Aaron Kupin raised to 20,000 and Sorel Mizzi called in the cutoff, Jacek Pustula came along from the big blind. On the 10♥9♥6♥ flop, they all checked and Pustula led the 7♦ turn for 35,000. Kupin called before Mizzi raised to 90,000.
Pustula reluctantly folded and Kupin called, then checked the 5♣ on the river. Mizzi piled in his covering stack and Kupin sigh-folded.
One day after being accused of cheating a California home game out of millions, Tony Mars issued a statement to PokerNews denying the allegations.
Wesley Fei and Nikhil "Nik Airball" Arcot, both Hustler Casino Live regulars, claim that Mars, who also plays on HCL, brought a special UV-marked deck that allowed him to decipher face-down cards.
The alleged scandal occurred in a game at a private residence in Yorba Linda, California, a community in Orange County.
Masashi Oya jumped to a big stack and he only trails Dov Markowich, while he is followed by Aram Oganyan and Chino Rheem, among others.
Wai Lo also holds a big stack and just got through with a shove out of the small blind, as Jeff Gross forfeited his big blind.
Level: 7
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Jesse Lonis has continued his sprints between the two nearby events and aimed to knock out a short-stacked Erick Lindgren. The K♥5♥ of Lonis were up against 8♠8♥ and Lindgren survived on a 10♦9♣8♣A♣4♥ runout.
Lindgren's fortune was short-lived as he busted soon after, and Lonis received a penalty as he was folding out of turn. The stack of Lonis has taken a major toll, too, as he is down to fewer than 13 blinds.
Joining the action on the 8♠3♠3♦ flop, Artur Martirosian bet 65,000 out of the big blind. Jinho Hong on the button raised to 130,000 and Martirosian called. They ended up checking down the 3♥ turn. and 4♦ river for Martirosian to reveal the K♥8♥.
Hong mucked his cards and the Russian poker pro chipped up to more than half a million.
The dealer announced a double elimination as Jeffrey Cormier and Glenn Becker were both ousted. Becker then walked over to the table of Erick Lindgren, who had called the all-in of Tomasz Gluszko for 80,000 that very moment while on the button.
Jesse Rosen then pushed in the big blind and Lindgren called.
Tomasz Gluszko: 3♠3♥
Jesse Rosen: 10♠10♦
Erick Lindgren: A♦K♥
The 10♥8♥8♠ flop gave Rosen a full house and Lindgren all but grinned a "that's cute", the 2♠ turn and Q♦ river were meaningless. Rosen doubled for 187,000 and Lindgren dropped to a short stack.
Stephen Song raised to 16,000 from under the gun before Roland Israelashvili shoved from the button with his dwindling stack. Dongwuk Moon went all in from the small blind and Song got out of the way. Action was heads up with Israelashvili at risk.
Roland Israelashvili: 5♥5♠
Dongwuk Moon: 10♥10♠
The board ran out 8♣2♦J♣3♦8♥ and the tens held to send Israelashvili to the rail.
On the very next hand, Tarik Mazari shoved his shrinking stack and Moon called from the button. The blinds got out of the way and action was heads up with Mazari at risk.
Tarik Mazari: A♦9♥
Dongwuk Moon: A♥10♠
The board ran out 8♣2♦J♣3♦8♥ and Moon held on once again with the better ace to send Mazari to the rail for consecutive knockouts.
Each of the following players below have earned $1,900 for their efforts. There are now 53 players remaining as the field has been nearly cut into half.
Rami Hammoud made a move on the J♠J♦10♣8♠3♠ river with the 7♦6♠ but his bluff was never going to work, as Oktay Koeysu snapped him off with the J♣8♣ for a turned full house.
The eliminations as of lately had come at a rapid pace as yet another table broke.
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