Kontaratos Can't Continue
Level 5
: 150/300, 50 ante
Frederic Cossette limped in from middle position and Bill Kontaratos moved all-in for 2,450 from late position. Christine Bryant called from the small blind, as did Cossette.
The flop came 
and Bryant checked. Cossette bet 1,500 and Bryant called. The turn was the 
and Bryant checked again. Cossette bet 5,500 this time and Bryant folded.
Kontaratos said, "I guess I have to hit my ace" as he tabled 
. Cossette tabled 
for a full house. The river was the 
and Kontaratos couldn't catch up, sending him to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
Busted |
and all three players checked to the 
on the turn. Action was on MacDonald and she paused for a moment before shoving her stack of 9,750 in the middle. Cormier went into the tank, staring back at MacDonald several times. Eventually, she calmly took a sip of her beer and waited for Cormier to act. After about a minute, he tossed out some chips to call. Drolet mucked.
for a set of threes, and Cormier was left drawing dead with 
. The river was the 
for the extra needle, and MacDonald doubled through.
and Chien led out for 1,500. Setna called. 
and Chien led out for 4,500 this time. Setna snap-folded and Chien tabled 
for ace-high.
, up against Breviglieri's 
. 
and Breviglieri was still in the lead with a pair of sixes, but her opponent picked up some outs by pairing his three. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
to send the pot to the British pro and her opponent to the rail.
