We happened upon the action with 110,000 or so already in the pot and a flop of . Scott Seiver had checked from early position and Igor Kurganov bet 55,000 from the button. Seiver then check-raised all in for roughly 225,000, and Kurganov hit the tank.
"Are we splitting?" he asked alound. "Are you bluffing me?"
Kurganov continued to think it through.
"We both have the same hand, Scott. He had ."
Another minute or so passed and Kurganov made the call. He was spot on minus the suits (seeing as he had the ace of clubs).
Kurganov:
Seiver:
The two did hold the same hand, and the pot was chopped after the turn and river were put out.
Despite chopping that hand, both players are up since the last time we checked in with them.
Matt Waxman opened to 10,000 from the button, and Artem Metalidi three-bet from the big blind. Waxman came back with a four-bet, and Metalidi quickly shoved for 164,000. Waxman called.
Waxman:
Metalidi:
The race was on, and it looked like the tournament was over for Metalidi on the flop. The turn and river gave him a backdoor flush, but he didn't realize it as he removed his headphones and began to get up from his seat. Someone let him know he had the winner, and he got comfortable again and smiled, saying he had thought he was done.
We heard a shout from the table in the corner of the room, and Imad Derwiche was celebrating his victory and knockout against Dani Stern. Apparently, Stern had jammed for about 30 big blinds over a raise and a call, and his had outflopped Derwiche's as hit the felt. However, a on the turn gave Derwiche kings full for the win, eliminating Stern.
Scott Seiver seemed to be on his last legs before the break, but just a few hands in he has a more than healthy stack. He said he started with a double through Stephen Chidwick, and he finished Chidwick off in a three-way all in with Chidwick at risk.
Chidwick:
Seiver:
Pablo Melogno Cabrera:
Seiver's queens held up, and he collected Chidwick's remaining 60,000 or so and a double of 85,500 from Cabrera.
With around 25,000 in the pot and a board reading , chip leader Andrey Andreev bet 30,000 from the small blind and Connor Drinan called from the button. When the completed the board on the river, Andreev slid out a stack of blue T5,000 chips for a bet of 100,000.
Drinan eyed him up, but all Andreev did was laugh.
"You bluffing?" Drinan asked. Andreev laughed some more and shrugged.
Drinan hit the tanks for several minutes before making the call, but mucked just as soon as Andreev showed the nuts with the .
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. Scott Seiver had checked from early position and Igor Kurganov bet 55,000 from the button. Seiver then check-raised all in for roughly 225,000, and Kurganov hit the tank.
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turn and 
river were put out.
flop. The 
turn and 
river gave him a backdoor flush, but he didn't realize it as he removed his headphones and began to get up from his seat. Someone let him know he had the winner, and he got comfortable again and smiled, saying he had thought he was done.
had outflopped Derwiche's 
hit the felt. However, a 
completed the board on the river, Andreev slid out a stack of blue T5,000 chips for a bet of 100,000.
