The remaining 16 players have been sent on their 60-minute dinner break.
The remaining 16 players have been sent on their 60-minute dinner break.
Justin Bonomo limped the small blind and Igor Kurganov took just a brief moment before he moved all in. Bonomo called without hesitation for his 965,000 stack and would be the player at risk of elimination.
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The flop was that of a one-sided affair as the dealer peeled off ![]()
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, hitting Kurganov with an ace to take the lead. A
came down as the turn card and Bonomo was now drawing to a snowman to keep his night going.
The
completed the board and Kurganov's flopped ace held on for the pot, eliminating Bonomo from the tournament just six shy of the money.
Justin Bonomo raised to 120,000 from the hijack with ![]()
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Mikita Badziakouski moved all in for 2,035,000 from the small blind with ![]()
, and Nick Petrangelo looked down at ![]()
in the big blind.
Petrangelo folded, as did Bonomo, but DeCarolis called.
The flop fell ![]()
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, and Badziakouski found himself in horrible shape. The
on the turn sealed his fate before the
hit the river.
The partypoker pro departed in 18th place, while DeCarolis moved up to 3,870,000.
Level: 16
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Bill Perkins raised to 135,000 from the cutoff, Chin Wei Lim defended his big blind and the flop came down ![]()
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Lim check-called a bet of 80,000 from Perkins and the dealer flipped over a
on the turn. Lim bet 225,000 and Perkins called to the
river card.
Lim fired again, this time for 260,000 and after some consideration, Perkins called. Lim tabled ![]()
for sixes over fours and Perkins quickly flipped over ![]()
for a two pair, scooping in the pot.
Timothy Adams raised to 150,000 from the button, Dan Smith and Vivek Rajkumar called from the blinds. The flop came down ![]()
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, action checked to Adams who bet in 125,000 and both of his opponents called.
A
peeled off as the turn card and all three runners checked to the
river card. Rajkumar led out for 300,000 after the board was completed, Adams and Smith both chucked their cards into the muck, shipping another pot to the chip leader.
Stephen Chidwick started the action off with raise to 125,000 from the hijack, Chin Wei Lim defended his big blind and the dealer fanned out ![]()
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on the flop.
Lim checked to Chidwick, he bet 80,000 and Lim elected to check-raise to 260,000. Chidwick used a time extension en route to making his decision, ultimately putting in a three-bet of 600,000.
Lim took some time to think but in the end, he threw his cards into the muck, shipping another pot to the soaring Chidwick who now has over seven million.
Winfred Yu moved all in for around 1,000,000 from the cutoff and short stacked Cary Katz called from the big blind.
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It was a massive flip for both players, and Yu held his advantage after the flop fell. The turn card was also safe for Yu, and when Katz saw his outs fade on the river, the American was eliminated.
Tony G had moved all of his remaining 735,000 stack in the middle before the flop and found a caller in Bryn Kenney. The two turned over their hands and Tony G was ahead.
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A devastating flop fell for the Lithuanian when the dealer fanned out ![]()
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and Kenney now had the lead. A
fell as the turn card, meaning Tony G could only win if he caught a cowboy.
The river came down a
and Tony G instantly left the tournament area, muttering some words of frustration on his way out of the door.