Dominik Nitsche made it 24,000 from the hijack and Davidi Kitai three-bet all in from the cutoff for 125,000 total. Action folded back to Nitsche and he mulled over the decision for a moment before announcing a call.
Nitsche:
Kitai:
The flop came down , keeping Kitai's walking sticks out in front. The on the turn gave Nitsche outs to make a Broadway straight, but he ended up pairing up for the win with the on fifth street. Kitai was eliminated in 25th place and Nitsche scooped a pot that brought him up to 1.195 million.
Play folded to Jonathan Karamalikis on the button, and he moved all in for about 165,000. Ilkin Amirov went all in from the small blind, and everyone else folded. Karamalikis had the , and Amirov had the .
The board ran out , and Karamalikis was gone in 24th place. He earned $56,820, and Amirov moved to about 375,000 in chips.
Oleksii Khoroshenin made it 29,000 from under the gun and it folded to Scott Seiver in middle position who three-bet to 75,000. The rest of the table folded back to Khoroshenin who announced a four-bet all in. Seiver instantly called for his own tournament life, prompting an eye roll from Khoroshenin.
Khoroshenin:
Seiver:
The board ran out , giving Seiver trip aces for the double. He now has about 670,000 while Khoroshenin has dropped down to 540,000.
After a series of raises before the flop, Ilkin Amirov found himself all in and at risk for his last 351,000 against Taylor Paur.
Paur showed and needed to find help to best Amirov's . The flop came down , keeping Amirov's ladies out in front. The on the turn changed nothing, meaning that Paur needed one of the two remaining tens on the river to score the elimination. Unfortunately for Paur, the finished the board and he was forced to send a majority of his stack to Amirov.
Niall Farrell opened from early position for 27,000 and Piotr Franczak called out of the blinds. The flop came and Franczak check-called a 25,000 bet from Farrell.
The turn was the and Franczak led out for 50,000. Farrell made the call. The river was the and Franczak led out for 75,000 and Farrell again called.
Franczak turned over for a full house, jacks full of fives and Farrell mucked with a confused look on his face. Franczak then explained that he didn't look preflop.
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From the under-the-gun-plus-one position, Garrett Greer raised to 26,000. Andre Akkari thought about it for a bit from the next seat, and then folded. Joe Kuether was next up, and he made the call from the cutoff seat, before Faraz Jaka jacked it up to 82,000 on the button. Play folded back to Greer, and he folded. Kuether called, though, and the two were off to a flop.
The flop came down , and Kuether checked. Jaka slid forward a bet of 90,000, and Kuether folded.
From early position, Andre Akkari raised to 26,000. Thomas Muhlocker called on the button, and then Ilkin Garibli called from the small blind. After Daniel Negreanu folded from the big blind, the dealer ripped off the flop.
On the flop, Garibli checked, and Akkari bet 45,000. Muhlocker made the call, which left him with 238,000 behind, and then Garibli opted for a check-raise and made it 112,000 to go. Akkari folded, but then Muhlocker tanked and shoved all in. Garibli quickly called with the for bottom set, and that was well ahead of Muhlocker's .
The turn was the to leave Muhlocker drawing dead, and then the river completed the board with the . Garibli won the pot, and Muhlocker exited in 22nd place for $63,260.