Caridade Soars, Lyubovetskiy Short
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
On a flop of 
, Ricardo Caridade checked in the big blind to Andriy Lyubovetskiy on the button. Lyubovetskiy bet 50,000 and Caridade called.
The turn came with the 
and after Caridade checked again, Lyubovetskiy fired 235,000. Once more, Caridade called.
On the 
river, Caridade checked a final time, and Lyubovetskiy bet 650,000, leaving himself less than 500,000 behind.
Caridade then check-raised Lyubovetskiy all-in, and the Day 2 chip leader frustratedly folded.
With the win, Caridade has passed Mike Watson for the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,700,000 | 1,200,000 |
|
2,200,000 | 625,000 |
|
480,000 | -1,140,000 |
to give a straight draw to Schwaederle. The turn was the 
to end it for him in thirteenth place.
. From the big blind, Conor Beresford bet 120,000. 
, Lofberg led for 45,000 from the big blind and was called by Caridade in the cutoff.
, and Lofberg sized up to 275,000. Caridade called and showed 
for a jack-igh straight.
for a failed bluff attempt, which shipped a sizable portion of his stack across the table to Caridade.
to finish with a flush to double through Caridade.
. the turn was the 
and the river came the 
, giving Cowen a winning Broadway straight on the river to double up and keep his hopes alive.
