Chips Fly Between Ellis and Szabo
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Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Zoltan Szabo and Ray Ellis were heads up on a flop of 
. Ellis led out for 60,000, Szabo called, and the turn brought the 
.
Ellis tanked for nearly two minutes, then fired another 60,000. Szabo quickly called.
The river was a third diamond - the 
- and the second the card hit the felt, Ellis slid out a tower of yellow T5,000 chips. Szabo opted not to call the 100,000-chip bet, and tossed his cards into the muck.
Ellis raked in the pot, and now sits with just under 600,000 chips. Szabo slipped to 220,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
575,000
224,500
|
224,500 |
|
220,000
-266,000
|
-266,000 |
|
||
, Phares Bouya bet 40,000 from the big blind and received a call from Daniel Laidlaw in the under-the-gun position. The former player then thought for about a minute before checking the 
river, and the methodical Laidlaw slowly slid out a bet of 68,000. It was enough to get the job done as Bouya glanced up at the clock and then folded his hand.
, and was five steps away from the table by the time the 
turned.
completed the board, giving both players the same straight, he was three table-lengths away. When Ford heard the good news, he returned with a grin on his face.
. The 
on the turn was a very interesting card. It gave Krost his flush, but Sibaei could still make the best hand and eliminated Krost if the board paired on the river.
did not pair the board however, and Krost secured the double up.
flop and 
river. Hei Lam revealed the 
for flop trips, and it was good as Da Costa Silva sent his cards to the muck.
. Brandon Adams had 
.
turned, and when the 
spiked on the river, they plummeted to zero.
for a straight.
