Main Event

Folded to small blind Edilberto Gopez, he opened to 120,000 and called off big blind Sidark Amanda’s jam for 420,000 total.

Sidark A♦ 6♦ Gopez 8♠ T♦

Slightly ahead, the runout 6♣ 2♥ 5♠ 4♣ T♠ couldn’t save Sidark from his unfortunate elimination after the river gave Gopez a pair of tens to beat his pair of sixes.

Cut off Ho Tung Chun opened to 100,000 and called a 1,000,000 all-in from big blind Sidark Amanda.

Sidark A♠ 7♠ Ho Q♦ Q♣

The flop A♦ K♥ 5♦ immediately peeled ace-high for Sidark’s top pair, but the turn Q♠ shifted it back to Ho’s advantage.

Sidark Amanda defended his big blind against utg raiser Edilberto Gopez and saw a flop of K♠ 6♦ 4♣ . Sidark led out a bet of 55,000 and called a raise to 165,000 from Gopez. Turn 5♠ went check-check, leading to the river 4♠ . Sidark bet 350,000, enough for Gopez to chuck in the fold.

A blind vs blind battle, all the chips went in the middle preflop and turned up a flip, Sidark Amanda being at risk.

Sidark 4♦ 4♣ Edilberto Gopez A♥ K♦

The flop 5♦ 3♥ 7♥ fared safe for Sidark and remained that way after the turn 6♥ completed his straight for the double up.

Cut off Sidark Amanda opened to 24,000, called by button Ho Tung Chun. Flop came Q♥ 4♣ 7♦ and Sidark check-called a 25,000 bet from his opponent. Runout 2♣ K♦ saw no more chips put in with Sidark’s pair of queens Q♠ J♥ good for the showdown.

Preflop action was spotted with all the chips in the middle with Sidark Amanda’s T♥ T♦ up against Reynolds Nichols’ Q♥ Q♠ . The flop Q♦ 7♦ 5♦ gave Nichols a set but left Amada drawing to a diamond flush. The runout however, drew blank as Nichols took down the pot, leaving Amanda with 6BB behind.