Phil Ivey raised to 65,000 in middle position and Andrew Lichtenberger three-bet shoved all in for around 800,000 on his left. The action folded back to Ivey who quickly called and the cards were tabled.
Andrew Lichtenberger:
Phil Ivey:
The flop of left Lichtenberger in dire straits needing runner-runner to stay alive. The on the turn spelled the end for Lichtenberger as he was left drawing dead to the on the river.
Michael Addamo raised to 55,000 from middle position and David Peters called from the button before Phil Ivey came long from the big blind. The flop was .
All three players checked and the turn was . Ivey bet 100,000 and Addamo raised to 350,000. Peters folded and Ivey called to see on the river.
Ivey checked the river and folded without hesitation when Addamo committed all but his last T-5,000 chip.
The topic of conversation drifted to bowling throughout the hand after Andrew Lichtenberger shared that he recently rolled a 269 after a long layoff from the sport.
Chris Brewer and Jason Koon were impressed. Brewer claimed to have only broken 200 a couple of times in his life, and Koon said he's only done it once that he can remember. The players compared strategies and discussed the development of their hook.
"I should probably just be throwing a straight ball," Nick Petrangelo said.
Dan Smith opened to 60,000 in the cutoff and Sam Soverel called on the button. Tsugunari Toma re-raised to 210,000 from the small blind which got Smith to fold but Soverel called.
The flop fell and Toma continued with a bet of 200,000. Soverel called and the landed on the turn. Toma shipped all in for around 600,000 and Soverel snapped him off.
Toma flipped over for top pair but was drawing dead to the of Soverel. The on the river didn't mean anything and Toma got up from his seat.
Adrian Mateos opened to 55,000 in early position and Andrew Robl three-bet to 150,000 from the cutoff. The action was back on Mateos who stuck in a four-bet to 385,000. Robl just called and the dealer fanned the flop of .
Mateos led out with a bet of 275,000 and Robl called to see the on the turn. Mateos checked this time and Robl opted to see the on the river for free.
Mateos slid out a stack of 100,000 chips, putting Robl to the test for his remaining 1,550,000 chips. Robl used up two of his time banks before making the call. Mateos showed for running jacks while Robl tabled before exiting the tournament area.
Action was heads up with a big pot brewing in the middle and a full board of when Michael Addamo fired 695,000.
Jason Koon stood up to get a closer look at the cards for several moments before he finally called. Addamo turned over for the ace-high flush and Koon sent the losing hand into the muck.
Jake Schindler opened to 50,000 in early position and Alex Foxen flat-called on the button. The two players went heads-up to a flop of and Schindler continued with a bet of 50,000. Foxen called and the landed on the turn.
Schindler checked this time and Foxen checked it back. The paired the board on the river and Schindler moved all in for 500,000. Foxen burned through a time bank before flicking in a call. Schindler whipped over for air while Foxen showed to win the pot.
Martin Kabrhel limped in from early position which invited Masashi Oya to come along on the button. Rick Salomon raised to 140,000 from the small blind and only Kabrhel called.
The flop came and Salomon checked to Kabrhel who just shoved all in. "I'll make it easy for you," Kabrhel said. Salomon was having none of it though as he quickly called off his stack of 700,000 chips.
Rick Salomon:
Martin Kabrhel:
Despite trailing on the flop, Salomon nailed the on the turn to take the lead. The on the river only improved him to a flush to double up through Kabrhel.
"Isn't that the definition of getting what you asked for?" Chance Kornuth chuckled. The table finally got relief as Kabrhel remained quiet for at least the time being.