Left with just 44,000 cips in his stack Micah Raskin shoved from under the gun and Angelo Recchia called in the cutoff seat. However, this wasn't over just yet as Michael Benvenuti shoved his own stack of around 480,000 from the small blind. Recchia thought about it for a while and eventually folded his hand.
It was now time for Raskin and Benvenuti to show their cards.
Showdown:
Raskin:
Benvenuti:
Raskin was in a bad shape, but it got much better on the flop as Raskin paired his jack. He the hit trips on the turn, while the on the river made no difference and Raskin's tournament life was saved for the time being.
Hollywood grinder Matt Salsberg talks (at length) to Lynn Gilmartin about his day. He started out average, made an amazing call or two before blasting into the chip lead (a little earlier, he's still doing well though).
Sofia Lovgren, the last remaining female player, has busted to Amerigo Santoro.
The action folded around to Santoro on the button and he raised and then called when the Swede three-bet all in for around 300,000 with ace-nine suited from the big blind. Santoro opened pocket tens and safely navigated the board.
Micah Raskin seems to have his luck back. After getting down to 50,000 before the break and then doubling up, he had just put his tournament life on the line once again and survived.
Raskin shoved for 133,000 from the button and Ismael Bojang called in the big blind.
Showdown:
Raskin:
Bojang:
Raskin was getting ready to stand up and leave the room, but had to change his plans as the dealer flipped on the flop giving him a pair of fours. The on the turn made it three and the bricked on the river doubling Raskin one more time and saving his tournament life.
After a raise and a three-bet before the flop, it folded to Francesco Lorenzini who four-bet all in from the button. Inge Forsmo looked at his cards in the small blind and announced a call. The rest of the table folded and the hands were revealed to show that the two were flipping for Lorenzini's life.
Lorenzini:
Forsmo:
Lorenzini watched anxiously as the board fell and he was unable to pair up, sealing his fate in this tournament. Forsmo was able to score the knockout and his stack is now at about 2.2 million.
Iulian Ruxandescu opened for 40,000 from the cutoff and was met with a three-bet to 105,000 by Matt Salsberg in the small blind. After the big blind folded, Ruxandescu thought for almost two minutes before announcing that he was all in for 472,000. Salsberg asked for a count, and when he got it he made the call.
Showdown
Ruxandescu:
Salsberg:
"How about a seven?" Salsberg asked the dealer. She must not have been listening as she burned and put down the flop. The turn also failed to fulfill Salsberg's request, while the river gave each aces and tens; however, Ruxandescu's nine kicker proved to be the difference and secured him a double.
Artem Metalidi had one of the bigger stacks in the room not so long ago, but now he is out.
The action folded around to him on the button and he raised to 40,000. Adrian Piasecki was in the next seat and three-bet to 105,000. Metalidi wasted little time in four-betting all in for 398,000. Call.
Piasecki:
Metalidi:
The board ran .
Metalidi looked visibly upset and understandingly so.
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flop as Raskin paired his jack. He the hit trips on the 
turn, while the 
on the river made no difference and Raskin's tournament life was saved for the time being.
on the flop giving him a pair of fours. The 
bricked on the river doubling Raskin one more time and saving his tournament life.
and he was unable to pair up, sealing his fate in this tournament. Forsmo was able to score the knockout and his stack is now at about 2.2 million.
flop. The 
river gave each aces and tens; however, Ruxandescu's nine kicker proved to be the difference and secured him a double.
