Action was heads up with 2,000,000 in the middle and J♣7♦A♣6♦Q♦ on the board when Neel Murthy checked and Chris Frank bet 2,200,000. Murthy gave it several moments of thought before he tossed in chips to call. Frank turned over K♠10♣ to take the pot with a Broadway straight.
Action was heads up with 10♣K♥K♦10♥ on the board and a small pot with Haim Gabay bet 400,000 and Neel Murthy raised to 1,200,000. Gabay called and the river was J♠.
Gabay checked and Murthy shoved. That was too rich for Gabay and he gave it up.
Neel Murthy raised to 450,000 from the button and Chris Frank three-bet to 1,600,000 from the small blind. Murthy called and the flop was A♦Q♦A♥. Frank fired 800,000 and Murthy called to see 6x on the turn. Frank checked the turn and folded without much hesitation when Murthy bet 1,900,000.
A few moments later, 1,400,000 was in the middle with 3♦6♦5♦7♠ on the board when Haim Gabay bet 500,000 and Murthy made it 1,700,000. Gabay called and the river was 3♣. Both players checked the river and turned over their cards. Gabay had K♦J♠ and Murthy had 8♣4♦ to take the pot with a straight.
Action was three ways with what looked like nearly 3,000,000 in the middle and a full board of Q♣7♦8♣3♦6♦. Neel Murthy checked and Chris Frank slid out 2,000,000 before Haim Gabay shoved 4,500,000.
Murthy folded and Frank called reluctantly.
"Flush," Gabay said.
"Which one?' Frank asked as he tabled 10♦8♦.
Gabay turned over K♦9♦ to take the big pot with a better flush.
Landon Tice'ssummer crossbook with Jeremy Becker may not yet be underway, but the "child of the sim" is already heating up. On Wednesday, Tice took down a 2024 Wynn Millions Poker Series$400 buy-in event for $32,025 and his first Wynn trophy.
The victory for Tice, who topped a 512-player field after coming into Day 2 with 20 big blinds, shows that he means business in his upcoming high-stakes bet with Becker, which was set up by Daniel Negreanu and stipulates that both players crossbook 25 mutually played events between May 28 and July 1.
Tice took a bit of a shot at Becker in his winner's photo, giving a yawn while holding up Becker's trademark three-five offsuit.
The final three players have stepped out for their second 15-minute break of the day. Action will return in Level 30 with blinds at 100,000/200,000/200,000.
Action was heads up with another pot near four million and a full board of 4♣5♣6♥10♦2♣ when Chris Frank bet 1,100,000. Haim Gabay went into the tank before he eventually tossed out the chips to call. Frank turned over 6♦4♥ for two pair and Gabay mucked the losing J♠10♠.
Chris Frank raised from the button and Neel Murthy three-bet to 900,000 from the big blind before Frank called to see a flop. The dealer fanned out 3♣5♠J♣ and Murthy bet 500,000 into a shove from Frank. That was too much and Murthy gave it up.
On the next hand, Haim Gabay raised to 325,000 and Murthy called before Frank made it 1,400,000. The bet was good enough to take another pot and move back above eight million mark.
A few moments later, Murthy and Frank checked the river on a board of 5xJ♥8♣A♣K♦ with four million in the middle. Frank turned over Q♠Jx to take the pot with a pair of jacks to keep the run going.