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Aleksey Yuzikov moved all in over the top of a raise to 30,000 from Jeff Sarwer. After the players behind Yuzikov folded and action got back to Sarwer, Yuzikov called the clock after only a few short moments. Sarwer was a little bit upset with this.
"You have one minute." said Yuzikov with a thick accent.
"I know." responded Sarwer. "I'd let the clock run down just to waste time, but I won't delay because I respect everyone else at the table."
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The always dapper Luca Pagano
Alexander Debus raised to 28,000 from the button. Jeff Sarwer folded the small blind and then Team PokerStars PRO member Luca Pagano raised all in from the big blind for 189,000 total. After several minutes of thought, Debus made the call.
Pagano tabled and was in good form to double as Debus held .
The flop came down , adding a pair to Debus, but it was still Pagano in the lead.
The turn brought the and then the river the .
Pagano doubled to about 390,000 while Debus slipped to 420,000.
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Oleksandr Vaserfirer opened to 31,000 from early position, and big blind Anatoly Gurtovoy put in the call to see a flop.
It came . With his opponent checking, Vaserfirer made a small bet of 20,000 which was quickly called. The turn was the , and both men checked. The on the river drew a leading bet of 50,000 from Gurtovoy, and Vaserfirer pursed his lips and splashed in the call as if he already knew he had been outdrawn.
Sure enough, Gurtovoy flipped over , and a slightly frustrated Vaserfirer flashed his before flinging them back to the dealer.
donpeters
Luca Pagano opened with a raise to 30,000. Anatoly Gurtoyov reraised to 85,000. Pagano wasn't having any of it, as he stuck in a bunch of stacks of yellow T5,000 chips, declaring that he was all in. Gurtoyov folded, allowing Pagano to move to 510,000.
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Jani Sointula - 12th Place
In a battle of the blinds, Alfio Battisti made it 26,000 to play from the small blind, and big blind Jani Sointula flicked in the call from the big.
The dealer ran out a flop of , and Battisti kept the heat on with a bet of what appeared to be 45,000. After some sideways glances and shakes of the head, Sointula moved all in for 189,000 total. Battisti would take several minutes of deep thought before making the call to put his opponent's tournament life in jeopardy.
Showdown
Battisti:
Sointula:
Battisti was ahead with top pair, but Sointula was flipping coins to stay alive with his flush draw and overcards. The turn was a great card as it added an open-ender to Sointula's list of outs, but the was not one of those outs.
A full house on the river is plenty good enough for Battisti, and he's picked up a big knockout, sending the dangerous Finn to the rail in 12th place.
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Aleksey Yuzikov - 11th Place
Jeff Sarwer raised to 30,000 and action folded to Aleksey Yuzikov in the big blind. As he does so often, Yuzikov paused for a while before even looking at his hole cards. Then, after checking what he had, he tanked even more.
"I don't know what takes so long every time." commented Sarwer.
Another few moments passed after the comment and then Yuzikov moved all in, pushing 276,000 chips into the middle.
"Yeah, yeah, I call." announced Sarwer, tabling .
Yuzikov first just pushed his hand forward face down and the tournament staff had to come over and turn it face up for the showdown. When done so, it was revealed that Yuzikov was crushed with .
The board ran out and Yuzikov was eliminated. Sarwer now has 855,000 chips.
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Under the gun, Oleksandr Vaserfirer made it 30,000 to skate, and both Alexander Debus and Jeff Sarwer came along in position.
Three-handed to the flop, the dealer spread out , and all three men checked. The turn was the , and action passed around to Sarwer again. He bet it this time, firing a little 25,000 stab at the pot. Vaserfirer made a relatively quick call while Debus ducked out of the way.
Heads up now, the river was the . Vaserfirer checked again, and Sarwer eventually bet another 45,000. The chip leader would sit in the tank for several minutes before cutting the call from his towering stack and throwing it across the line.
Sarwer tapped the felt and mucked his hand. Vaserfirer tabled , and his jack kicker was enough to win him the pot. Whether or not it was the best hand is still uncertain from Sarwer's reaction. He simply said, "Wow, jack high. Nice... nice hand."
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Jeff Sarwer started the action with a raise under the gun, finding action from Luca Pagano and big blind Alexander Debus.
The three men watched a flop of , and Sarwer put out a follow-up bet of 56,000. Pagano called quickly, and Debus called slowly. The turn was the , and Debus and Sarwer both checked. Pagano confidently stacked out 120,000 chips, drawing an immediate fold from Debus.
Sarwer wasn't so quick to duck out though, and he leaned forward to stare across the dealer at Pagano. "Pretty crucial hand here, huh?" he asked rhetorically. After another minute or two of one-sided banter, Sarwer let his hand go, sending a nice pot over to Pagano.
The Italian pro is up close to 500,000 chips after that scoop.
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Christophe chugging along
Christophe Benzimra raised to 30,000 and Clayton Mozdzen called on the button. The two players saw the flop come down .
Benzimra wasted little time in sticking out a bet of 55,000. Mozdzen quickly called.
The turn brought the and Benzimra fired again. He made a bet of 95,000 this time, leaving himself with about 215,000. Mozdzen had about 825,000 chips left in his stack and waited about two minutes before making a decision. That decision was to fold, giving Benzimra the pot.
and was in good form to double as Debus held 
.
, adding a pair to Debus, but it was still Pagano in the lead.
and then the river the 
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on the river drew a leading bet of 50,000 from Gurtovoy, and Vaserfirer pursed his lips and splashed in the call as if he already knew he had been outdrawn.
, and a slightly frustrated Vaserfirer flashed his 
before flinging them back to the dealer.
, and Battisti kept the heat on with a bet of what appeared to be 45,000. After some sideways glances and shakes of the head, Sointula moved all in for 189,000 total. Battisti would take several minutes of deep thought before making the call to put his opponent's tournament life in jeopardy.
was a great card as it added an open-ender to Sointula's list of outs, but the 
was not one of those outs.
and Yuzikov was eliminated. Sarwer now has 855,000 chips.
. Vaserfirer checked again, and Sarwer eventually bet another 45,000. The chip leader would sit in the tank for several minutes before cutting the call from his towering stack and throwing it across the line.
, and his jack kicker was enough to win him the pot. Whether or not it was the best hand is still uncertain from Sarwer's reaction. He simply said, "Wow, jack high. Nice... nice hand."
and Benzimra fired again. He made a bet of 95,000 this time, leaving himself with about 215,000. Mozdzen had about 825,000 chips left in his stack and waited about two minutes before making a decision. That decision was to fold, giving Benzimra the pot.
