Saigokul Kannan raised to 120,000 from under the gun with Q♠Q♥, Colin MacAndrew three-bet to 390,000 from the small blind with 10♥10♦, then Alessandro Pichierri four bet for 705,000 from the big blind with A♠K♣.
Kannan found the fold with queens and MacAndrew mucked his tens to give Pichierri the pot.
Action folded around to Colin MacAndrew, who raised to 120,000 from the small blind. Alessandro Pichierri called in the big blind with A♦3♣.
The flop came 3♦6♦6♥ and MacAndrew continued for 100,000. Pichierri raised to 250,000 and MacAndrew called.
The turn was the 2♥ and MacAndrew checked. Pichierri bet 285,000, MacAndrew check raised to 625,000 and Pichierri called.
The river came the A♠, which paired Pichierri's ace. MacAndrew led with a bet of 600,000 and Pichierri made the call to win a huge pot and bring his stack up to over 8.5 million.
Atanas Pavlov raised to 120,000 from under the gun, Alessandro Pichierri three-bet from the hijack. Saigokul Kannan cold called in the cutoff, then Pavlov four-bet to 750,000, leaving just 400,000 behind. Pichierri folded and Kannan pushed all in. Pavlov called and the two players flipped their cards.
Atanas Pavlov: J♥J♦
Saigokul Kannan: A♠K♦
The board ran out 9♠3♦6♣8♦2♠ and Pavlov held with his pocket jacks to gain a huge double up along with the dead money in the middle.
Artus Gimenez raised to 120,000 from the hijack K♣10♥ and Gaspare Sposato called in the cutoff with 10♠10♦.
The flop came 5♠3♠10♣ to give Gimenez top pair and Sposato top set. Gimenez checked and Sposato bet 125,000. Gimenez then check raised to 450,000 and Sposato called.
The turn was the 2♠ and Gimenez led for 350,000. Sposato moved all in for 1,470,000 and Gimenez laid down his hand.
Atanas Pavlov raised to 180,000 from the button with A♠10♦ and Alessandro Pichierri called in the big blind with 8♦7♦.
The flop came 6♠6♦5♥ and Pichierri checked. Pavlov bet 80,000, Pichierri check raised to 255,000 with ace high and Pavlov called with a straight draw.
The turn was the 3♠ and Pichierri led out for 385,000. Pavlov raised it up to 790,000 and Pichierri called.
The river came the K♠ and Pichierri checked. Pavlov jammed almost all in for 1,660,000, running what he thought was a bluff. Pichierri folded his hand and Pavlov took the pot.
Atanas Pavlov raised to 160,000 from early position, Alessandro Pichierri called in the cutoff with 5♠5♦ and Saigokul Kannan called on the button with A♣4♣.
The flop ran out 7♦4♠6♦ and Pavlov checked. Pichierri bet 185,000, Kannan called and Pavlov folded.
The turn was the 5♥ and Pichierri checked. Kannan then turned his hand into a bluff, betting 350,000, but Pichierri had made a set of fives and called.
The river came the 9♥ and Pichierri checked. Kannan gave up and decided to check behind, giving Pichierri the pot with his set.
In the 851st episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by PokerStars, Chad Holloway and Kyna England are joined by "Loose Cannon" Lily Newhouse at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to talk about GGPoker purchasing the World Series of Poker (WSOP) brand for $500 million. What will it mean for the future of poker? It's too early to tell, but that doesn't stop the crew from offering their thoughts.
From there, Newhouse talked about her experience as the Loose Cannon on the PokerStars Big Game, which included playing a big pot early against Sam Grafton and battling against Dave Krosky, who proved to be a different sort of loose cannon! Oh, and did we mention the PokerStars Big Game is confirmed to return this Fall during the NAPT for a second season? Well, it is and you can get all the details here.
Kyna then talks about attending the grand opening of the brand-new Venetian Poker Room, now the largest room on the Strip, and you get to hear from other attendees including Joey Ingram, Maria Konnikova, and 2017 WSOP Main Event champ Scott Blumstein. Plus, rapper Nelly was in the house to play the room's first hand, but you'll have to watch to see how he did.
