Jerry Wong opened from the cutoff seat to 80,000 and received two callers. Yann Dion called from the small blind, and Andrey Shatilov called out of the big blind.
The three players took the flop, and action was checked around to see the land on the turn. Dion fired 175,000, Shatilov folded, and Wong made the call.
The came on the river, and Dion bet 215,000. Wong made it 450,000 to go, and Dion tank-called. Wong tabled the , but Dion's was best, and he won the pot.
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George Clyde-Smith (Day 4) -- 11th Place
George Clyde-Smith raised to 80,000 from under the gun, and Dimitar Danchev called from the button. The dealer put out the flop, and Clyde-Smith bet 120,000. Danchev raised to 280,000, then Clyde-Smith moved all in for around 900,000. Danchev called.
Danchev held the , and Clyde-Smith had the . On the turn, the landed, which left Clyde-Smith needing a queen or a club on the river to stay alive.
It wouldn't be, as the hit the felt on fifth street, pairing the board and eliminating Clyde-Smith from the tournament in 11th place. He earned $95,000 for his finish.
From under the gun, Dimitar Danchev raised to 80,000. Andrey Shatilov called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Shatilov checked, then raised to 160,000 after Danchev bet 75,000. Danchev reraised to 355,000, but Shatilov was right there to kick it back up to 560,000. Danchev moved all in, and Shatilov called.
Danchev held the for a royal flush draw. Shatilov had the for top two pair.
The turn was the , and the river was the . Both were red, but not hearts, and Shatilov doubled up.
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Joel Micka made it 80,000 to go from under the gun, and Joao Nogueira called from the small blind.
The flop came down , and Nogueira checked. Micka bet 105,000, and Nogueira check-raised to 240,000. Micka made it 475,000, then Nogueira went all in. Micka called for 1.345 million and was at risk.
Nogueira:
Micka:
The turn was the and river the . Micka's hand held and he doubled up.