Roland Israelashvili was all in and at risk with 
on a board of 
against Frank Toscano's 
. The turn was the 
, giving Toscano a stranglehold on the hand, and the river was a meaningless card.
Israelashvili was eliminated, while Toscano chipped up to 585,000 chips.
According to Roland Israelashvili, Laurence Wolf raised to 20,000 from under the gun, a second player called, and a short-stacked Valeria Novak moved all in from the big blind. Wolf called with 
, and Novak was in a dominant position to double with .
"You know Barry Greenstein's book?" Israelashvili told us, smiling.
Evidently Novak was done in by an ace on the river, exiting the tournament.
Israelashvili was then awarded a double moments later with 
against Abraham Korotki's 
.
"I can't lost with a three," Israelashvili said confidently.
True enough, Israelashvili made a full house as the board came 
, and doubled up.
Across the room, Scott McLean moved all in for more than a pot-sized bet in a raised pot with on a flop of 
. It was an easily call for Charlie Hook, who had , and the board did not pair up.
And while all of this was going down, Matt Brady found a double up as well. Brady looked like he four-bet all in for 179,000 more than whatever Chris Csik three-bet to, and Csik called.
Brady: 
Csik: 
The kings held as the flop, turn, and river came 
, and Brady doubled.
Scott McClean limped in from early position, Mauricio Dasilva called on the button, and Charlie Hook raised to 64,000 out of the small blind. Eric Starker moved all in for 1,000 more out of the big blind, and the action folded back to Hook, who was forced to call with 
.
"Oh, don't beat me with that crap!" Starker said, revealing 
.
Starker remained ahead of the crap on a flop of 
, but the turn was the giving Hook a leading pair of sixes. Starker started to get out of his seat as the 
completed the board, adding injury to insult, and he hit the rail.
"That wasn't supposed to happen," Hook said. "You were supposed to fold and I was supposed to win the pot."
Shankar Pillai bursted out into laughter at the audacious statement, and Hook grinned as well.
"I think my image is shot," Hook added. "I guess I can start grinding payjumps."
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
The players are on a 15-minute break.
Will Jaffe raised to 13,000, Jack Battaglia moved all in on his direct left, and Jaffe called.
Jaffe: 
Battaglia: 
Jaffe won the race as the board came 
, and Battaglia hit the rail.
James Campbell was eliminated shortly thereafter with unknown action.
Jeff Madsen raised to 13,500 from under the gun, and four players called him; William Bariban, Taylor Von Kriegenbergh, Andrew Gileno, and Chris Csik.
The dealer fanned 
, Csik led out for 26,000 from the small blind, Madsen raised to 85,000, both Bariban and Von Kriegenbergh folded, and Gileno moved all in for around 230,000. Csik folded, and Madsen called.
Madsen:
Gileno: 
Gileno's flush draw was no good - unless the hit a runner-runner straight flush - but he had two live cards and an open-ended straight draw. The on the turn took away his outs to win the hand with just one pair, and the 
bricked off on the river to eliminated him.
Von Kriegenbergh and Jeff Papola were both eliminated afterwards with unknown action.
Alan Wentz and Abraham Korotki were heads up on a flop of 
with about 120,000 in the middle. Korotki checked, Wentz fired out 104,000, and Abraham check-raised to 300,000 - around an average stack.
Wentz folded, and Abraham is now over a million chips.
A few hands later, Wentz led out for 53,000 on a board of against Jake Toole, and Toole called. Both players checked after the 
completed the board, and Toole took the pot with 
for tens and eights.
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