Action was on the river on a board of 6?8?2?9?6?. Daniel Gormley bet 350,000 and Fintan Hand moved all in. Gormley went into the tank before making the fold and conceding the pot.
Fintan Hand raised to 120,000 from the button and Daniel Gormley called in the big blind.
The flop came 9?4?4?. Gormley checked and Fintan bet 60,000, which Gormley called. The turn was the 5?. Gormley checked again and Fintan bet 500,000. Gormley made the call.
The river came the K?. Gormley put out a small bet of 150,000 and Fintan called. Gormley showed J?4? for trip fours to win the pot and bring the chip stacks closer to even.
The UKIPT Edinburgh Main Event is now heads-up between Fintan Hand and Daniel Gormley. Hand is out in front with a significant chip lead as play resumes.
Fintan Hand shoved all in from the small blind and was called by Andrew Mackenzie in the big blind, who was covered as the cards were turned.
Andrew Mackenzie: A?6?
Fintan Hand: 9?7?
The board ran out K?9?7?7?A?. Fintan made two pair on the flop and a full house on the river to win the pot. Mackenzie was eliminated from the tournament in third place for ��19,810.
Fintan Hand shoved from the button into the two shorter stacks in the blinds. Nohad Teliani made the call in the big blind and players flipped their cards.
Nohad Teliani: A?Q?
Fintan Hand: Q?7?
The board ran out 6?8?9?7?J?. Fintan hit a pair of sevens on the turn to win the pot. After surviving several circuits as a short stack and doubling up multiple times, Teliani was eliminated from the tournament in fourth place for ��15,240.
Andrew Mckenzie raised from the button, Fintan Hand three-bet from the small blind and Andrew Mckenzie four-bet jammed from the big blind. Gormley folded and Fintan called with the shorter stack. Players flipped their cards.
Fintan Hand: A?K?
Andrew Mckenzie: A?J?
The board ran out 7?5?3?K?9?. Fintan made a pair of kings on the turn to win the pot and double up his stack.
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