Hector Berry opened to 3,200,000 and Luke Varrasso three-bet to 7,300,000.
Berry then four-bet to 14,000,000 and Varrasso folded. Berry showed K?6? much to the delight of his rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
98,000,000
10,000,000
|
10,000,000 |
|
||
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55,000,000
-10,000,000
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-10,000,000 |
Hector Berry raised to 3,200,000 from the button and Luke Varrasso defended.
The flop came 8?K?9?, Varrasso check-called the 1,800,000 bet of Berry.
They both checked through the A? on the turn to the 3? on the river. Varrasso fired a bet of 4,600,000 out for Berry to fold to.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
88,000,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
65,000,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
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Level: 40
Blinds: 800,000/1,600,000
Ante: 1,600,000
Hector Berry opened to 2,800,000 and Luke Varrasso three-bet to 6,800,000. Berry called.
The flop came Q?7?4? and Varrasso bet 4,500,000. Berry folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000,000
-21,000,000
|
-21,000,000 |
|
|
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|
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63,000,000
21,000,000
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21,000,000 |
Hector Berry opened to 2,500,000 and Luke Varrasso called.
Varrasso bet out for 1,500,000 on the 6?4?3? flop and Berry called. The pair checked the 3? turn and the river was the 10?.
Varrasso bet 3,000,000 and Berry folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
111,000,000
-7,000,000
|
-7,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
42,000,000
7,000,000
|
7,000,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
118,000,000
9,000,000
|
9,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
35,000,000
-9,000,000
|
-9,000,000 |
Luke Varrasso opened from the button and Hector Berry called.
The pair checked the 10?9?4? flop and the turn was the 10?. Berry bet 1,800,000 and Varrasso raised to 4,500,000.
Berry called and the river was the A?. Berry checked and Varrasso bet 2,500,000. Berry then check-raised to 12,500,000.
"Show the bluff?" said Varrasso has he deliberated, before eventually open-folding A?K?. Berry did not show.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
109,000,000
10,200,000
|
10,200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
44,000,000
-10,500,000
|
-10,500,000 |
The final two players are taking a ten-minute break before resuming heads-up play.
Blind on blind Hector Berry raised to 3,200,000 and Harrison Ashdown called.
The flop came Q?9?8? and Berry continued for 2,400,000 and Ashdown raised in position to 7,500,000.
Berry called and checked the A? turn. Ashdown moved all in for around 15,000,000. Berry snap-called.
Harrison Ashdown: Q?9? 
Hector Berry: J?10?
It was a massive cooler short-handed in the PokerNews Deepstack Championship with Ashdown needing to improve to a full house to stay alive. The river was the 4? and he was eliminated in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
98,800,000
34,800,000
|
34,800,000 |
|
|
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|
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54,500,000
-4,500,000
|
-4,500,000 |
|
Busted | |
