Paul Birman has been waiting patiently for his chance to strike and he just found it with a much needed double up. With a couple of limpers in front, Birman looked down at in the small blind and made the easy decision to move all in for his last 10,400 chips.
One limper made the call with but the kings held true on the board. Birman is back up to 25,000 and now has a few fighting chips in his arsenal.
Michael Pedley has taken a big hit after getting aggressive on a flop of . Pedley bet out from the cutoff and was met with a raise to 17,700 from the player on the button. Pedley moved all in to put his opponent to a big decision for his tournament life. With around 30,000 more behind, the player eventually made the call with top pair to notch Pedley’s .
The turn was the to bring some chop possibilities but the river dented Pedley who slips to around 20,000.
Ricky Kroesen’s day has been cut short after the fall of an unfortunate river card. Kroesen opened the action from early position with a raise to 2,700 before his opponent three-bet to 7,700. Back on Kroesen and he moved all in for around 30,000 with his opponent quickly calling with . Kroesen tabled and was looking good to double up until the board was spread to send him to the rail.
The table folded around to Tim English in the hijack, who opened to 1,400. Octavian Voegele was in the cut-off and bumped it up to 5,700. The button and blinds folded, as English grabbed all his chips and went all in. Voegele snap-called, as both players tabled their cards.
English:
Voegele:
The board ran out to see English sent to the rail, as Voegele moves up to 90,000 in chips.
We’re unsure of how the action went down, but we arrived at the table to see Tim English all in, with his pot to one side, as well as Pravin Harji all-in over the top for an additional 57,900. They were both waiting for their opponent, who tanked for over a minute, before making the call.
English:
Harji:
Opponent:
English took the lead when the flop fell , but fell behind to Harji when the hit the turn. Luckily, the came on the river to give English a straight and the main pot, as Harji scooped in a side pot worth more than 100,000 in chips.
in the small blind and made the easy decision to move all in for his last 10,400 chips.
but the kings held true on the 
board. Birman is back up to 25,000 and now has a few fighting chips in his arsenal.
. Pedley bet out from the cutoff and was met with a raise to 17,700 from the player on the button. Pedley moved all in to put his opponent to a big decision for his tournament life. With around 30,000 more behind, the player eventually made the call with 
top pair to notch Pedley’s 
.
dented Pedley who slips to around 20,000.
to see English sent to the rail, as Voegele moves up to 90,000 in chips.
, but fell behind to Harji when the 
hit the turn. Luckily, the 
came on the river to give English a straight and the main pot, as Harji scooped in a side pot worth more than 100,000 in chips.
