Pots for Safai and Pantling
Anatoly Gurtovoy, Dan Shak and Bob Safai all stuck in 325,000 apiece pre-flop and were greeted with a flop. It wasn't to their liking and everyone checked. On the turn Safai led for 600,000 and Shak was the only caller. The river was checked through and Safai's was the winner. A visibly frustrated Shak mucked his cards and went off for a conflab with Scott Seiver (his coach). He returned to the table and said: "I know you're betting the river if you miss too."
Over on Table 9 Paul Phua raised it up and Andrew Pantling defended from the big blind. The board was checked all the way to the river, at which point Pantling bet 575,000. Phua tank called and mucked when Pantling showed .
"I've found a new hero," said James Bord applauding Pantling's thin value river bet. "Phua you've been replaced temporarily," he joked.
"You've no loyalty," joked Phua to Bord.