We've only been back from dinner for ten minutes now and Maxim Lykov has already turned up the aggression. After taking down a pot preflop with a raise, he opened the next pot for 700 from the cutoff. The player on the button raised to 2,235 in a "not this time" manner. When action came back around to Lykov, he four-bet to 6,750 and the player on the button shook his head and mucked his cards. Lykov grabbed another pot bringing him up to 77,000.
We caught up with the action on an flop where an early position player bet 600 and chip leader Bob Safai raised to 2,200 on the button. The original bettor made the call and then check-called a bet of 5,000 from Safai on the turn. When the hit the river, the player checked again and Safai quickly slid out a bet of 21,000. The player thought for a little bit before he called for what was most of his stack.
Safai turned over for two pair, aces and fours, but his opponent revealed for top-two to nearly double up. Safai rapidly counted out what he had left and then jokingly hid his stack when we were trying to take a look before he lifted his hands so we could peek. Although he still has the biggest stack among the notables we’ve tracked, Safai has certainly taken a hit from his peak.
A player in middle position bet out and made it 900, Kenneth Griffin in the hijack made the call as well as the player on the button. With a flop being spread out the initial raiser checked, and Griffin bet 2,000. Both the middle position player and the button opted to call and it was three people to the turn.
After the landed on fourth street the middle position player checked and and Griffin again bet, this time 6,000 and again the two other players called.
A river allowed for everyone to check and turn over their cards. Griffin showed for a pair of sixes, and his opponent from the middle position showed for a pair of nines. The other player mucked and the middle position player was awarded the pot.
Marcello Mesqueu opened to 800, Mike Matusow called from the small blind, and Robin Mitchell called from the big. The flop fell , and Matusow led for 1,100. Mitchell released, Mesqueu raised to 2,500, and Matusow called.
The turn was the , and Matusow check-called 5,500 from Mesqueu. The river was another eight - the - and Matusow again checked, Mesqueu checked behind, and Matusow opened up for quad eights.
An early position player raised to 750, the player directly to his left called and action folded around to Scott Seiver on the button who raised to 2,550. When action got back around to the original raiser he went into the tank for a couple of minutes before upping the bet to 4,425. The middle player got out of the way and Seiver moved all in but was snap-called and after the cards were revealed it was easy to see why.
Seiver:
Opponent:
Seiver had the other player covered but would need some help to avoid taking a major hit to his stack. Unfortunately the board ran out and the other player doubled while Seiver was left with 7,500. As soon as the river had been dealt Seiver grabbed his phone and started typing, likely a text or tweet relaying his bad fortune.
A middle position player opened for 300 and Martin Hruby three-bet to 825 in the hijack. The opener made the call as the two saw a flop come down. Hruby led for 1,125 and the the hijack called. Both players checked the on the turn and the preflop raiser bet 2,500 on the river. Hruby folded but showed what looked like the for trips. If that was the case, then Hruby made a great laydown as the middle positon player showed for a straight as he dragged in the pot.
A player in the cut off put out a bet preflop, and when action was next on Jake Cody on the button he made it 2,100. Both the blinds folded and it was back on the cut off who completed. all made an appearance on the flop and the cut off checked. Cody then bet out 2,600 and was immediately reraised by the cut off who threw in 6,000. Cody hesitated for a few moments before ultimately throwing his cards in the muck.
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flop where an early position player bet 600 and chip leader Bob Safai raised to 2,200 on the button. The original bettor made the call and then check-called a bet of 5,000 from Safai on the 
turn. When the 
hit the river, the player checked again and Safai quickly slid out a bet of 21,000. The player thought for a little bit before he called for what was most of his stack.
for top-two to nearly double up. Safai rapidly counted out what he had left and then jokingly hid his stack when we were trying to take a look before he lifted his hands so we could peek. Although he still has the biggest stack among the notables we’ve tracked, Safai has certainly taken a hit from his peak.
flop being spread out the initial raiser checked, and Griffin bet 2,000. Both the middle position player and the button opted to call and it was three people to the turn.
landed on fourth street the middle position player checked and and Griffin again bet, this time 6,000 and again the two other players called.
river allowed for everyone to check and turn over their cards. Griffin showed 
for a pair of sixes, and his opponent from the middle position showed 
, and Matusow led for 1,100. Mitchell released, Mesqueu raised to 2,500, and Matusow called.
, and Matusow check-called 5,500 from Mesqueu. The river was another eight - the 
- and Matusow again checked, Mesqueu checked behind, and Matusow opened up 
for quad eights.
flop come down. Hruby led for 1,125 and the the hijack called. Both players checked the 
on the turn and the preflop raiser bet 2,500 on the 
all made an appearance on the flop and the cut off checked. Cody then bet out 2,600 and was immediately reraised by the cut off who threw in 6,000. Cody hesitated for a few moments before ultimately throwing his cards in the muck.