Vasilios Hrisafinis opened to 9,000 from early position and Peter Lee called in the small blind. Raymond Otazu three-bet shoved for around 50,000 and Hrisafinis re-shoved for nearly 100,000. Lee folded and we were off to the races.
Showdown
Hrisafinis:
Otazu:
The flop not only kept Otazu in the lead, but he was open-ended in case Hrisafinis spiked an ace or king. The turn was indeed the and now Otazu needed a seven, nine or four to stay alive.
The on the river was no help however, and Otazu hit the rail.
Chris Barton open-shoved his last 25,100 from the cutoff seat and John Andress flat-called on the button. Both blinds released and it was showdown time.
Showdown
Barton:
Andress:
The dealer rapped the table and delivered a flop of .
"Uh oh," Andress said smiling.
The on the turn brought chop-outs, but it was the on the river that did Barton in. Andress scooped the pot and is now up to 275,000 chips.
Mike Leah opened with a raise from middle position, David Fruchter reraised behind, and it folded back around to Leah who made the call.
The flop came . Leah checked, Fruchter bet 20,400, and Leah called. The turn brought the and a bet of 20,700 from Leah. Fruchter called.
The river was the . This time Leah carved out 35,600 and with a disgusted look Fruchter quickly called. Leah flipped over for trip queens, and Fruchter unhappily tossed his cards to the center of the table.
Leah chips up over 200,000 with that pot, while Fruchter falls to the 60,000-chip range.
On September 11th, 2001, Mike Kosowski dashed into the World Trade Center like countless other first responders. He suffered a handful of herniated discs in his back and neck, but thankfully he survived when the South tower fell.
In the aftermath, Kosowski started picking up poker and in 2009 he had the opportunity to compete in a televised Million Dollar Challenge. Kosowski won every challenge, including a final heads-up battle against Daniel Negreanu for $1 million.
Today he's in the field, and he just busted fellow New Yorker Joseph Chaplin. It was quite a cooler, the two got all the money in preflop with Kosowski's aces crushing Chaplin's kings. Chaplin did not improve his hand and was eliminated from the tournament.
Kosowski now has 310,000 chips and is looking to add to his poker resume.
Brad McFarland began today among the chip leaders, but suffered through a tough level-and-a-half before finding himself all in with versus Albert Winchester's . The board ran out , and McFarland is out. Winchester now sits with about 275,000
There are currently 57 players remaining -- 12 more eliminations until the cash bubble bursts.
William Lord limped in and Patrick Houchins raised in late position. Lord then re-raised all in and Houchins made the call.
Showdown
Lord:
Houchins:
The was a fun one, giving Lord a leading pair of nines and Houchins the nut-flush draw. The on the turn was a blank, but the spiked on the river giving Houchins the best hand and eliminating Lord from the tournament.
Houchins is head and shoulders above everyone in the room with 485,000 chips.
Peter Lee opened from middle position and Jorge Carvalho three-bet to 20,000 near the button. Lee called and the flop fell . Lee checked and Carvalho moved all in for almost twice the pot. Lee quickly called.
Showdown
Lee:
Carvalho:
Carvalho was in a world of hurt and did not improve on the turn () or the river (), eliminating him from the tournament.
We just had a double-knockout, with Joe Udine the one responsible for sending two more players to the rail.
After Walter Taylor had open-pushed all in for just under 40,000 from middle position, Manh Nyguen reshipped from the button for a little over 100,000. Udine, who had Nyguen just covered, called from the big blind.
Udine
Taylor
Nguyen
The five community cards came , and both Nguyen and Taylor are gone. Udine bounces up to about 250,000 on that one.
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flop not only kept Otazu in the lead, but he was open-ended in case Hrisafinis spiked an ace or king. The turn was indeed the 
and now Otazu needed a seven, nine or four to stay alive.
on the river was no help however, and Otazu hit the rail.
.
on the river that did Barton in. Andress scooped the pot and is now up to 275,000 chips.
. Leah checked, Fruchter bet 20,400, and Leah called. The turn brought the 
and a bet of 20,700 from Leah. Fruchter called.
. This time Leah carved out 35,600 and with a disgusted look Fruchter quickly called. Leah flipped over 
for trip queens, and Fruchter unhappily tossed his cards to the center of the table.
versus Albert Winchester's 
. The board ran out 
, and McFarland is out. Winchester now sits with about 275,000
was a fun one, giving Lord a leading pair of nines and Houchins the nut-flush draw. The 
on the turn was a blank, but the 
on a board of 
. Lee checked and Carvalho moved all in for almost twice the pot. Lee quickly called.
) or the river (
), eliminating him from the tournament.
