We're not sure of the preflop action, but we do know that both Konstantin Puchkov and Phil Ivey were at risk against Denis Biscaldi. Puchkov was all in for 9,300, while Ivey had a more considerable stack of 59,500 on the line.
Showdown
Puchkov:
Biscaldi:
Ivey:
Biscaldi wasn't happy about his position, but neither he nor Ivey seemed upset that the flop gave Puchkov the lead as they were more concerned with the side pot. The turn and saw that side pot go to Ivey, while Puckov tripled off the main pot.
McLean Karr and Joseph Cheong just clashed in a big pot which gave the latter some serious ammunition for a very deep run. We arrived on the scene when Cheong, who was out of position, had 7,400 invested into the pot. Karr had 2,900 in front of him, and he eventually made the call.
The flop brought out and Cheong fired out 5,675. Karr played with some chips, and put together a raise to 16,675. Cheong made the call.
On the turn the showed up and Cheong quickly checked. Karr grabbed his eight gray 5,000 chips and put Cheong all in. He called immediately and turned over .
"Oh, you flopped the nut flush," Karr sighed as he flipped up his . The river was the and Cheong doubled up. Karr was left behind with little chips and will have to start a serious comeback.
Remember earlier when we told you that Elio Fox had amassed a big stack? Well, we're not 100% sure, but our best guess is he got them from Henry Tran, who has a lot less than he started the day with.
That stack got even smaller when Jean-Paul Pasqualini doubled through Tran holding on a board (we're not sure of Tran's cards as the dealer had already pulled them into the muck).
With four players in action, the flop came down . Philipp Gruissem, Justin Bonomo and Sam Holden all checked before action fell on a second Sam, Sam Trickett. Trickett bet 2,400, then Gruissem check-raised to 8,500. Bonomo, Holden and Trickett all folded to give Gruissem the pot.
On our last pass by Table 11, we noticed that the defending champ, Elio Fox, had a lot more chips than he had when the day started. At the same time, a hand developed when Dominik Nitsche opened for 1,300 and Fox defended from the big blind.
The flop saw Fox check-call a bet of 1,700 before checking the turn. Nitsche bet again, this time 1,700, but folded when Fox sprung to life with a check-raise to 4,800.
Fox is now sitting with over three times the chip average and is primed to make a deep run for the second year in a row.
Roberto Romanello started today as one of the chip leaders, and is still near the top after doubling up Yannick Bonnet. After a raise and a three-bet it was Bonnet who moved all in for a total off 22,025. The initial raiser folded and Romanello called after having made the three-bet.
Showdown:
Robert Romanello:
Yannick Bonnet:
The board ran out , and Bonnet survived this all in for his tournament life.
We found Eric Harris and Phil Ivey looking down at a board of . Harris checked to Ivey who fired out a bet of 5,000. Harris thought for a solid forty-five seconds before finally choosing to flat call. The river was the and Harris checked again. Ivey checked behind and Harris showed for a pair of eights.
Ivey tabled for a pair of aces and took down the pot.
flop gave Puchkov the lead as they were more concerned with the side pot. The 
turn and 
saw that side pot go to Ivey, while Puckov tripled off the main pot.
and Cheong fired out 5,675. Karr played with some chips, and put together a raise to 16,675. Cheong made the call.
showed up and Cheong quickly checked. Karr grabbed his eight gray 5,000 chips and put Cheong all in. He called immediately and turned over 
.
. The river was the 
, Max Silver threw out five grey t5,000 chips, which was a bet that was enough to put Vanessa Rousso all in.
and Silver was able to send Rousso packing.
and Parekh the 
and river the 
. Philipp Gruissem, Justin Bonomo and Sam Holden all checked before action fell on a second Sam, Sam Trickett. Trickett bet 2,400, then Gruissem check-raised to 8,500. Bonomo, Holden and Trickett all folded to give Gruissem the pot.
turn. Nitsche bet again, this time 1,700, but folded when Fox sprung to life with a check-raise to 4,800.
