Big stacked gorgiAAs raised to 26.4k from mid position, cutoff LEN1234980 called, the rest folded to see the flop land 4♦ 3♣ 6♥. Aggressor gorgiAAs led for 27.9k, LEN1234980 called. On the turn 5♦, gorgiAAs bet 46.4k, LEN1234980 tanked then raised to 175.3k. gorgiAAs called. On the river 8♦, both checked. gorgiAAs had A♥ K♦ but was way behind LEN1234980’s 7♠ straight. LEN1234980 goes to a million, gorgiAAs dropped to 747.5k.
Two big stacks faced off for a pot. From cutoff, Martin Pineiro min-raised and bb M.Tsigalko defended. At the flop Q♥[5s} 7♣, Pineiro c-bet 23.1k, M.Tsigalko check-called. On the turn J♦, both checked. The river 3♣, M.Tsigalko led for 78k, Pineiro called. Both had top pair. Pineiro’s Q♣ 10♦ out kicked M.Tsigalko’s Q♦ 4♦. Pineiro climbs to 1.1m, M.Tsigalko dropped to 872k.
Utg Transurfing opened for 26.4k, mp Modalert200 and cutoff Timothy Nuter both called, the flop ran 2♣ 8♠ K♠. Transurfing opted to check, Modalert200 slid out 27.6k, Timothy Nuter folded, Transurfing called. On the turn Q♣, Transurfing checked again then called a 50.4k bet. On the river 10♠, both checked. Modalert200 showed A♠ Q♥ second pair, Transurfing scooped it with J♣ K♣ top pair. Transurfing rises to 815k, Modalert200 dropped to 170k.
gorgiAAs was already sporting a big stack and added more by railing Natural8 Team Hot Ambassador Kitty Kuo. It was all in preflop for short stacked Kuo with 5♥ 5♣, bb gorgiAAs defended with J♥ 6♠. When the flop came A♥ 5♠ J♣, it was a fast set for Kuo and gorgiAAs just a pair. On the turn 6♣, both gorgiAAs’s cards paired up for two pair. Then a sick J♠ came on the river for a runner runner full house to gorgiAAs.
We just reported that three players were over a million in chips, we now have a fourth in fcma1111. fcma1111 went head to head against degenkaliu then emptied him/her out. The hand opened with mp degenkaliu min-raising to 24k, cutoff fcma1111 called, the flop ran 9♦ 7♥ 10♥. degenkaliu checked, fcma1111 bet 27k, degenkaliu raised to 102.1k, fcma1111 shoved over 625k, degenkaliu called with less.
fcma1111 9♠ 8♠ straight
degenkaliu A♥ 9♥ mid pair
The turn 8♦ and river 3♠ completed the board. degenkaliu failed to improve further and busted. fcma1111 shipped it to jump to over 1.1 million.
Three players have crossed into the million marker. They are nearly three times the average stack.
Asian pro Marc Rivera “Mriverace” claimed a decent pot against Punty McGee. From cutoff, Mriverace min-raised, bb Punty McGee defended. At the flop 8♣ 6♥ J♠, Mriverace c-bet 14.5k, Punty McGee check-called. No bets on the turn 2♦, and the river landed 3♦. Punty McGee led for 36.7k, Mriverace called. Punty McGee had 10♣ 7♣ bluff, Mriverace took it with Q♦ J♦ top pair.
Series event multi winner TschuessiBaba cleaned out GGPoker player Easterdamnz with pocket tens dominating pocket sixes. TschuessiBaba will need more of those to catch up to the leaders.