In a five-way limped pot, Chino Rheem bet 300,000 on the flop of and only Ken Aldridge called.
Rheem bet the pot for 1,080,000 on the turn and Aldridge moved all in. Rheem quickly called.
Ken Aldridge:
Chino Rheem:
Aldridge had the lead with a pair of kings until the peeled off on the river to give Rheem a flush for the high and to also earn him half of the low pot.
"You did that twice to me!" Aldridge complained as he was once again quartered by Rheem.
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Eli Elezra opened to 155,000 in early position and Filippos Stavrakis called on the button, while Ken Aldridge called from the big blind.
Aldridge moved all in for 90,000 on the flop and Elezra and Stavrakis both called. Elezra checked on the turn and Stavrakis checked back. Both players checked again on the river.
Aldridge tabled to scoop the pot with a full house. Stavrakis showed , while Elezra's cards were washed before they could be noted.
Chino Rheem opened to 150,000 from the hijack and Ken Aldridge called from the button.
The flop came and Rheem continued for 200,000. Aldridge called.
The hit the turn and Rheem fired once again for 400,000. Aldridge thought for around a minute and then put his remaining 720,000 in front of him. Rheem called.
Ken Aldridge:
Chino Rheem:
Both players were sharing the low and Aldridge was ahead with a pair of sixes.
Unfortunately, after Eli Elezra called it out, the hit the river, causing Aldridge to only get 25% of the pot.
Robert Cowen was in a three-way pot and bet 90,000 on the board of . Damjan Radanov raised to 250,000 and the third player in the hand folded, while Cowen called.
Cowen checked on the river and Radanov bet 600,000. Cowen entered a deep tank that lasted around five minutes and eventually folded.
Radanov showed for a stone bluff and Cowen slammed a handful of chips down in frustration as his opponent raked in the pot.
"He showed a bluff? He never bluffs!" commented Eli Elezra.
"He's joking. He knows I always bluff," replied Radanov.