As usual, Monday did not take the action to any significant heights though there were some players who carded good scores throughout the day. rumprammer, Urindanger and Bttech86 all secured six-figure wins, while bemyguestbud had to see his bankroll reduced by almost $200K. The two Phils, Ivey and Galfond made some quick appearances and both lost about $50 and $60K respectively. jungleman12 won $52K playing $100/$200 PLO, but durrrr was nowhere to be found. Hopefully it will not be another two months before the two of them put in some more hands in the challenge.
Big8E gets a dream flop and wins a $125K pot.
Big8E is a relatively new player who we have only seen since the middle of July and even then he hasn’t been very active. This hand was the largest of the day, and it is by far the biggest pot that Big8E has won in the time we have been tracking him.
Flopping the nut straight against an overpair when playing heads-up NLHE will normally give you an easy double-up unless your opponent is a psychic or you completely misplay the hand. On this hand neither of these things happened and Big8E got all the money in on the turn when his opponent was drawing dead. Jas11 could also chosen to get the chips in on the flop, but his hand is so strong that he is in a spot where you are normally looking to extract some extra chips from your opponent. Being in position it is an almost ideal spot to get your opponent to lead out on the turn and only then make the big shove.
bemyguestbud flops top set against jungleman12’s aces. $103K pot
Arbianight’s kings hold up to win a $93K pot.