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Mike McDonald raised from under the gun, Teska called on his direct left, and the rest of the players folded. The dealer fanned , McDonald check-called a bet of 55,000, and the turn was a third diamond - the .
McDonald checked, Teska fired out 125,000, and McDonald called.
The river was the , McDonald checked a third and final time, and Teska bet 50,000 - roughly 10 percent of the pot. McDonald tanked for a bit before folding, and Teska picked up the pot.
George Lampert open-shipped all in for his last 100,000 from middle position. It folded to Kristoffer Edberg in the small blind who announced a flat call. Max Silver was in the big blind and then over-shipped all in which was a bet for Edberg's tournament life. Edberg opted to hang on to his remaining 400,000 and let go of his face up. Silver rolled over the , which was racing with Lampert's .
Silver struck gold on the flop, giving him a set of sixes and a death grip on the hand. There was a small sweat, however, when the rolled off on the turn, giving Lampert outs to made a spade flush or an inside straight. Nothing materialized, however, as the finished off the community cards.
Silver scooped up the pot and now has about 2.2 million in chips.
After a late-position open to 36,000, Rudy Blondeau three-bet to 73,000 from the cutoff. Jude Ainsworth announced a four-bet to 200,000 from the button and both the blinds and initial opener folded. Blondeau five-bet all in for 572,000 and Ainsworth called.
Ainsworth:
Blondeau:
The board fell , allowing Ainsworth's ladies to hold up as the best hand. Blondeau made for the rail while Ainsworth is now at about 1.235 million in chips.
Anton Iaroslavskii opened to 35,000 from early position, and the action folded to Isaac Baron in the big blind. Baron, who won the first two hands of the level at the time, moved all in for 366,000, and Iaroslavskii tank-called.
Iaroslavskii:
Baron:
The dealer spread , changing very little, and the turn brought paint. Thankfully for Baron, the missed Iaroslavskii, as did the on the river.
Baron, known as "westmenloAA" online, doubled to 756,000 chips, while Iaroslavskii fell to 596,000.
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, McDonald check-called a bet of 55,000, and the turn was a third diamond - the 
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, McDonald checked a third and final time, and Teska bet 50,000 - roughly 10 percent of the pot. McDonald tanked for a bit before folding, and Teska picked up the pot.
face up. Silver rolled over the 
, which was racing with Lampert's 
flop, giving him a set of sixes and a death grip on the hand. There was a small sweat, however, when the 
rolled off on the turn, giving Lampert outs to made a spade flush or an inside straight. Nothing materialized, however, as the 
), turn (
), and was eliminated.
, allowing Ainsworth's ladies to hold up as the best hand. Blondeau made for the rail while Ainsworth is now at about 1.235 million in chips.
, changing very little, and the turn brought paint. Thankfully for Baron, the 
