Secondary Table: McLaughlin Makes Flush
Hand #104: Sergio Castelluccio raised to 400,000 from the hijack seat and Bruno Kawauti called from the big blind. The flop came , Kawauti checked, Castelluccio bet 450,000, and Kawauti folded.
Hand #105: Carlos Mortensen opened for 400,000 from the hijack seat, then Marc McLaughlin reraised to 975,000 from the button. The blinds got out, then Mortensen set out a stack of lavender chips to reraise to 2,100,000. McLaughlin hesitated for about a half-minute, then pushed his hand away.
Hand #106: McLaughlin raised to 400,000 from the cutoff, and Ryan Riess called from the big blind. The flop came , Riess checked, McLaughlin bet 600,000, and Riess called. The turn brought the and another check from Riess, and this time McLaughlin checked behind.
The river was the , putting a fourth spade on the board. Riess checked, McLaughlin bet 775,000, and Riess sat for a while counting out chips as he studied the situation. Finally he called, and McLaughlin quickly tabled the for the flush. Riess leaned forward to see his opponent's hand more clearly, then mucked.
Hand #107: Kauwati raised to 425,000 from the hijack seat and won.