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Table #440
| Place | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Rodriguez Cruz |
| 2 | Artem Metalidi |
| 3 | Foster Hays |
| 4 | Eddie Blumenthal |
| 5 | Damien Lhommeau |
| 6 | Scott Montgomery |
Feature Table
| Place | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Lichtenberger |
| 2 | Simon Charette |
| 3 | Craig Bergeron |
| 4 | Bertrand Grospellier |
| 5 | Joseph Urgo |
| 6 | Freddy Deeb |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,940,000
417,000
|
417,000 |
|
1,030,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
890,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
|
||
|
850,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
630,000
384,000
|
384,000 |
|
|
||
|
620,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
|
||
|
570,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
410,000
-101,000
|
-101,000 |
|
360,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
|
||
|
325,000
-162,000
|
-162,000 |
|
||
|
290,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
|
|
||
|
210,000
-390,000
|
-390,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
After an explosive first level, which saw six eliminations within a half hour, play has been markedly more tame. Slow, even. Many pots are going the route of "raise-it-and-take it," however, with blinds having just gone up, we expect the action to pick up again very soon.
Foster Hays started off the action with a raise to 27,000. Eddie Blumenthal on the button called, as did Scott Montgomery in the big blind. With a 
board exposed Montgomery lead off with a check, and Hays continued for 54,000. A silent Blumenthal put in the call, and an even quieter Montgomery did the same.
The 
on the turn allowed for all three players to knuckle the felt, and a 
on the river saw a repeat of action with three checks. Hays announced "jacks and nines" and flipped over 
. The other two's cards then melted into the muck. Afterwards Hays said "that was a weird hand".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
950,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
Artem Metalidi opened for 25,000 from under-the-gun and was three-bet by Eddie Blumenthal to 58,000 from the cutoff. The blinds got out of the way and Metalidi made the call to see a flop, which came 
.
Metalidi checked, prompting a 68,000 c-bet from Blumenthal, which Metalidi called.
The turn brought a 
, leaving three spades on board and both players checked.
When a 
landed on the river, however, Blumenthal took the initiative and led out for a hefty 183,000. Blumenthal took a deep breath and announced, "Call."
Metalidi flipped over 
- a stone bluff. Blumenthal revealed 
for two-pair and scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
|
|
1,000,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Action folded over to Damien Lhommeau on the button, who opened for 25,000. Luis Rodriguez Cruz called from the big blind to see a flop, which came 
.
Cruz checked to Lhommeau, who continuation-bet for 30,000, Cruz raised and Lhommeau quickly went all-in for his last 200,000. Cruz called and hands were revealed.
Cruz: 
Lhommeau: 
Lhommeau was in bad shape with only a gutshot and would need a ten or runner-runner to survive. The 
turn and river were no help to Lhommeau and he was sent to the rail in 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
|
Busted |
We did not catch the exact preflop action, however, a short-stacked Craig Bergeron found himself all in preflop against the bigger stack of Joseph Urgo.
Urgo: 
Bergeron: 
The 
board left Bergeron with eights-full, which was more than good enough to eliminate Bergeron from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Two of the bigger stacks in the room got involved in a pot together after Luis Rodriguez Cruz bet out 33,000 on a 
flop. Cruz's opponent Artem Metalidi made the call.
A on the turn saw a check from Cruz and a bet of 83,000 from Metalidi. Cruz took a few moments to think it through before making the call. A on the river brought another check from Cruz and a large bet of 180,000 from Metalidi. A mildly disgruntled Cruz went into the tank, and took a few seconds before announcing call. Metalidi flipped over a single and Cruz showed . Metalidi took a few seconds before he finally mucked his last card.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
1,040,000
-660,000
|
-660,000 |
Players are now on their first 20-minute break of the day.
