Dmitry Gromov was all in for his last 50,000 from under the gun and got called by Martin Kabrhel in the big blind. It was a classic coin flip with for the Czech and the pocket tens for the Russian. An ace appeared on the board and Kabrhel is up to almost half a million in chips.
Ivan Soshnikov opened to 10,000 from under the gun before being met with a raise to 27,000 from Tobias Reinkemeier to his left. Andrew Chen then moved all in for around 150,000 from the button and was met another all in for around 100,000 from Igor Pihela in the big blind after the small blind folded. Both Soshnikov and Reinkemeier folded folded their hands before cards were revealed.
Pihela:
Chen:
Pihela chose a bad time to shove and was not rewarded when the board ran out .
The action started with Isaac Haxton raising to 11,500 from the hijack. Ivan Soshnikov then bumped it up to 28,000 from the cut off as the action folded back around to Haxton. He went into the tank for several minutes before four-betting to 73,000. This forced Soshnikov into his own tank chamber where he stayed for several minutes before announcing all in for around 450,000 in chips. Haxton made the quick call with less chips and the cards were tabled.
Haxton:
Soshnikov:
Soshnikov was behind but would improve as the board ran out to give him the better pair and the winning hand.
Just as the hand completed, a tournament director from the Eureka Main Event came over to the table and informed Soshnikov that he had just been eliminated from the other event in 144th place and that he could collect his prize money whenever he was ready.
Canadian pro Mike Leah became a WSOP bracelet winner in 2014, he finished second in the Hard Rock Poker Open for over a million dollars and as of right now drawing live for the Player of the Year honours. We caught up with him on the last break of the day in the Super High Roller.
Christophe Vogelsang was all in for 33,000 and Paul Newey called out of the big blind with . The German turned over and experienced a huge sweat on the flop, but neither the turn and the river blanked to confirm the split pot.
Paul Newey raised to 9,000 from under the gun and was called by Jean-Noel Thorel in the cutoff-seat as well as Leonig Markin in the big blind. On the flop, Newey moved all in for 58,500 and was called by both Thorel and Markin. The on the turn was checked to the Frenchman and he moved all in for more than 300,000 chips, having had the Russian covered. Markin eventually mucked his cards and the following showdown took place:
Newey:
Thorel:
The Brit got it in ahead but was then behind on the turn, thus only an ace would save him from purchasing a second bullet. Sure enough the showed up on the river and Newey tripled up.
On a flop of , Christoph Vogelsang check-raised from 10,000 to 26,000 and then folded to the all in of Jean-Noel Thorel. The German is down to eight big blinds and in desperate need of a double up.