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4:00pm Araniel chipping up
Noel Araniel is starting his day where he left off, that is to say, by sending one to the rail. Action began with two limpers, then a raise to 900 by a late position player. On the small blind seat, Araniel three-bet to 2500, found one caller, but the original raiser moved over the top and shoved all his chips in the middle. Araniel snap-called and it was a showdown after the other player folded. Araniel had [ad][kd], his opponent had [qs][qc] for a classic 50/50 showdown. The board ran [3c][3s][3d][9d][ah] giving Araniel the higher full house. He was shipped the pot while railing one in the process.
On the next hand, Araniel chipped up some more when he entered a pot that began with a raise that was called by three players (including Araniel). At the flop of [4d][4c][7c], action was checked to a player who be 1050 and was called by both Araniel on the button and the big blind player. At the turn of [js], everyone opted to slow it down and check. Then on the river of [jd], action was checked to Araniel who bet 3000, which found one caller. Araniel took it down with his [qs][jc] full house.
4:20pm Roman scoops up a nice pot
Sometimes pots start out very small then all of a sudden, they’ve grown making the win that much more fulfilling. In a recent hand, five players limped in and the big blind opted to check. At the flop of [qs][2d][8s], a player in mid position bet 1200, immediately followed by Trifie Montebon with a raise to 3500. Luis Antonio Roman on the button called and so did the initial bettor as the others folded. At the turn of [4c] Montebon continued and fired out 4500 which was called by Roman and the other player in the hand. On the river of [th], action was checked to Roman who laid out 9000. He got himself one caller as Trifie opted to give up his hand. Roman won with his [qc][js] top pair earning himself a sizable pot.
4:40pm Cold-hearted Choi boots one
With a min raise before him, Kwangyeop Choi called and watched the flop land [6d][8h][2h]. One thing led to another, both players were eventually all in with Choi holding [9h][7h] open ended flush draw against a player with [8c][8s] set. With the turn of [9d], Choi took the lead, then further sealed his win when the river felted a [4h] for a flush.
5:00pm Bolung big fold against Leonarez
Catching the action on the turn board of [5c][8s][3s][8c] and a pot of over 20K weighing down the middle, both Sammy Bolung and Jesse Leonarez checked for a freebie river card of [ks]. Instantly Leonarez shoved sending Bolung to the tank for a bit until he decided to fold and show his [ah][ac]. Leonarez whelped in surprise and kindly showed his cards, [kh][8h] for a full house. Good fold for Sammy!