After bricking on a flush draw, Eddy Sabat was left short. Facing David Gent's all in, he decided to call for his last 3,000.
Gent:
Sabat:
With the cards turned over Sabat stated, "I love this hand!" However, when the flop fell he murmoured, "I don't love this hand." The turn landed the , leaving Sabat drawing dead. With the meaningless on the river, the 2008 APPT Heads-Up Champion was sent to the rail as David Gent progresses to round four.
Catching the action on the flop of , Emad Tahtouh led for 2,000 and Michael Pesek moved all in for around 9,500. Tahtouh 'ummed' and 'ahhed' before making the call for his last 9,100.
Tahtouh:
Pesek:
Tahtouh's lead wouldn't last long when the fell on the turn, which sent him out of his chair in a screaming rant. The on the river would see Pesek advance to round four. Tahtouh then stormed out from the high-stakes area.
Pesek's next opponent will be either Eddy Sabat or David Gent, who are locked at one-nil Gent's way.
Jason Gray has just taken the first match against Koray Turker, while Emad Tahtouh is holding strong against Michael Pesek.
Still in their round two match, John Tabatabai and Andrew Scott are still locked at one a piece with Tabatabai holding a three-to-one chip lead after flopping a set of deuces and getting paid off on the river.