Sandra Naujoks raised to open the pot, and she got the rest of her chips in after a Clement Thumy reraise. She was in bad shape when the cards were turned up, her pocket fives running into Thumy's two nines.
Naujoks picked up a gutshot straight draw on the turn, but she could not find any of her out cards, and she's been offed in 15th place. We're now left with a field full of 14 men, still looking for our first female open bracelet winner of 2010.
Allen Kessler moved all-in for 59,000 from the hijack seat and the action folded around to Konstantin Bucherl in the big blind. He screwed up his face as he looked down at his hole cards but nevertheless made the call.
Kessler
Bucherl
Bucherl hit a four on the flop, giving him the lead. Sixes fell on the turn and river and "Chainsaw" hit the rail in 14th place.
Marc Inizan opened for 45,000 and Tom Marchese called. Both players checked the flop. The turn was the and Marchese fired out 74,000. Inizan called and they went to the river, which fell the . Marchese bet 141,000 and Inizan called.
Marchese showed for the win and Inizan mucked. Marchese is up to 685,000 while Inizan still holds the chip lead with 1.1 million.
Alexander Kuzmin was in the big blind, and action was on Tom Marchese when he asked Kuzmin how much he was playing.
"I don't know," Kuzmin said flatly. Marchese asked him to count, and he declined, so the floor was called over.
When the dealer explained that Marchese was requesting a count, floor person Nikki said, "Okay, then we'll count it down."
"But these are my chips," Kuzmin said, denying the count. "I don't know why he needs to know."
From across the table, Dani Stern had had just about enough of this exchange. "Because it's relevant information, that's why! He wants to know how many chips in a poker tournament, imagine that!"
"Fine, then I want a count on him," Kuzmin said, stubbornly pointing to Marchese.
"And he can tell you in twenty seconds," Stern said. "Because he has them stacked in a reasonable manner. You're just being difficult" Sure enough, Marchese already had himself counted at 827,000 by the time Stern was done talking. The floor counted Kuzmin down at 482,000, Marchese folded, Stern raised, and he took the blinds, including Kuzmin's.
Nikki explained to Kuzmin that if he kept his chips stacked in twenties, it would be easier for the other players to eyeball.
"Something happens when you put nine grown men in front of a piece of green felt," someone said within earshot. "They all revert back to kindergarten."
On a flop of , Konstantin Bucherl bet 63,000, Marc Inizan raised to 175,000, Bucherl raised enough to set Inizan all-in and he made the call.
Bucherl
Inizan
Bucherl made his flush on the turn when the fell. The river was the and Inizan shipped 664,000 across the table, leaving himself with 377,000. Bucherl is the new chip leader with 1,442,000.
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Clement Thumy checked the flop over to Sam Stein, who bet 62,000. Thumy raised to 175,000, Stein moved all-in and Thumy called.
Thumy turned over pocket fours for a set, but Stein had pocket fives for a higher set! Mayhem! Madness! Stein couldn't believe his eyes and sprung from his chair.
The turn was the , the river was the and Stein doubled to 1,242,000. Onetime chip leader Thumy is down to only 202,000.
Peter Jetten raised to 45,000 from late position, and Valdemar Kwaysser three-bet to 125,000 from the big blind. Jetten asked how much his opponent was playing before making the call.
The flop came , and Kwaysser continued out with a bet of 130,000. Jetten didn't waste much time calling, and the appeared on fourth street. The action check-checked, and the river paired the board with the . Kwaysser paused before doing a diamond check on his hole cards, and he slowly tapped the table. Jetten threw his hands up in the air and said, "Check!"
Kwaysser was first to show his , and it was the best hand. Jetten flipped his back and forth in between his hands, then laid them face-up on the felt to send the pot over to his opponent.
Kwaysser climbs up over the million-chip mark to 1.05 million with that pot.
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flop, giving him the lead. Sixes fell on the turn and river and "Chainsaw" hit the rail in 14th place.
flop. The turn was the 
and Marchese fired out 74,000. Inizan called and they went to the river, which fell the 
. Marchese bet 141,000 and Inizan called.
for the win and Inizan mucked. Marchese is up to 685,000 while Inizan still holds the chip lead with 1.1 million.
fell. The river was the 
and Inizan shipped 664,000 across the table, leaving himself with 377,000. Bucherl is the new chip leader with 1,442,000.
, the river was the 
and Stein doubled to 1,242,000. Onetime chip leader Thumy is down to only 202,000.
, and it was the best hand. Jetten flipped his