A big hand just resulted in another elimination, and a new chip leader.
Cornel Cimpan and Rami Boukai limped, George Boyce completed from the small blind, and Chris Chang checked his option in the BB. The flop came a provocative . It checked to Boukai who bet 8,000, Boyce called, and the other two folded.
The turn was the . Boyce checked, Boukai bet 22,000, Boyce reraised pot, and Boukai called.
The river was the . Boyce pushed all in for his last 70,000, and Boukai quickly called.
Boyce showed for nines full of fours, but Boukai had for nines full of aces. Boyce is out in 19th, and Boukai is now the chip leader with about 530,000.
Stephen Devlin raised to 15,000 first into the pot from the hijack seat. In the big blind, Rami Boukai moved all in over the top, and Devlin called for the rest of his own chips, putting himself at risk of elimination.
Showdown
Devlin:
Boukai:
The board ran pretty dry for the at-risk player as it came out . Failing to improve past Boukai's kings, Stephen Devlin becomes our 20th-place finisher.
Shamus
Play at the three tables -- two seven-handed and one six-handed at the moment -- has tightened up considerably, with few hands moving beyond the flop.
For now most players have plenty of chips with which to maneuver. The average stack with 20 players left is just under 170,000. That's 42.5 big blinds in the PLO round, and 34 big blinds in PLH.
Of course, big hands in pot-limit can develop quickly. Stay tuned...
David Sklansky limped into the pot under the gun, and Najib Bennani followed suit in the next seat. Big stack Daniel Makowsky raised it up to 22,000 next door, and it passed all the way back through the blinds. Sklansky thought for a moment before moving all in for a few thousand more. Bennani ducked out, and Makowsky made the call to put Sklansky at risk.
Showdown
Sklansky:
Makowsky:
The board ran promising but ultimately disappointing for Sklansky as it came . His kings up were no good to Makowsky's Broadway straight, and the mathematical genius has been sent home in 21st place.
Jonas Entin open-raised to 13,000 from the button, and a short-stacked Hoyt Corkins reraised all in from the small blind. Sigi Stockinger folded from the big blind, and Entin made the call.
Corkins
Entin
The board came , and Corkins is out in 22nd place, earning $7,981. Entin now has 245,000.
This just in: Daniel Makowsky is running over his table.
In the last hand, he was heads up with Luis Velador on a flop of . Velador check-called a bet of 10,000, and the turn card brought the . Velador checked again, and Makowsky fired out 32,000 chips. After a moment, Velador check-raised all in for ~55,000 total, and Makowsky quickly called the extra amount.
Velador turned over for a big draw. Makowsky was ahead with his . The river card was a stone-cold blank, as the did nothing to improve Velador. His pair of aces were no good, and he has been knocked out in 23rd place.
A big hand over on Table #78 just gave us a new chip leader. George Boyce open-raised from early position to 8,000, and Cornel Cimpan called him from the button. The flop came . Boyce bet 17,500, and Cimpan called. The turn paired the board with the . This time Boyce bet 52,000, and Cimpan reraised all in. Boyce thought a moment, then gave it up.
Cimpan passes Daniel Makowsky on that one, pushes out to 325,000. Boyce currently sits at 127,000.
. It checked to Boukai who bet 8,000, Boyce called, and the other two folded.
. Boyce checked, Boukai bet 22,000, Boyce reraised pot, and Boukai called.
. Boyce pushed all in for his last 70,000, and Boukai quickly called.
for nines full of fours, but Boukai had 
for nines full of aces. Boyce is out in 19th, and Boukai is now the chip leader with about 530,000.
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. Failing to improve past Boukai's kings, Stephen Devlin becomes our 20th-place finisher.
. His kings up were no good to Makowsky's Broadway straight, and the mathematical genius has been sent home in 21st place.
, and Corkins is out in 22nd place, earning $7,981. Entin now has 245,000.
for a big draw. Makowsky was ahead with his 
. This time Boyce bet 52,000, and Cimpan reraised all in. Boyce thought a moment, then gave it up.