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David Benyamine has inched out to an early chip lead in today's event and seems determined to throw those chips around. He called with the showing after Andy Bloch brought it in with the but before Nick Schulman completed the . Bloch called, then Benyamine switched everything up by throwing in a raise. Schulman and Bloch both called.
Fourth street brought the for Benyamine and a ten for each of Bloch and Schulman. Benyamine fired out a bet but was unable to shake either of his opponents. That changed on fifth street, when each player caught what looked like a brick. This time Benyamine's bet earned him two folds and the pot. He showed the .
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We join a heads-up confrontation between Alessio Isaia and Joe Cassidy on fifth street. Cassidy shows (X-X) , and he fired out a bet. Isaia's board read (X-X) , and he opted to raise it up. Cassidy called.
Sixth street came the for Cassidy, and he fired at the pot once again. Just as before, Isaia raised with the , and Cassidy called.
On seventh street, Cassidy checked, Isaia bet once more, and Cassidy again called.
Showdown
Isaia: () ()
Cassidy: (X-X) (X) MUCK
Having made his queen-high flush on sixth street, Alessio Isaia's winner earned him a healthy pot at the expense of Joe Cassidy.
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Alexander Kravchenko is legendary for being a stony-faced poker player but it seems that the antics of Tony G can crack a smile on his stoic face. We came to their table with Kravchenko showing a board of (X-X) / and the G's board showing (X-X) / .
"Can we just go all in?" asked Tony G with a laugh. The whole table tittered, and even Kravchenko permitted himself a smile. The two men went to sixth street, with Kravcehnko catching a and betting into Tony G's . Again Tony called.
On the river, Kravchenko fired dark. Tony G peeked at his last card, then opened all three hole cards, . "How can I win?" he asked as he shipped in his cards. Kravchenko obligingly showed one card -- a for a pair of nines.
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Phil Ivey has traded in his golf spikes for a stack of chips here in the Stud World Championship, arriving during the first break. It appears he knew what he was doing, as he's off to a flying start. We found him involved in a clash with Greg Raymer, another latecomer, with a big pot building toward seventh street.
In the end, there was a pot of more than 7,000 chips piled in the middle of the table, and Ivey showed down a full house, threes full of tens. It was the winner, as Raymer stacked his cards and returned them to the dealer. After that exchange, Ivey is quickly up to about 34,000, dropping Raymer down close to 24,000.
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On one table: Phil Ivey on a pair and flush-draw combination catches trip sixes on the river to beat his opponent's aces up.
On another table: Andy Bloch was kind enough to twitter about Eli Elezra making a royal flush against Barry Greenstein to climb back to the starting chip stack.
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Kirill Gerasimov started the action by completing the bring-in with the in the door. Johnny Chan made the call with his , as did Alexander Kostritsyn showing the .
On fifth street, all three men pulled a four off the deck. Gerasimov and Chan checked, and Kostritsyn made the bet. Both opponents called. The action repeated on sixth street, with Gerasimov and Chan calling a Kostritsyn bet. On seventh street, all three men checked.
Kostritsyn was the first to table his hand, revealing () (). Surprisingly, neither of his opponents could beat the pair of sevens as they both mucked their hands quickly. After taking down that contested pot, Kostritsyn is up close to 40,000.
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Marco Traniello felt confident enough in a hand against Greg Raymer to bet the river dark. His board showed (X-X) / / (X). Raymer was curious enough to call with (X-X) / / (X). Traniello triumphantly rolled over for tens full of kings to drag the pot.
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With 30,000 chips in the starting stack, it's not surprising that there haven't been any eliminations yet. While there might be a few this level, we don't expect any until after the dinner break.
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That's right, Star Wars fans. The role of Admiral Ackbar in this hand is played by yours truly, while the roles of Death Star and Rebel Fleet are played by Howard Lederer and Alexander Kostritsyn, respectively. Lederer called bets from Kostritsyn on every street until sixth street, when he raised with a board of (X-X) / . Kostritsyn called with (X-X) / . Both players checked the river, with Lederer revealing a craftily played . Kostritsyn mucked.
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showing after Andy Bloch brought it in with the 
but before Nick Schulman completed the 
. Bloch called, then Benyamine switched everything up by throwing in a raise. Schulman and Bloch both called.
for Benyamine and a ten for each of Bloch and Schulman. Benyamine fired out a bet but was unable to shake either of his opponents. That changed on fifth street, when each player caught what looked like a brick. This time Benyamine's bet earned him two folds and the pot. He showed the 
.
, and he fired out a bet. Isaia's board read (X-X) 
, and he opted to raise it up. Cassidy called.
for Cassidy, and he fired at the pot once again. Just as before, Isaia raised with the 
) 
)
.
and betting into Tony G's 
. Again Tony called.
. "How can I win?" he asked as he shipped in his cards. Kravchenko obligingly showed one card -- a 
in the door. Johnny Chan made the call with his 
(X)
(X)
) 
/ (X). Raymer was curious enough to call with (X-X) / 
. Kostritsyn called with (X-X) / 
. Both players checked the river, with Lederer revealing a craftily played 