George Lind raised under the gun, and he, Guillaume Rivet, and Brendan Taylor each ended up putting in four bets apiece. Well, Lind could only put 82,000 in, and he was all in heading to the flop.
The board ran , and Rivet and Taylor checked it down all the way. "I think I got this one," Lind remarked. And he was right. He turned over , and nobody could beat it. That's a triple up, and it moves Lind all the way back to 276,000.
Josh Arieh raised from early position, and Mike Sexton moved all in for 52,000 near the button. The action folded back to Arieh who quickly called.
Arieh:
Sexton:
Sexton was dominated both ways, but hit a huge flop - !
"That's a good flop," Sexton professed with a smile.
The turn wasn't so good however - .
"That's not a good turn," Sexton chuckled.
The on the river was insignificant, and Sexton was eliminated in 15th place. He wished his competitors the best of luck, and then headed toward the exit.
Sexton finished 10th in this event last year, and deserves a ton of credit for consecutive deep runs. Our hats are off to the ambassador of poker; Mike Sexton!
Mikael Thuritz raised on the button and was called by Brendan Taylor in the big blind. Taylor check-called a bet on the flop (), and on the turn (). On the river (), Taylor got the rest of his chips in the middle after a series of bets.
Thuritz tabled for the nut-flush and the second nut-low, and Taylor mucked his hand. Taylor hit the rail, earning $26,108 for his efforts.
Before the flop, Michael Chow got his last 56,000 into the middle against two players. Richard Ashby would bet Viacheslav Zhukov out on the flop, and Chow was at risk and looking to triple up as the showdown arrived.
Chow:
Ashby:
The turn {5c] and river were blanks for Chow, and he was unable to catch up. It was a miraculous short-stacked performance for the serial-$10k-casher. He's racked up another one of those here this week, taking home more than $26,000 for a 13th-place finish.
We picked up the action on the flop as the dealer spread out . In three-way action, Alessio Isaia bet, Jason Steinberg folded, Steve Billirakis raised, and Isaia called all in for 62,000 total.
Showdown
Isaia:
Billirakis:
The turn made Billirakis the straight, and Isaia needed to fill up to stay alive. The river was a blank, though, the , and that's all she wrote. Isaia has made a pair of deep runs at this 2011 WSOP, but this one comes up short of the final table. He's out in 12th place, good for a pay bump up over $30,000.
When we reached the table, Guillaume Rivet, Mack Lee and Mikael Thuritz were three-handed with the board reading and over 200,000 in the middle. The action checked to Thuritz who bet, and both Rivet and Lee called.
The river was the , and again Rivet and Lee checked to Thuritz who bet. This time only Lee called, and Thuritz opened for a straight. Lee angrily mucked, and Thuritz raked in a monster pot.
Todd Barlow raised before the flop, and George Lind three-bet him next door. Barlow called, and he check-raised all in after the flop. Lind quickly called, and Barlow was in good shape to double.
Showdown
Barlow:
Lind:
Barlow had flopped the boat, and he faded disaster on the turn and river. That's a double up, and it moves him up to 264,000 while knocking Lind back to 290,000 in the process.
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, and Rivet and Taylor checked it down all the way. "I think I got this one," Lind remarked. And he was right. He turned over 
, and nobody could beat it. That's a triple up, and it moves Lind all the way back to 276,000.
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on the river was insignificant, and Sexton was eliminated in 15th place. He wished his competitors the best of luck, and then headed toward the exit.
), and on the turn (
). On the river (
), Taylor got the rest of his chips in the middle after a series of bets.
for the nut-flush and the second nut-low, and Taylor mucked his hand. Taylor hit the rail, earning $26,108 for his efforts.
turn made Billirakis the straight, and Isaia needed to fill up to stay alive. The river was a blank, though, the 
, and Gerasimov scooped the pot to double to 130,000 chips. Steinberg is still very healthy with 420,000.
