Under the gun, Daniel Steinberg opened to 7,500, and he found one call as Eli Elezra came along from the big blind.
The two men took a flop of , and Elezra knocked the table. Steinberg continued out with 8,000 chips, Elezra check-raised to 25,000 straight, and Steinberg called.
The turn caused Elezra to pause and count down his own stack. After some time soaking in the tank, he said "Sixty-one more," and moved all in for what looked like 61,300 to our eyes. Steinberg quickly called with the covering stack, flipping up . Elezra nodded knowingly and turned up his , standing from the table in preparation for his exit.
The river did nothing to improve his plight, either, and Elezra is just another name in the bust-out list now.
Starting the day with just 37,200, Simon Persson had actually climbed up through the first level, although not to the point where Andrew Pantling would have been seriously damaged by losing to a preflop confrontation with him. In fact, he ran smack into Pantling's and busted just 11 places from the money.
From under the gun, Phil Ivey raised to 7,500. Youngster Rudy Blondeau called from the hijack seat to make it heads up to the flop.
The flop came down and Ivey fired a continuation bet of 11,000. Blondeau called to see the fall on the turn. Ivey slowed down with a check and Blondeau checked behind.
The river completed the board with the and Ivey checked again. Blondeau fired 23,000 and then Ivey put in a check-raise to 66,000. Blondeau tanked for a bit, but found the courage to stick the chips in for the call. Ivey tabled the and Blondeau the . The two chopped up the pot with Blondeau returning to 165,000 and Ivey to 490,000.
Daniel Negreanu likes this tournament and had hopes of making his third final table here in a row but those hopes have just been dashed. Darren Woods opened to 7,100 from the cut-off to face a 20,100 three-bet from Negreanu in the SB. Woods mulled over his decision before sticking in a four-bet and very quickly Negreanu moved in. "I guess I call" said Woods as the push was for little more.
Negreanu:
Woods:
The board came to see Woods' hand hold up. "I can't believe you thought I was going to fold there" Said Negreanu. "I'm never folding in that spot" he continued.
"I'm one of those people who never believe anyone" responded Woods who now how around 540,000 chips.
Viktor Blom opened for 6,800 and Roland de Wolfe called to see a flop; de Wolfe flat-called a further 14,500 from Blom when the flop came down .
The turn was the and this time they both checked. But on the river, things got interesting.
Blom now bet out 25,000 - only for de Wolfe to shove for around 86,000. A long period in the tank followed, and eventually Blom called, but de Wolfe tabled for a rivered set, and doubled to around 210,000.
"Nice bluff," laughed Blom, whose downward motion in the chip counts continues. He's at 350,000 now.
Almira Scripchenko opened to 8,000 before Michael Benvenuti three-bet all in for 54,200. Scripchenko gave it a good, hard look, then made the call for about half her stack. It was a race:
Scripchenko:
Benvenuti:
Benvenuti was nervous for his tournament fate, but his fears would be laid to rest as the dealer ran a safe board of . That's a double up for Mr. Benvenuti, while the last lady left standing has been set all the way back to just 41,000.
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"I know, you got your eyes on me, I feel you watchin' me"
Phil Ivey and Rudy Blondeau were at it again and this time there wasn't a chopped pot. There wasn't a turn or river either.
After Ivey opened from middle position to 7,500, Blondeau reraised from the cutoff seat to 21,500. Ivey made the call and to the flop they went.
The flop came down and Ivey studied Blondeau, then checked. Blondeau thought for a minute while under the scary glare of Ivey. He then fired out 26,500. Ivey made sure to stare a bit more at Blondeau before folding his hand, letting the youngster sweat a little bit.
He's still awfully short but Mark Thurgood has managed to double up from 18,900 just before the break. He got his money in with against Daniel Steinberg's , live but needing some help to stay alive.
He got help! The board ran , keeping Thurgood in this thing. He's back over 40,000 now, but still appears to be the shortest stack in the room.
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, and Elezra knocked the table. Steinberg continued out with 8,000 chips, Elezra check-raised to 25,000 straight, and Steinberg called.
caused Elezra to pause and count down his own stack. After some time soaking in the tank, he said "Sixty-one more," and moved all in for what looked like 61,300 to our eyes. Steinberg quickly called with the covering stack, flipping up 
. Elezra nodded knowingly and turned up his 
, standing from the table in preparation for his exit.
did nothing to improve his plight, either, and Elezra is just another name in the bust-out list now.
and busted just 11 places from the money.
fall on the turn. Ivey slowed down with a check and Blondeau checked behind.
and Ivey checked again. Blondeau fired 23,000 and then Ivey put in a check-raise to 66,000. Blondeau tanked for a bit, but found the courage to stick the chips in for the call. Ivey tabled the 
and Blondeau the 
. The two chopped up the pot with Blondeau returning to 165,000 and Ivey to 490,000.
to see Woods' hand hold up. "I can't believe you thought I was going to fold there" Said Negreanu. "I'm never folding in that spot" he continued.
.
and this time they both checked. But on the 
river, things got interesting.
. That's a double up for Mr. Benvenuti, while the last lady left standing has been set all the way back to just 41,000.
board and the Irishman hit the rail.
against Daniel Steinberg's 
, live but needing some help to stay alive.