Abraham Abud was all in preflop for his last 110,000 or so holding and in great shape to double against the of AJ Atiqi.
The flop seemed safe enough for Abud, though Atiqi picked up a gutshot straight draw. The turn was of no consequence, but the river was as it gave Atiqi the said straight and the win.
Abud was eliminated in 19th place, which means it's time for the two-table redraw.
Shahiriar Assareh led out for 75,000 on a board of , and Joseph Hebert raised to 225,000. Assareh called, showing , but his pair of nines was no good against Hebert's for trip threes.
Hebert is now up to 1.2 million, while Assareh was crippled down to 230,000.
Kasra Khodayarkhani and Tripp Kirk were heads up on a flop of . Khodayarkhani fired 36,000, Kirk raised to 95,000, and Khodayarkhani put in a third bet, re-raising to 151,000.
Kirk tanked for a bit, then folded his hand.
"Twenty dollars to show," he told Khodayarkhani before the Texan could muck his hand.
Khodayarkhani obliged, tabling for the stone nuts, and Kirk shipped him a Jefferson.
Robert Cheung opened to 42,000 in early position, Brad Johnson called on the button, and Pavan Bhatia three-bet to 144,000 from the big blind. Cheung folded, Johnson called, and the dealer fanned .
Bhatia open-shipped for 264,000, and Johnson shrugged before calling.
Bhatia:
Johnson:
The turn and river bricked , respectively, and Bhatia doubled to 860,000 chips. Johnson was left with 440,000.
Ben Mintz opened for 40,000 from middle position and cleared the field to Parwez Nawabi, who moved all in for 324,000 from the small blind. Mintz asked for a count and when he got it said, "Alright, lets do it."
Mintz:
Nawabi:
Nawabi got it in as an overwhelming favorite, but as Mintz would tell you, he's been running hot for two days. The proof was in the pudding as after the flop blanked, the slammed down on the turn. Mintz went from underdog to favorite, and after the completed the board on the river, Nawabi was sent to the rail in 18th place.
After Ben Mintz opened for 42,000 from middle position and Rogen Chhabra called, Tripp Kirk moved all in for 289,000 from the button. The blinds both folded, as did Mintz, and Chhabra made the call.
Chhabra:
Kirk:
Kirk was racing for his tournament life, and it'd be a race he'd survive as the board ran out a safe .
It all started when Kasra Khodayarkhani opened to 43,000 from under the gun. Corrie Wunstel three-bet to 76,000 in middle position, Rogen Chhabra cold-called in the small blind, and Benjamin Reason cold four-bet to 226,000 in the big blind. Khodayarkhani quickly folded, Wunstel moved all in for 801,000, and Chhabra sighed before folding.
Reason asked for the dealer to pull the bets in, and when she did, he opted to fold as well.
In the last hand of Level 26, a big pot took place between Rogen Chhabra and Ben Reason.
We caught the action with 120,000 already in the pot and a board reading and Chhabra checked to Reason, who bet 53,000. Chhabra woke up with a check-raise to 153,000, Reason called and the completed the board on the river.
Chhabra proceeded to slide out a big bet of 350,000, and Reason kind of rolled his eyes and called with the . "Ship it," Chhabra said before tabling the for the bigger full house.
"I knew it," Reason reasoned to his friend on the rail. "That ace." The hand left Reason with just 280,000 while Chhabra is still stacking. We'll grab full counts at the break, so stay tuned.
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and in great shape to double against the 
of AJ Atiqi.
flop seemed safe enough for Abud, though Atiqi picked up a gutshot straight draw. The 
turn was of no consequence, but the 
river was as it gave Atiqi the said straight and the win.
, and Joseph Hebert raised to 225,000. Assareh called, showing 
, but his pair of nines was no good against Hebert's 
for trip threes.
. Khodayarkhani fired 36,000, Kirk raised to 95,000, and Khodayarkhani put in a third bet, re-raising to 151,000.
for the stone nuts, and Kirk shipped him a Jefferson.
.
respectively, and Bhatia doubled to 860,000 chips. Johnson was left with 440,000.
slammed down on the turn. Mintz went from underdog to favorite, and after the 
