Shimelfarb Rips the River
Level 23
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Action folded around to James Lawrence in the small blind and he opened to 65,000. Gennady Shimelfarb was in the big blind and defended, taking the two heads up to the flop 
. Lawrence fired a continuation-bet of 100,000 and Shimelfarb called.
The turn came 
and Lawrence continued with another bet of 150,000. Shimelfarb stuck around, bringing the river 
. Lawrence emptied the clip, firing a third barrel for 200,000. Shimelfarb went into the tank for about 20 seconds.
"All in," said Shimelfarb. Lawrence folded not long after and Shimelfarb took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,510,000 | 195,000 |
|
480,000 | -500,000 |
and Lawrence checked. Wazwaz made a continuation-bet of 80,000 and Lawrence thought for about a half-minute before putting out chips to call. 
to bring the river 
onto the felt. Lawrence fired out 155,000 and Wazwaz sent his cards to the muck.
. Syckle was correct, as the turn 
rolled off next.
to give Wazwaz a better two pair than that of Sorenson's to result in him taking 10th place in the tournament.
to see the two players trade outs due to Broadway draws. It would end up not mattering as the turn 
. Shimelfarb put out a continuation-bet of 85,000 and Peppe shoved all in. Shimelfarb called.
and river 
were unable to improve Peppe beyond his pair of queens, leaving his hand second-best to Shimelfarb's kings to result in his elimination from the tournament.
and Torgerson check-called a continuation-bet of 60,000 from Thurlow.
