Nothing really worked today for Ting He, he never got above starting stack. He just fell victim to Erik Seidel as the two got it in before the flop. He found himself in trouble with as his left hand neighbor tabled .
The flop opened the door for chops, but none of the choppabilities materialized with the on the turn and the on the river.
he still has the option to buy back in, another AU$100,000 wil grand him new chips and time breaker chips. He has the option till the end of the first level tomorrow.
Up on the feature table, there was 34,300 in the pot and a board reading when Dario Sammartino bet 18,000 from the big blind with the straight and Phil Ivey called from the button.
When the completed the board on the river, Sammartino checked and Ivey moved all in for 135,000. Sammartino didn't seem pleased, used a time extension, and eventually called.
Ivey rolled over the for a full house, and Sammartino watched the massive 341,000 pot pushed to his opponent.
Byron Kaverman opened the button and Erik Seidel defended from the big blind. Both players checked the flop of before Seidel bet out 5,000 on the turn. Kaverman made the call and the hit the river. Seidel now checked, and just about instantly called the 5,000 bet Kaverman made. Kaverman showed for the turned straight and Seidel mucked.
Kitson Kho just got eliminated by Fedor Holz on the feature table. The two got it in on with Holz holding while Kho had . The on the turn sealed the deal for Holz and Kho could make his exit. The on the river was of no importance and Kho left the tournament area.
Igor Kurganov is now in for $300,000 as he's opted to reenter yet again. That's a lot of money, but then again, he did just win AU$541,680 for finishing runner-up in the $25K Challenge last night.
Igor Kurganov, who finished runner-up in the $25K Challenge last night for AU$541,680, opened with a raise under the gun and Martin Jacobson called from the big blind. Jacobson then check-called a bet of on the flop before leading out for 9,100 on the turn.
Kurganov called, the completed the board on the river, and Jacobson tossed out three green T25,000 chips for a bet of 75,000. Kurganov only had 36,000 back and opted to call it off with the for a pair of kings. Unfortunately for him, it was no good as the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event champ had flopped a set with the .
Phil Ivey is seated on the feature table with the likes of Fedor Holz, Dario Sammartino, Mike McDonald and Ben Tollerene. This feature table is live streamed on twitch and you can follow along here.
We are committed to not spoiler anything from the live stream, so you won't be reading many Phil Ivey updates here. Just follow along via the livestream for your Ivey/Holz/Rossiter/Sammartino/Tollerene/McDonald fix. In the next break (in 80 minutes), a different table will be featured.
Jason Mercier opened to 3,000 from the hijack and Jason Koon on the button shoved all in for 30,600. Both blinds folded and Mercier instantly tossed in his big 25,000 chips to call.
"Pair" announced Koon.
Mercier showed his to which Koon exclaimed he didn't have a pair thát good, before showing his .
Koon then kindly asked O'Dwyer to touch his cards for good luck, and the converted Irishman obliged. Koon already apologized to Mercier for winning the hand, even before a single community card had been dealt!
And wouldn't you know it: on the flop. Koon jokingly apologized again as the hit the turn. Mercier tried to twist his fate by rubbing his cards forward, but the on the river did not help him and he doubled up his namesake.
as his left hand neighbor tabled 
.
flop opened the door for chops, but none of the choppabilities materialized with the 
on the turn and the 
on the river. 
when Dario Sammartino bet 18,000 from the big blind with the 
straight and Phil Ivey called from the button.
for a full house, and Sammartino watched the massive 341,000 pot pushed to his opponent.
before Seidel bet out 5,000 on the 
hit the river. Seidel now checked, and just about instantly called the 5,000 bet Kaverman made. Kaverman showed 
with Holz holding 
. The 
on the turn sealed the deal for Holz and Kho could make his exit. The 
on the river was of no importance and Kho left the tournament area.
turn. 
completed the board on the river, and Jacobson tossed out three green T25,000 chips for a bet of 75,000. Kurganov only had 36,000 back and opted to call it off with the 
.
on the flop. Koon jokingly apologized again as the 
