On a board of A?2?Q?Q?, Sameer Aljanedi bet 3,500, and Jun Li called.
A 9? landed on the river and Aljanedi fired another bet of 5,000, which Li called quickly.
"I have a queen," said Aljanedi before he tabled Q?5? for trips. Li mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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75,000 | |
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75,000
8,000
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8,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
worst start ever
The player in the cutoff made a raise to 800, David Lappin three-bet to 2,700 in the cutoff, and Pierce McKellar made it 7,500 to go in the big blind. The cutoff quickly folded before Lappin obliged with extra chips.
McKellar continued for 4,000 on the 4?4?A? flop and Lappin check-called. Both players then checked the 9? turn before the A? fell on the river.
Lappin checked again before McKellar bet 13,000 chips. Lappin spent a little time in the tank but ultimately let his hand go, forfeiting the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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99,600 | |
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44,000
-11,000
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-11,000 |
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Vincent Lam opened 700 in the cutoff and Andrew Wu made the call from the big blind.
The dealer spread a flop of 10?10?6? and Wu led for 1,500. Lam called.
When the 8? hit the turn, Wu slowed down with a check and Lam flung 3,300 into the middle. Wu called.
The 2? landed on the river and Wu took the lead once again, betting 6,800. Lam went into the tank for about a minute and splashed the call across the line. Wu tabled 7?7? before Lam showed K?10? for trip tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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64,000
11,000
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11,000 |
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56,000
56,000
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56,000 |
Picking up the action on the turn, Alexandra Botez in late position was involved in a hand with a player from under the gun and a player in middle position.
With the board reading 5?6?J?4? the under the gun player checked. The middle position player bet out 1,200 and received calls from both Botez and the under the gun player.
Action checked to Botez once the 3? river completed the board. She fired off 5,000, getting a fold from the under the gun player while her other opponent made the call. Botez flipped over 2?2? for the rivered straight, good enough to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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64,000
5,000
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5,000 |
With over 10,000 in the pot and the board reading A?8?K?4?A?, Gerard Cassis, who was in early position, was facing a bet of 9,000 from the under-the-gun player.
Cassis made the call and the river card proved to be a bad one for under the gun, who showed A?Q? for three of a kind, aces.
Cassis tabled 8?8? for a full house, eights full of aces, and the pot was pushed his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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59,500 |
Heads-up on a 4?J?A? flop, Ismael Bojang was in the cutoff and check-called a 1,500 bet from his opponent on the button.
Both players checked on the 9? turn, but Bojang overbet the pot for 12,500 after the Q? completed the board.
Bojang's opponent tanked for some time, but eventually decided to fold and Bojang added to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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90,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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68,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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31,000
16,000
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16,000 |
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Been some really absurd hands at this table, as expected