed the losing hand in the muck.
Phil Ivey and Kathy Lehne were heads-up in a three-bet pot and the dealer fanned the flop of . Lehne continued with a bet from the small blind and Ivey called in middle position.
The landed on the turn and Lehne threw in a bet of 125,000 into a pot of around 200,000. Ivey still called and the paired the board on the river. Lehne slowed down with a check this time and Ivey instantly checked it back. Lehne showed and Ivey knuckled the table.
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Action was three-handed with around 150,000 in the pot and on the board. Steven Veneziano checked and Christoph Vogelsang bet 35,000 before Michael Addamo folded. Veneziano raised to 120,000 and Vogelsang called.
The turn was and Veneziano fired 175,000. Vogelsang called and the river was .
Veneziano checked the river and Vogelsang bet 550,000. Veneziano used a time bank before he slid out the chips to call and turned over for a set of fives. Vogelsang showed before he mucked the losing hand.