Action folded around to Joao Simao on the button and he raised to 5,100. Harrison Gimbel called from the big blind.
The flop came and Gimbel checked. Simao bet 3,600 and Gimbel called.
The turn brought the and both players checked.
The fell on the river and Gimbel checked. Simao bet 7,200, Gimbel called, and Simao shook his head as he flashed with no heart. Gimbel showed and took the pot with flopped trip deuces.
Action folded around where Maksim Kriuchkov shoved all in for 60,100 from middle position. On the button, Charles Furey dropped into the tank. He thought for nearly a minute before putting in the chips to call. Everyone else folded so the two went to a showdown.
Furey:
Kriuchkov:
The board ran out which kept Furey in the lead the whole way and allowed him to take down the decent sized pot to push over 300,000 chips. Kriuchov however was sent to the rail.
There were about 38,000 chips already in the middle and the board read when we got to the table. Jack Sinclair checked from early position and his lone opponent checked behind from the hijack.
The fell on the river and Sinclair shoved, putting his opponent to a decision for his approximately 50,000-chip stack. He folded and Sinclair showed with a grin as he took the pot.
The action was on Jonathan West in the small blind and he was facing a raise of 5,500 from Mike Adamo in the cutoff and a call by Mikita Badziakouski on the button. West made a three-bet to 19,000 and sent the action back to Adamo who announced a four-bet all in of 87,200. Badziakouski quickly folded and West went into the tank.
"Ahhh," he moaned as he agonized over his decision. "I don't want to call. I really don't want to call."
Although West felt he was behind, he still made the call and was indeed behind. Adamo tabled which was dominating West's . The flop came and Adamo was still out front although there were some chop outs now. The on the turn changed nothing but the landed on the river. West rivered a straight to send Adamo to the rail and push West over the 350,000 chip mark.
There was a huge pile of about 115,000 chips already in the middle and the board read when we got to the table. Chris Hunichen checked from middle position and his opponent, Patryk Poterek in the cutoff, slid two stacks of blue T-5,000 chips forward. Hunichen had about 90,000 chips remaining and was faced with a decision for his stack. He went into the tank for over three minutes before he eventually folded.
"Show one card?" he asked Poterek. After some hesitation, he agreed, and the was exposed before the dealer collected his cards.
After a raise from Vytis Paskevicius in early position, Jack Sinclair three-bet to 15,500 from the hijack. The action folded back to Paskevicius who pushed forward a four-bet to 40,000. Sinclair looked back at his cards and then shoved all in. Paskevicius quickly tossed in his last few chips and was at risk of being eliminated.
Paskevicius tabled but was in rough shape when he saw the of Sinclair. The board ran out and Paskevicius was drawing dead by the turn. Sinclair is making a late charge as the last level of play nears its end.
Maria Konnikova has been the talk of the 2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure after taking down the $1,650 PCA National one day ago. She late registered for the Main Event and has been sitting on a shorter stack for the better part of the day. However, Konnikova is proving that his first major win was no accident.
The Russian-American writer opened to 5,100 from the cutoff and Marius Patro three-bet to 20,000 out of the big blind. Konnikova called and the flop came . Patro led out for 30,000 and Konnikova instantly called.
The turn brought the and both players checked to the on the river. Patro announced all in and Konnikova asked for a count. Patro held the bigger stack with around 107,000 and Konnikova was left with 87,300 and a decision to make for her tournament life.
After a couple moments, Konnikova pushed her stack of chips into the middle and left her opponent stunned. She waited for Patro to turn over his cards and when he did, it was the for just queen-high. Konnikova tabled and raked in a massive pot in the last few hands of the night.
Xixiang Luo moved all in before the flop before Maurice Schwab moved all in over the top for a little more than 120,000. Roman Wieczorek called with a covering stack of both players and it was off to a showdown creating a massive pot of nearly 300,000.
Luo:
Schwab:
Wieczorek:
The board ran out giving Wieczorek the winning set of kings and eliminating both other players from the tournament. With that pot, Wieczorek moves over 300,000 chips.
and Gimbel checked. Simao bet 3,600 and Gimbel called.
and both players checked.
fell on the river and Gimbel checked. Simao bet 7,200, Gimbel called, and Simao shook his head as he flashed 
with no heart. Gimbel showed 
and took the pot with flopped trip deuces.
which kept Furey in the lead the whole way and allowed him to take down the decent sized pot to push over 300,000 chips. Kriuchov however was sent to the rail.
when we got to the table. Jack Sinclair checked from early position and his lone opponent checked behind from the hijack.
fell on the river and Sinclair shoved, putting his opponent to a decision for his approximately 50,000-chip stack. He folded and Sinclair showed 
which was dominating West's 
. The flop came 
landed on the river. West rivered a straight to send Adamo to the rail and push West over the 350,000 chip mark.
was exposed before the dealer collected his cards.
but was in rough shape when he saw the 
of Sinclair. The board ran out 
