A player in middle position opened to 3,000 before the Kevin Saul show started. He asked the player in the big blind how much he was playing (~33,000), then announced, "I'm gonna make it.... sixty... -six... hundred... no, six thousand... eight hundred." With that, he added his 6,800 chips to the pot before his old pal Josh Brikis moved all in for 11,300 next door. The initial raiser folded, and Saul quickly made the call to see what was what.
Showdown
Saul:
Brikis:
There was an ace on the flop, but the rest of it was not good. It came , and the turn and river relieved Brikis of the rest of his stack.
A player in middle position opened with a raise to 3,300 before the hijack seat and cutoff seat called. Drazen Ilich was on the button and reraised all in for 17,700. The original raiser folded after the blinds mucked and then the hijack seat reraised all in for about 30,000 total. The cutoff also folded.
Ilich held the and was dominated by the for the player in the hijack seat. After the board ran through , Ilich's tournament was over and he made his way to the exit.
From the button, Matt Brady raised to 3,000. The small blind three-bet shoved for 14,200 and Brady made the quick call with the . The small blind held the .
The small blind flopped a queen as the board ran out and he doubled through. Brady dropped to 53,000 in chips.
On the turn, the board read . Brett Richey fired 10,000 after action was checked by his opponent. The player made the call and the river brought the . Action checked to Richey again and he fired 17,000. HIs opponent folded and Richey moved back to about 92,000 in chips.
The clock has been paused as level 12 has come to a close. It's another 15-minute break, the penultimate one of the night, and we'll be right back with another two levels of action.
David Baker was just saved by the river card after he got all in with the against an opponent's . The board ran out so that both players played aces and fives with a jack kicker.
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, and the 
turn and 
river relieved Brikis of the rest of his stack.
and was dominated by the 
for the player in the hijack seat. After the board ran through 
. The small blind held the 
.
and he doubled through. Brady dropped to 53,000 in chips.
. Action checked to Richey again and he fired 17,000. HIs opponent folded and Richey moved back to about 92,000 in chips.
against an opponent's 
