
D1A
Michael Falcon Bows Out
Frank Lillis opened utg, followed by a raise to 5,500 from Michael Falcon. Vincent Albert on the small blind, cold four bet to 22,000 and was met with two all-ins - Lillis (31,900) and Falcon (37,500). Albert put in the final call, making it a three way showdown.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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VA Vincent Albert | A♥K♦ SB | 92,100(77 BB) |
FL Frank Lillis | A♠K♠ UTG | 49,000(41 BB) |
MF Michael Falcon | A♣J♠ HJ | busted |
Jean Defour Pulls a Check Raise

Following an open and a call, Michael Falcon bumped up the stakes to 3,300 and saw both players continue to flop 9♦ T♠ Q♥ . Action checked round to turn 3♥ , where Falcon bet 3,600 checked once more to him. Initial raiser Jean Defour made it 8,900 to go, leaving Falcon in quick surrender.
Player | Chips |
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JD Jean Dufour | 50,500(84 BB) |
MF Michael Falcon | 38,900(65 BB) |
Ziad Zebib Calls Down Michael Falcon
Michael Falcon opened utg and called a 1,200 three bet from Ziad Zebib on the small blind.
Action on flop 6♦ 9♦ 5♥ checked round to turn Q♥ , where Zebib led 800. Falcon padded it further to 2,400, and followed with a final 6,000 on river 6♣ .
Zebib looked him up both streets with K♥ K♣ , and picked up the pot as Falcon revealed busted flush draw A♥ 3♥ .
Player | Chips |
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56,200(281 BB) | |
MF Michael Falcon | 27,900(140 BB) |
Four Hearts on Board for Michael Falcon

Ihor Yerofieiev opened 300 utg, and saw four more players come along for a family pot. Action on board A♠ T♥ 2♥ 3♥ Q♥ was checked all the way to showdown, revealing Michael Falcon's flush J♠ 7♥ for the win.
Player | Chips |
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MF Michael Falcon | 41,300(413 BB) |
IY Ihor Yerofieiev | 38,600(386 BB) |