John Kabbaj raised to 46,000 from the small blind and Nikolay Evdakov called from the big blind. The flop came down and Kabbaj checked. Nikolay bet 40,000 and Kabbaj called.
The turn went check-check when the fell.
Kabbaj checked when the fell on the river and Evdakov bet out 100,000. Kabbaj called and showed for bottom pair. Nikolay showed the and Kabbaj was shipped the pot.
As he stacked his chips, Kabbaj yelled out, "Just a pair of fives baby!"
Action at Table #2 has slowed considerably, with few big confrontations. There were two pots in a row where four players saw a flop, one in which the players all limped (Ryan Young took it down with a bet after the flop) and another where four players paid 45,000 apiece to see a flop (and, again, Ryan Young took the pot down with a 110,000 bet after the flop).
Young continued to accumulate chips when, after Kathy Liebert raised to 50,000, he reraised to 180,000 and Liebert folded -- after kiddingly complaining that she didn't understand why he was reraising HER, since she'd been quiet of late.
Whatever ideas Young may have had about running over the table ended when he opened yet another pot for 60,000 and ran into a 180,000 reraise from Mike Sexton. Sexton took a few chips from Andy Bloch when his 80,000 bet on the river induced Bloch to fold. And when Chris Bell raised to 50,000 and Mike Sowers called, Sexton bumped it to 200,000 and took down that pot as well.
For the most part, reraises have been getting a lot of respect, and as most of the remaining players have considerable experience and aren't short-stacked, we might be here awhile.
With the action folded around to the blinds Phil Laak limped and Chris Gildone checked his option. The flop came and when Laak checked Gildone bet 40,000. Laak check-raised to 112,000 and Gildon pushed forward his remaining chips. Laak called and showed for two pair while Gildone had for the nut-flush draw. The turn brought the and the river the and Chris Gildone was eliminated from the night's event. Laak is now up to 650,000.
In late position, Mike Sexton raised to 41,000 and David Benefield moved all in for his last 150,000. Sexton called and showed to Benefield's . Benefield was looking for an ace to spike, but the flop gave him a flush draw as well. But the on the turn and on the river missed him and "Raptor" was eliminated.
Under the gun, Andy Bloch raised to 42,000 and both Chris Bell (on the button) and Mike Sexton (in the big blind) called. The flop came and after Sexton checked, Bloch bet 65,000 and Bell called. Sexton stepped aside and when the turned, Bloch checked and Bell fired 125,000 into the pot. Bloch folded and Bell scooped a pot that swelled his stack to 390,000, while Bloch slipped to 900,000.
In blind-versus-blind action, Nikolay Evdakov bet 31,000 into the pot on a flop of . Nenad Medic then raised the pot and Evdakov wasted little time in moving all his chips into the middle. Medic made the call.
Medic:
Evdakov:
Evdakov didn't improve as the turn came the and the river was the . Evdakov was eliminated in 12th place and received $49,632.
Let no one say that poker can't be a cruel game. In a battle of the blinds Kathy Liebert raised to 60,000 and Ryan Young reraised to 180,000. Liebert called, leaving Young just 60,000 behind, and they saw a flop of . Young shipped his last 60,000 and Liebert called. Young had flopped a set of jacks, but Liebert had and flopped the nut flush. Young needed to boat up or hit a jack to stay alive, but the fell on the turn and the on the river, and that was enough to eliminate him.
We're now redrawing seats, the remaining ten players will play together at the same table until one of them is eliminated and we set the final nine who will play for the bracelet tomorrow.
Down to his last 180,000 Chris Bell moved all in with and Patrik Antonius called with . The board helped neither player and Bell doubled up to around 390,000, while Antonius fell to 700,000.
Players have reacher the unofficial final table of 10 players. Play will conclude once one more player has been eliminated. Here are the seating arrangements:
Seat 1: Mike Sowers
Seat 2: John Kabbaj
Seat 3: Chris Bell
Seat 4: Amit Makhija
Seat 5: Patrik Antonius
Seat 6: Andy Bloch
Seat 7: Mike Sexton
Seat 8: Phil Laak
Seat 9: Nenad Medic
Seat 10: Kathy Liebert