After Bill Chen raised the button, and found two callers in the blinds, the flop of was checked around.
The hit the turn and Chau Giang led out with a bet from the small blind. Gus Hansen called in the big blind as did Chen, and they saw the hit the river.
Giang checked, as did Hansen and Chen fired a bet. Giang made the call and Hansen stepped aside.
Chen showed but Giang gave a shout of delight when he revealed for the better kicker.
A short-stacked Jani Sointula committed his last chips preflop in a hand of Omaha-8 and David Bach made the call.
Sointula:
Bach:
The board ran out , and after Sointula had flopped two pair, the river gave Bach a Broadway straight to collect the pot and eliminate Sointula from the tournament.
Bill Chen completed on third street, Chau Giang raised and Chen called. Chen led out on fourth street when he made an open pair of eights and Giang called. Chen led again on fifth and Giang came alon. Chen then check-called bets on sixth and seventh streets.
Giang showed for kings up. Chen couldn't beat it with for a smaller two pair and four to a straight flush. Giang won the pot and is up to 240,000 while Chen is on 480,000.
David Grey bet all in on fifth street and John Kabbaj made the call. Though Grey's split kings led, Kabbaj made a flush on sixth street to send him to the rail and increase his stack to 400,000.
It's been a good round of Hold'em for Kirill Rabtsov as he's just doubled up twice to get himself back into contention.
In the first hand Rabtsov took to war against Hasan Habib's with all the chips in preflop. Despite domination, Rabtsov made a straight when the board ran out .
A few moments later Rabtsov was all in again, but this time on the turn on the board of . Rabtsov had flopped two pair with his as Thor Hansen would need help with his . Help didn't arrive with the river and suddenly Rabtsov found himself back to 200,000 chips.
Tony G opened for a raise and Scotty Nguyen called. Nguyen check-raised Tony G's bet on the flop and Tony G called. Nguyen bet the on the turn, Tony G making the call and they did the same on the river, which fell the .
Nguyen showed and raked in the pot, taking his stack up to 380,000.
Chris Ferguson (X)(X) (X)
Frank Cremen (X)(X) (X)
Jon Turner (X)(X) (X)
Chris Ferguson was all in on third street while Frank Cremen and Jon Turner continued betting on the side. Cremen led every street and Turned called him down.
Cremen showed for a 7-5-3-2-A low while Turner revealed (?) for aces up. They split the pot while Ferguson mucked and hit the rail.
David Grey (X)(X) (X)
Patrik Antonius (X)(X) (X)
Gus Hansen (X)(X) (X)
We picked up this hand on fifth street, with David Grey already all in. Antonius bet out, Hansen raised, Antonius reraised, Hansen made it four bets and Antonius called. Hansen led on sixth street with his open pair of queens and Antonius flat-called. Hansen bet again on the river and Antonius called.
Hansen showed for a Broadway straight. Antonius mucked and Hansen won the side pot. For the main pot, Grey showed for a flush and survived the hand, though he was left with only 60,000 in chips.
After a raise and reraise on third, the action got intense on fourth street between Tony G and Vitaly Lunkin.
The action was capped on fourth as a big pot was developing. Lunkin fired on fifth, before Guoga led on sixth. On the river, Guoga fired again and Lunkin raised with Guoga making the call.
Guoga: ()
Lunkin: ()
Lunkin had rolled up sixes and rivered quads as Guoga also held a big hand but only collected half for his low.
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was checked around.
hit the turn and Chau Giang led out with a bet from the small blind. Gus Hansen called in the big blind as did Chen, and they saw the 
hit the river.
but Giang gave a shout of delight when he revealed 
for the better kicker.
(X)
, and after Sointula had flopped two pair, the river gave Bach a Broadway straight to collect the pot and eliminate Sointula from the tournament.
(X)
for kings up. Chen couldn't beat it with 
for a smaller two pair and four to a straight flush. Giang won the pot and is up to 240,000 while Chen is on 480,000.
)
. Help didn't arrive with the 
flop and Tony G called. Nguyen bet the 
(X)
(X)
(X)
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