Hand #30: David Benyamine raised to 95,000 from under the gun, George Danzer called on the button, and Minh Ly called in the small blind. The flop fell , Ly led out for 150,000, and only Benyamine called. The turn was the , Ly fired out another 250,000, and Benyamine called.
The completed the board, Ly bet 550,000, and Benyamine called. Ly showed for two piar, but Benyamine had a better two pair with .
Hand #27: David Benyamine raised in the cutoff, Mike Wattel called in the big blind, and both players drew two. Wattel led out, Benyamine called, and Wattel dished one card. Benyamine stood pat, Wattel check-raised Benyamine, and Benyamine called.
Both players stood pat on the final draw, and Benyamine called a bet from Wattel.
"Nine," Wattel announced.
Benyamine fanned for a rough eight, winning the pot.
Hand #25: Mike Wattel raised to 160,000 and George Danzer called from the hijack. After the rest of the field folded, both players drew two and then Wattel bet 80,000. Danzer called and then drew two after Wattel drew one.
Wattel bet for a second time and it did the trick as Danzer sent his cards to the muck.
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Don Nguyen: / Fold
John Hennigan: / .
David Benyamine: / /
Matthew Ashton: / Fold
Don Nguyen brought it in and John Hennigan completed. David Benyamine called, as did Matthew Ashton, and the Nguyen put in the additional chips to make it four-way action to fourth street. Benyamine paired eights and bet, which inspired Ashton to called, Nguyen to fold and Hennigan to call.
Benyamine and Ashton then checked fifth and Hennigan fired out a bet. Benyamine called and Ashton folded.
Benyamine then check-called bets on both sixth and seventh only to muck when Hennigan tabled the for a flush.
David Benyamine: / Fold
Don Nguyen: /
John Hennigan: / Fold
After David Benyamine brought it in, Don Nguyen completed with the and John Hennigan raised with the . Benyamine called, as did Nguyen, and three players went to fourth street. Nguyen took the lead by catching an ace and quickly fired out a bet. Hennigan folded and Benyamine, who had caught the , made the call.
Benyamine then called a bet on fifth before folding to one on sixth.