Three players remained following the flop. The player in the small blind checked. Liz Lieu bet 2,500 -- about half the pot -- and both the late position player and the small blind called.
The turn was the . This time it checked to the late position player who bet 4,500. The small blind folded, but Lieu made the call.
The river brought the , putting a fourth diamond on board. Lieu checked quickly, and her opponent wasted little time firing out a bet of 6,500. Lieu immediately gathered the necessary chips to call, then riffled in them in her right hand above the table for 15 seconds before pushing her cards forward with her left hand to fold.
As the dealer pushed the pot toward her opponent, he tabled his cards -- ! Lieu nodded, acknowledging the successful bluff. Lieu now has about 25,000.
A few minutes after losing that last pot, Carlos Mortensen was eliminated. Under the gun, Anais Lerouge raised to 1,200 and was called by the player on the button and by Mortensen in the big blind.
The flop came down and Mortensen led out 2,000, leaving himself just a little left behind. Lerouge raised all in for just over 8,000 and the button folded. Mortensen called all in with , needing help against Lerouge's . The board ran out and , no help to Mortensen and sending him to the rail.
Action folded to Carlos Mortensen, and as he often does when that happens, the Matador raised, making it 800 to go. Rebecca Mordoff-Gerin responded by three-betting to 2,200 from the small blind. Mortensen made the call.
The flop came out , and Mordoff-Gerin bet 2,200. Mortensen played with his chips, then tossed out a raise to 5,300. Mordoff-Gerin called, then insta-checked the turn. Mortensen checked behind just as fast. The river fell the , and both players checked again. Mordoff-Gerin showed for top pair, second kicker. Mortensen stared at the board for a minute before releasing his cards, but eventually he flicked them into the muck. Mortensen slipped to 16,000. Mordoff-Gerin is up to 46,000.
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier folded his way through most of Level 5, and found himself down to just over a couple of orbits' worth of chips here at the start of Level 6 -- less than 3,000. Finally a hand arose in which a middle position player opened for a raise, then Grospellier tossed in his small stack from the cutoff. The others folded, the raiser called, Grospellier flipped over , and his opponent showed .
The board ran out , and ElkY's eights remained best.
Not long after that hand, Grospellier open-shoved and received no callers, picking up the blinds and antes. He's still super short, though, with 7,800.
With about 17,000 in the pot and the board reading , Antony Lellouche was facing a bet of 10,000 from Roger Hairabedian. Lellouche tanked for about five minutes before calling, unfortunately seeing Hairabedian table for a set.
Lellouche: Down to about 20,000
Hairabedian: Up to almost 45,000
The table folded around to Melanie Weisner who raised to 700 from the button. The small blind called, and David Benyamine folded from the big blind.
The flop came , and both players quickly checked. The turn brought the . The small blind bet 800, and Weisner quickly called.
The river was the , pairing the board. Weisner's opponent bet 1,150, and Weisner promptly raised to 3,075. Her opponent considered for a moment, then let his hand go.
Weisner gains a few chips there, continuing to hover just under the 20,000-chip mark.
Melanie Weisner checked a flop, and David Benyamine bet 1,200. The button called, and Weisner folded. The turn was the , and Benyamine and his opponent quickly checked. After the suspicious-looking peeled off on the river, Benyamine bet a modest 2,700. The button didn't even think about a raise, calling almost instantly. He showed for Broadway. Benyamine's meant they chopped the small pot with their big hands.
We caught the action as Sam Chartier and his lone opponent both checked a board of . The river was the , and Chartier checked again. The other player bet 4,200. Sam looked him up, but could only muck when his opponent showed . Chartier dropped to 44,000.
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flop. The player in the small blind checked. Liz Lieu bet 2,500 -- about half the pot -- and both the late position player and the small blind called.
. This time it checked to the late position player who bet 4,500. The small blind folded, but Lieu made the call.
, putting a fourth diamond on board. Lieu checked quickly, and her opponent wasted little time firing out a bet of 6,500. Lieu immediately gathered the necessary chips to call, then riffled in them in her right hand above the table for 15 seconds before pushing her cards forward with her left hand to fold.
! Lieu nodded, acknowledging the successful bluff. Lieu now has about 25,000.
and Mortensen led out 2,000, leaving himself just a little left behind. Lerouge raised all in for just over 8,000 and the button folded. Mortensen called all in with 
, needing help against Lerouge's 
. The board ran out 
and 
, no help to Mortensen and sending him to the rail.
turn. Mortensen checked behind just as fast. The river fell the 
, and both players checked again. Mordoff-Gerin showed 
for top pair, second kicker. Mortensen stared at the board for a minute before releasing his cards, but eventually he flicked them into the muck. Mortensen slipped to 16,000. Mordoff-Gerin is up to 46,000.
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, and ElkY's eights remained best.
, Antony Lellouche was facing a bet of 10,000 from Roger Hairabedian. Lellouche tanked for about five minutes before calling, unfortunately seeing Hairabedian table 
, pairing the board. Weisner's opponent bet 1,150, and Weisner promptly raised to 3,075. Her opponent considered for a moment, then let his hand go.
flop, and David Benyamine bet 1,200. The button called, and Weisner folded. The turn was the 
, and Benyamine and his opponent quickly checked. After the suspicious-looking 
