With the board showing , Sorel Mizzi and Terrence Chan checked, Vincent Gironda bet, and only Chan called. The river brought the and a check from Chan, and Gironda fired again. Chan thought for a while, then called, Gironda showed , and Chan mucked.
Gironda is extending his lead as Level 20 nears its conclusion.
Sorel Mizzi has now dipped into the danger zone following a big hand versus Ronnie Bardah. With the board showing , Bardah (cutoff) bet and Mizzi (button) called. Then the river brought the and a bet from Bardah which Mizzi raised. When Bardah three-bet, Mizzi went deep into the tank and after a couple of minutes let his hand go.
There are only eight players remaining, which means once we lose one more, they'll combine to one table and head over to the stage in the Pavilion Room, though the official final table will not be set until just six remain.
Sorel Mizzi has been hanging on here during the first few four-handed orbits of Level 21. He's raised and claimed the blinds a couple of times, and even got a walk once, but lost a few back to Terrence Chan.
Just now Ronnie Bardah open-raised from the small blind, and when Mizzi three-bet from the big blind the pair continued the pattern until Mizzi was all in with against Bardah's . The community cards came , and Mizzi continues to survive, although currently sits with a stack of less than six big bets.
Vincent Gironda raised from the button and was called by Sorel Mizzi in the big blind. The latter then checked the and Gironda put out another bet. From there, Mizzi responded with a check-raise, Gironda called, and the appeared on the turn.
Mizzi and Gironda engaged in a raising war that resulted in the former being all in for 77,000.
Showdown
Mizzi:
Gironda:
Mizzi's kicker had him out in front, while the on the river gave him to pair and the double.
"You got walking around chips now or something, Sorel?"
So asked Rep Porter, noticing Sorel Mizzi having gotten up from the neighboring table for a short stroll. Mizzi laughed in response. "Yeah, I can go to the bathroom, get something to eat," he said before quickly retaking his seat to catch the next hand.
Mizzi can't really walk too far away, but he's definitely got a skip in his step after having dipped below 50,000, but now moved back up close to a quarter million.
Meanwhile things haven't gone so well of late for Terrence Chan who is sitting across the table from Mizzi. He's been on a downward swing, having lost pots to leader Vincent Gironda and Mizzi to slip below the 100,000-chip mark to the bottom of the counts.
, Sorel Mizzi and Terrence Chan checked, Vincent Gironda bet, and only Chan called. The river brought the 
and a check from Chan, and Gironda fired again. Chan thought for a while, then called, Gironda showed 
, and Chan mucked.
, Bardah (cutoff) bet and Mizzi (button) called. Then the river brought the 
and a bet from Bardah which Mizzi raised. When Bardah three-bet, Mizzi went deep into the tank and after a couple of minutes let his hand go.
against Bardah's 
. The community cards came 
, and Mizzi continues to survive, although currently sits with a stack of less than six big bets.
and Gironda put out another bet. From there, Mizzi responded with a check-raise, Gironda called, and the 
appeared on the turn.
on the river gave him to pair and the double.