In the match between Daniel Negreanu and Alexander Kostritsyn, we caught up as Kostritsyn re-raised Negreanu preflop to 2,400. Negreanu four-bet to 5,400 total and Kostritsyn made the call.
The flop came down and Kostritsyn checked to Negreanu who fired out a bet of 3,600. Kostritsyn made the call.
The fell on the turn and once again Kostritsyn checked to Negreanu. This time Negreanu fired out 9,200. After much deliberation, Kostritsyn once again made the call.
The river came the and Kostritsyn checked once again. This time Negreanu also checked and flipped up the for trip kings. Negreanu scooped a massive pot of over 36,000.
With the board reading , Erick Lindgren bet 1,000 into a pot of 2,000 and was quickly called by Benjamin Sulsky. The turn brought the and Lindgren bet 1,500. Sulsky thought for a minute or so before raising to 3,200. After looking a bit confused by the move, Lindgren asked how much the bet was before hoisting a massive stack of orange 1,000 chips into the pot. Sulsky appeared to grow frustrated before mucking his hand and Lindgren collected a decent pot.
Andrew Robl moved all in on the river with the board for 39,000. Millar made the call holding and was nearly felted by Robl's . Both players still have their rebuy tokens available.
Vanessa Selbst raised to 1,200 preflop on the button and Chris Moorman made the call. Both players checked the flop. Selbst didn't check a second time on the turn, instead firing 1,500 after Moorman checked. Moorman made the call. The river prompted a third check from Moorman, to which Selbst bet 3,200. Moorman quickly called and Selbst announced, "Nine" before revealing the for flopped trips. "I'm running good," Selbst said as Moorman mucked his hand. Selbst is hovering around 100,000.
With the blinds at 300/600, Benjamin Tollerene limped on the button. Barry Greenstein made it 1,800 total and Tollerene made the call.
The flop came and Greenstein fired out a bet of 2,000. Tollerene made the call and we saw a turn of . This time Greenstein fired out 5,000 and Tollerene once again called. When the fell on the river Greenstein made a bet of 12,000. Tollerene announced “Call” and flipped up and that was enough to take down the pot.
Vanessa Rousso checked with the board reading and David Oppenheim knocked the table as well. When the fell on the river, Rousso checked again but this time Oppenhem fired a bet of 4,000 into a pot containing 6,800 chips. This prompted Rousso to agonize over her decision as she repeatedly stacked and restacked her chips, assessing if she could afford to make the call. Flashing a smile to Oppenheim, Rousso asked if he held the , which would have made him a runner-runner straight. With Oppenheim offering no replies, Rousso eventually folded her hand and Oppenheim scooped a medium-sized pot.
Andrew Robl has just stood up and shaken hands with his opponent Alexander Millar. The chips were pushed to Robl's side, and he quickly signed his name on his Round 2 card. Robl is moving on.
Also advancing is the champion of last year's $10,000 Heads-Up Championship, Ayaz Mahmood. He dispensed with David Williams with a quickness, and we're starting to drop a few players off the board here in the fourth level.
With the blinds at 400/800, Daniel Negreanu min-raised on the button to 1,600 and was reraised to 4,800 by Alexander Kostritsyn. The man they call "Kid Poker" splashed the pot with his all-in move, comitting the last of his initial 25,000 starting stack. Kostritsyn quickly called with and when Negreanu tabled his , the two were off to the races. The flop of was good for Kostritsyn, who could now catch any Queen, Eight, or Diamond to win the pot. The on the turn was safe for Negreanu, but the on the river gave Kostritsyn the flush and reduced Negreanu to his two remaining 25k chip add-ons.
Alexander Venovski called on the button and Steve Zolotow checked to see a flop of . Zolotow checked and Venovski bet 1,000. Zolotow pulled out a check-raise and made it 3,000 to go. Venovski announced “All in” and Zolotow made the call.
Zolotow:
Venovski:
Zolotow boated up on the turn when the fell, making Venovski’s river flush no good when the fell on the final street.