Vinny Pahuja and Tyler Kenney were heads up with the board reading . Kenney check-called 55,000 from Pahuja, and the turn was the . Kenney check-called another bet - this one was worth 65,000 - and the completed the board. Both players checked.
Kenney opened up for a pair of aces, and Pahuja sat silently for a couple of seconds before unhappily mucking his hand.
The very next hand, Pahuja sloppily moved all in, knocking his chips over, and Eugene Fouksman looked him up. Fouksman turned over , and Pahuja slammed his cards onto the felt, revealing the . The board ran , and Pahuja knocked his chips over before exiting.
Tyler Kenney opened for 48,000 and Ryan Eriquezzo called from the button. The blinds declined to play and the flop came . Kenney led with 63,000 and Eriquezzo called to see the turn. Kenney put out 107,000 and Eriquezzo called. The river produced the and Kenney continued with his line to the tune of 134,000. Eriquezzo called and tabled for a boat and Kenney mucked his hand.
David Zeitlin opened for 53,000 from the cutoff and Tyler Kenney called from the button. The blinds released and the flop came . Zeitlin checked, Kenney bet 72,000 and Zeitlin called. The turn came and Zeitlin again check-called, this time to a tune of 134,000. The river paired the board with the and Zeitlin checked a third time.
Kenney didn't slow down and bet 320,000 and after a moment of thought Zeitlin announced a call. Kenney tabled for aces full and Zeitlin showed .
On the first hand back from break, Josh Brikis was all in for his tournament life holding a pair of sevens. Ryan Higgins had him at risk with king-jack, and there was a jack on the flop. Brikis failed to improve on both the turn and the river, and was eliminated from the tournament just short of the final table.
Ryan Higgins opened for 45,000 and Dave Johnston three-bet to 125,000 from the button. The blinds released and Higgins shoved. Johnston called and the hands were tabled.
Johnston:
Higgins:
The board ran and Higgins' straight trumped Johnston's set and sent him to the rail.
Justin Liberto opened in middle position, Cameron Hamilton called near the button, and Tyler Kenney put in a three-bet from the blinds. Liberto then four-bet jammed for nearly 800,000, Hamilton folded, and Kenney tank-called.
Showdown
Liberto
Kenney
It was a massive flip for well over a million chips, and the flop gave Kenney a big lead. Neither the turn () nor the river () improved Liberto's hand, and he was eliminated in 15th place.
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. Kenney check-called 55,000 from Pahuja, and the turn was the 
. Kenney check-called another bet - this one was worth 65,000 - and the 
completed the board. Both players checked.
for a pair of aces, and Pahuja sat silently for a couple of seconds before unhappily mucking his hand.
, and Pahuja slammed his cards onto the felt, revealing the 
. The board ran 
, and Pahuja knocked his chips over before exiting.
. Kenney led with 63,000 and Eriquezzo called to see the 
turn. Kenney put out 107,000 and Eriquezzo called. The river produced the 
and Kenney continued with his line to the tune of 134,000. Eriquezzo called and tabled 
. Zeitlin checked, Kenney bet 72,000 and Zeitlin called. The turn came 
and Zeitlin checked a third time.
for aces full and Zeitlin showed 
.
and Higgins' straight trumped Johnston's set and sent him to the rail.
flop gave Kenney a big lead. Neither the turn (
) nor the river (
) improved Liberto's hand, and he was eliminated in 15th place.
