Jordan Smith and an opponent were heads up on a flop of . Smith called a 2,400-chip bet, and the turn brought the . Smith's opponent checked, he fired 3,000, and the player check-raised to 9,000. Smith moved all in for 20,750.
"I got to call," the player said.
Smith:
Opponent:
The bricked in the river, and Smith secured the double.
According to him, a player in middle position had raised and another player flatted. When action reached Jivkov in the big blind, he moved all in for roughly 9,000 holding . The original raiser called with , the other player folded, and an on the flop put an end to Jivkov's day.
Mario "Pwnasaurus" Silvestri opened for 1,200 under the gun only to have the player on the button three-bet to 3,500. The blinds both folded, Silvestri called, and it was heads-up action to the flop, which both players checked.
Silvestri proceeded to check-call a bet of 5,600 on the turn, and then checked for a third time when the peeled off on the river. His opponent put together 10,100 and dropped it in the pot, and Silvestri snap-called with . It was good as the button mucked his hand.
We saw Justin "Choctaw" Kruger packing up his trademark green alien into his backpack, which only occurs after he's been eliminated. Sure enough, the man known as "Choctaw" exited the tournament area while Mario "Pwnasaurus" Silvestri filled us in on what happened.
According to Silvestri, Kruger was crippled after a player had raised, another limped, and then the player in Seat 9 moved all in for 10,000 with . Kruger then moved all in over the top for 13,000 or so with , and the rest of the field folded. Kruger was unable to catch, and that left him with a paltry stack, one that he lost just a few hands later.
Meanwhile, it appears both Kurt Jewell and Bobby "Shooter" Hempkins have been eliminated from the tournament.
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. Smith called a 2,400-chip bet, and the turn brought the 
. Smith's opponent checked, he fired 3,000, and the player check-raised to 9,000. Smith moved all in for 20,750.
bricked in the river, and Smith secured the double.
, the other player folded, and an 
flop, which both players checked.
turn, and then checked for a third time when the 
. It was good as the button mucked his hand.
, and the rest of the field folded. Kruger was unable to catch, and that left him with a paltry stack, one that he lost just a few hands later.
turned, ending the hand, and a meaningless 
completed the board.