With a board reading , and close to a million chips in the pot, Laurence Louie bet 290,000. His heads-up opponent, Man Sze Chow, went into the tank. After a few moments, she tossed in a chip, making the call, and mucked when Luie tabled , for trip deuces on the river.
Philippe Belley moved all-in preflop from late position and was called by Karim-Olivier Kamal in the small blind.
Belley:
Kamal:
Belley had Kamal dominated and was looking good for the double up. The board had other ideas though, rolling out , providing a ten for Kamal to seal Belley's fate.
Action folded around to Karim-Olivier Kamal in the small blind and he open-shoved for 705,000 into Elie A in the big blind. Elie A made the call, putting Kamal at risk.
Kamal:
Elie A:
Kamal was in trouble, but flopped huge on the board, and scored the double up.
Elie A opened to 60,000 from middle position, Kevin Rivest raised to 140,000 from late position, and Elie A made the call. The flop came , and Elie A check-called a bet of 120,000 from Rivest.
The turn was the and this time, Elie A lead out with a bet of 175,000. Rivest called. The completed the board on the river and Elie shoved, having Rivest covered. Rivest eventually called and Elie flipped over , for a flopped flush. Rivest's was tossed in the muck and he exited in eighth.
Tyler Wilson was left super short after a massive hand against Kevin Rivest. Rivest opened to 60,000 on the button, Wilson shoved from the small blind, and Rivest called for less.
Wilson was dominated, holding , running into the of Rivest. The board ran out , and Wilson was forced to slide 698,000 over to Rivest. Leaving himself, just 26,000.
A few hand later, Wilson was all-in in the big blind and was finished off by Elie A.