We happened upon the action with 12,000 out in front of Philipp Gruissem and 24,000 in front of the player on the button. The man known as "Phibort" responded by moving all in for 132,000, and his opponent called off for 115,400.
Gruissem:
Opponent:
It was a flip, but Gruissem fell behind when the flop failed to help him. Fortunately for him, the dealer burned and turned the to pair his ace. The river failed to change anything and Gruissem scored the knockout.
The action folded to the player in the small blind, who looked down at his cards again before shoving for about 60,000 chips. Xingrong Ren in the big blind looked at his cards, one by one, and called right away.
Ren:
Opponent:
The flop brought and Ren's aces were seemingly crushed by the ace-queen of his opponent. The turn however brought the , giving Ren some hope, and the players at the table jumped out of their seats when the popped up on the river.
Maybe this is a regular thing for Jay Smith, but we hadn't seen it yet. Smith brought a miniature version of himself to the table, using himself as a card protector. You see something new every day!
Yuki Ko raised to 4,100 before the flop and Michael Egan three-bet from the small blind to 11,500, getting the big blind to quickly fold. Ko moved all in for 50,600 and after a while Egan called.
Egan:
Ko:
The board ran out and Ko kept his tournament alive.
From early position, James Broom opened with a raise to an unknown amount. Mustapha Kanit reraised from the cutoff seat to 11,600, and play folded back to Broom. He made it 21,500 to go, and Kanit made the call.
The flop fell , and Broom checked. Kanit bet 18,000, and Broom folded.
Rocha was down to his last 39,600 when he three-bet all in from the big blind after the player on the button raised. The button called and it was off to the races.
Rocha:
Opponent:
The flop paired Rocha's opponent, but fortunately it also contained a nine. the turn guaranteed Rocha would double with his set, and he was pushed the pot after the completed the board on the river.
Well, technically Erik Seidel didn't call with jack high, but we're just fan of the saying.
Action folded to Dietrich Fast and the German WSOPE bracelet winner, who recently lost a lot of chips, asked how much Seidel was playing. Seidel admitted to only have about 30,000 or so left. Fast now opened to 4,000 and Seidel in the big blind was the only caller.
Both players checked the flop and turn to see the complete the board.
Seidel checked again and Fast bet 5,000. Seidel smiled, hummed and shook his head like he had a nice tune on his headphones, and eventually reluctantly called.
Fast asked if he was just called by king-high but Seidel shook his head. Fast then showed his and Seidel tabled for the pair of aces on board with the queen - jack - eight.
flop failed to help him. Fortunately for him, the dealer burned and turned the 
to pair his ace. The 
river failed to change anything and Gruissem scored the knockout.
and Ren's aces were seemingly crushed by the ace-queen of his opponent. The turn however brought the 
popped up on the river.
, and Broom checked. Kanit bet 18,000, and Broom folded.
flop paired Rocha's opponent, but fortunately it also contained a nine. the 
turn guaranteed Rocha would double with his set, and he was pushed the pot after the 
completed the board on the river.
flop and 
for the pair of aces on board with the queen - jack - eight.
