Preflop Noah Schwartz raised to 550 and David Benyamine re-raised to 2,350. Schwartz called and the flop came . Schwartz moved all in for his last 5,050 and Benyamine called.
Schwartz:
Benyamine:
Benyamine's aces were leading Schwartz's pair of nines with a wrap. The on the turn changed nothing but the on the river gave Schwartz his straight.
After the hand Schwartz had 20,000 while Benyamine was left with 3,500.
On a flop we found Yuval Bronshtein potting before there was one all in and then another all in with Michael Binger. Bronshtein made the call to put both players at risk.
Bronshtein:
Binger:
Opponent:
With the unknown opponent in the lead, the on the turn and the on the river saw Bronshtein snatch the pot to move to 34,000 as Binger was forced to use his final add-on chip.
In an action laden hand, a player in middle position raised to 350 and was called by the player next to act. PokerStars Team Pro Jason Mercier then raised to 1,625 from the hijack and both the other players called.
The flop came . The initial preflop raiser checked and the second player to act bet 2,000. Mercier then went all in for a total of 2,850. The first player went into the tank for a bit before opting to push his stack of 6,725 in as well. The last player who had both the other's covered called and the hands were revealed.
Mercier:
Other All-In Player:
Third Player:
While a set of kings was the best hand after the flop, the turn and river brought the and giving the player who was all in for 6,725 an ace-high flush and the win.
Mercier used his last add-on chip after the hand and will obviously be looking to make a move soon to boost his stack back up.
Richard Ashby raised to 400 and another player raised to 1,300. Ashby called and the flop came . The other player bet 2,000, Ashby went all in and the other player called.
Ashby:
Opponent:
The turn was the pairing Ashby's nine and the river was the . Ashby's lone pair of nines was good enough to win the hand and boost his stack to 15,000.
All the chips went in after the flop of , when David Benyamine's was trailing Noah Schwartz's . The turn and river of the and were of no help to Benyamine and he was sent to the rail.
With a raise to 700, Erick Lindgren made the call next to act before a player in the hi-jack smooth-called too.
From the button, Jarred Solomon potted to 3,800 to force the blinds and the original raiser out as Lindgren made the call. The hi-jack pushed, Solomon called off his 5,225 and Lindgren pushed for 5,425.
Solomon:
Lindgren:
Hi-Jack:
The flop gave Solomon top two pair and Lindgren bottom two, but it would be the on the turn which would send the advantage Lindgren's way.
The river landed the , and with Solomon unable to re-suck, he was sent to the rail as Lindgren moved to 16,000 in chips.
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