Matt Marafioti has just been handed a gift by Jeff Tims. The slick haired Marafioti raised to 34,000 in early position and the action folded to Tims in the big blind.
"How much do you have behind?" Asked Tims.
Marafioti showed him his stack and the amount was 96,000. Tims made the call and within no time the pair were staring at .
Tims bet 76,000, Marafioti moved all-in and TIms called.
Marafioti
Tims
The turn card was the and the river was the and Marafioti doubled up.
Andy Frankenberger opened to 56,000 in late position before Manuel Bevand three-bet him. Frankenberger only had 128,000 chips left, and they all went in as he turned over . Bevand was drawing live for the knockout with .
The board ran out , and Frankenberger clapped his hands together loudly at the sight of the last card. His hand holds strong, and he's doubled back to 280,000.
It's a mere flesh wound for Bevand who still has 775,000 chips stacked in front of him.
Shaun Deeb raised to 33,000 in the hijack seat and Chris Klodnicki bet 'pot' from the big blind. It was a 104,000 bet and despite a look of slight upset on the face of Deeb he moved all-in and Klodnicki called.
Well, it was not a good day for Patrick Cronin, and it's now come to an abrupt end.
Cronin was very short when the table folded to his small blind, and he got it in with . Alex Venovski woke up with in the big blind, and Cronin could not catch up.
The board ran , and we've lost another player. Patrick Cronin has been put out of his misery in 14th place, and he'll pocket close to $30,000 as a consolation prize.
Alexander Venovski raised to 40,000 in first position, Daniel Weinman three-bet to 150,000 one seat to his left and it was sufficient enough to win the pot.
Ali Eslami moved all-in for 66,000 in first position and everybody folded.
Venovski raised to 50,000 on the button and Eslami moved all-in from the big blind. Venovski made the call and we had a showdown with Eslami at risk of elimination.
Eslami
Venovski
Board:
Eslami ~ 194,000
Venovski ~ 620,000
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 35,000 in the cutoff and Ryan Julius three-bet to 72,000 on the button. Esfandiari didn't know what to do next so he asked Julius. Julius remained tight lipped so Esfandiari folded.
Eslami raised to 50,000 in early position, Matt Marafioto raised 'pot' from the small blind and Eslami folded. Marafioti showed
On a flop, Hoyt Corkins checked, and Manuel Bevand bet 55,000. Corkins check-raised to 130,000, and Bevand tank-shoved over the top.
That put Corkins to the test as he only had 210,000 chips left in front of him. After what must have been four or five minutes, he uncapped his cards and slipped them back into the muck.
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