In a three-bet pot with around 400,000 chips in the middle, Aaron Pinson and Sean Ragozzini both checked the 6♦3♥7♠ flop.
The J♦ turn was also checked through to the K♦ river where Pinson led out for 300,000. Ragozzini considered his options and elected to lay his hand down.
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On a flop of 8♣4♥4♠, Kyriakos Papadopoulos checked, James Davidson bet 85,000, and Papadopoulos raised to 235,000. Davidson thought about it for a while before he grabbed a bunch of chips and made a three-bet to around 600,000, which got Papadopoulos to snap fold.
Daniel Strelitz raised it up to 60,000 from early position. Matthew Rosen three-bet to 185,000 from the hijack. Vitor Dzivielevski then four-bet to 425,000 from the button. Strelitz got out of the way quickly and Rosen took a few moments before he called.
The flop came 9♥J♠5♦. Dzivielevski continued for 500,000 and Rosen folded after a few seconds.
