Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 25,000 with the in the small blind. Vanesaa Rousso reraised all in from the big blind with the and Timoshenko folded.
With still eight players left in the heat and the blinds moving up every 21 hands, players will be forced to make some more moves and action should pick up.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko min-raised to 20,000 on the button with the . Daniel Negreanu called with the from the big blind.
The flop came down and Negreanu picked up trip sixes. He checked and Timoshenko bet 20,000. Negreanu put in a small raise to 48,000. Timoshenko studied and then folded his hand, not wanting to get anymore involved.
Daniel Negreanu decided to get tricky and limped in with the . Giovanni Safina limped behind with pocket fours. David Benyamine raised to 60,000 with the . Action folded back over to Negreanu and he reraised to 300,000. Safina folded and then Benyamine went into the tank.
He debated if Negreanu had ace-king in this spot and Negreanu even talked back, mentioning what he thought Benyamine had. The raise from Negreanu was for just about all of Benyamine's chips. Roland De Wolfe sat patiently waiting, hoping he made the call and someone was either busted or crippled on this hand so he could move into points territory.
De Wolfe even thought Benyamine was going to fold at one point and opened his mouth. Negreanu immediately shut him up and told him not to say anything.
Benyamine tanked for several minutes, pained for every one of them. Eventually, he mucked his hand, making the right decision.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 20,000 with the . Daniel Negreanu called with the in the small blind. Giovanni Safina looked down at the in the big blind and reraised to 70,000. Timoshenko folded his hand and Negreanu folded as well.
The players are now on a one-hour lunch/dinner break. We'll see you when it's over. Here's how the counts look at the end of four levels.
Daniel Negreanu - 479,000
Ian Frazer - 381,000
Giovanni Safina - 348,000
David Benyamine - 334,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 321,000
Vanessa Rousso - 233,000
Phil Hellmuth - 195,000
Roland De Wolfe - 109,000
The players are back from the break and in their seats. There's still eight players remaining and the cards are in the air. This is the first heat that's made it to the lunch/dinner break with a full table.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 36,000 with the . Roland De Wolfe moved all in for 109,000 with the . Timoshenko made the call.
The flop came down and De Wolfe stayed in front. After the turn brought the , De Wolfe was looking solid for a double up. The river though was a sick one, when the smashed down to give Timoshenko a full house. De Wolfe immediately stormed off the set and exited to room.
Action folded to Ian Frazer in the small blind and he held the . He limped and then Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised from the big blind to 40,000 holding the . Frazer made the call.
The flop came down and Frazer checked with the flush draw. Timoshenko fired a continuation bet as he does so often, making it 48,000 to go. Frazer just called.
The turn was the and Frazer hit his club flush. He checked and Timoshenko opted to check behind with his pair of sevens and nut flush draw.
The river was a black card, but not a club with the . Frazer reached into his stack and fired 58,000. Timoshenko realized he couldn't beat much and folded his hand. Frazer picked up the pot.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised with the to 30,000 from the button after the checking the stacks of Vanessa Rousso and Daniel Negreanu in the blinds. Rousso held in the small blind and made the call. Negreanu was in the big blind with the and also called.
The flop came down and all three players checked. The turn was a bad card for Rousso with the falling. She had about twice the pot in her stack and bet 40,000. Negreanu folded and then Timoshenko raised all in to put Rousso all in. Rousso's hand was very under-repped, but she still didn't seem to like the spot very much. Rousso removed her glasses while the commentators debated why she didn't just shove preflop. They stated that it'd just be a cooler given the stacks sizes, but that she should have shoved. They also stated that they didn't believe she'd be able to find a fold here.
Eventually, she made the call after three minutes in the tank and saw the bad news.
The river was the and Rousso was sent home in seventh place. She did pick up two points and $4,000 for her finish, but will be looking to improve upon that in the following heats. Timoshenko is up to 598,000 and leading the way.