Carol Leonardi's run in this event just ended in ninth place. Leonardi moved all in for 63,000 from under the gun and Siavash Banai reraised from directly behind. The rest of the table folded, and Leonardi needed to improve.
Leonardi:
Banai:
Leonardi picked up some help on the 7c3d8h] flop but the bigger pair held up, sending her to the rail.
Tomasz Werstler shoved for 405,000 from under the gun and Peter Raimondi flatted from middle position. Action folded over to Alex Rivera, who counted his chips and pushed him into the pot. Raimondi called, creating a huge three-way all-in.
Raimondi:
Werstler:
Rivera:
A runout of gave Raimondi the entire pot, making him the new chip leader. Rivera and Werstler made their way to the cashier.
Michael Sweeney opened to 130,000 from the button and Darrin Bracken defended his big blind. The flop rolled out and Bracken checked, opening the door for Sweeney to fire 225,000. But Bracken raised all in for 1,120,000 and Sweeney tank-folded.
Siravash Banai committed his stack preflop with the against Peter Raimondi's . The flop gave Raimondi top pair and a big lead, but Banai took control when the hit the turn, giving him Broadway. The completed the board and Banai secured the double.
Four players limped to see a flop of and all of them checked to the turn. Action checked to Chris Ventura who bet 175,000 and only Michael Sweeney called, bringing the on the river. Ventura fired again, this time for 250,000, but this time he was met with a raise to 750,000 from Sweeney. Ventura tanked for a long time before letting it go.
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and Bracken checked, opening the door for Sweeney to fire 225,000. But Bracken raised all in for 1,120,000 and Sweeney tank-folded.
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board gave Banai a sweat on the turn, but he whiffed on the river en route to his sixth-place finish.