Barry Greenstein came into play today with only 36,000 in chips and got the rest of his stack in on third street. Scott Seiver and Alexander Kostritsyn both called and continued betting on the side. By the river, Seiver had made a 8-5-4-3-2 low and Greenstein, despite starting with 7-6-3, ended up pairing twice, ending his tournament.
Greenstein's elimination, only two members of Team PokerStars Pro remain in the $50K field-- Noah Boeken of Team Netherlands and George "Jorg95" Lind of Team Online.
After taking a hit in the previous hand, Justin Bonomo then found himself all in during Razz. It took until seventh street for his last chips to enter the pot against Abe Mosseri who made the call.
Bonomo tabled a powerful () () which was too strong as Mosseri mucked showing . Bonomo is now up to 120,000.
Sorel Mizzi came into today with a back-up plan. With only a 36,000-chip stack in the $50K, Mizzi decided to register for Day 1B of Event #3, $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em. He built up an 8,000 stack over in the Pavillion before heading down the hall to take care of business here in the Amazon Room.
Mizzi met his end on a Razz hand, putting his last chips in on third street against Doyle Brunson. Brunson made a T-6-3-2-A low, besting Mizzi's J-9-7-4-A.
"Go play hold'em," Lyle Berman said as Mizzi made his exit.
Vladimir Schmelev: (X-X) (X)
David Steicke: (X-X) (X)
Vladimir Schmelev brought it in with a ten and David Steicke completed the betting. Schmelev made the call and then led out on fourth. Steicke raised and Schmelev called. On fifth, the action went check, check, before Steicke came out swinging on sixth. By the time the river was dealt, both players were happy to check it down and see who had what.
It was Steicke who revealed his cards showing () for a modest ten-eight-low but it was good as Schmelev mucked his cards.
Schmelev slips to 370,000 with Steicke moving up to 235,000.
Steve Billirakis and George Lind have joined Sorel Mizzi and Barry Greenstein on the rail within the last few minutes. Lind's beat was especially brutal-- he made a straight on fifth street in stud and got the last of his chips in, but ran into quads.
Tuan Le is the latest to join the rail after the last of his chips went into the middle and never returned during a hand of Stud-8 against Justin Smith.
Le started with four to a low, and was all in on fourth street, only to make two pair, which wasn't enough to overcome Smith's trip jacks.
Daniel Alaei (X)(X) /
Kirk Morrison (X)(X) /
David Singer (X)(X) / / (X)
Steve Zolotow (X)(X) /
Phil Ivey (X)(X) / / (X)
Alaei had the bring-in, Morrison completed, Singer raised, Zolotow reraised, Ivey called the three bets, Alaei folded and both Morrison and Singer called. Zolotow made the low board on fourth street and led out. Ivey and Morrison called, but Singer raised. Zolotow reraised, Ivey and Morrison called, Singer reraised again, Zolotow made it four bets and everyone called. On fifth street Zolotow paired his ace and Singer led out. Zolotow and Ivey called but Morrison folded. Singer led again on the river, Zolotow folded and Ivey called.
It was around this time when Eli Elezra realized that instead of playing Razz, their table should have switched over to stud high three hands before. However, since the hand was already in progress, Razz it would be for the rest of the hand.
Mike Gorodinsky opened for a raise with pocket nines and Joe Serock set him all-in with a three-bet from the big blind. Gorodinsky called, his pair in great shape against Serock's . However, a spade hit the flop, another came on the turn, and a third hit the river, Serock delivering the KO with a runner-runner flush.
Alexander Kostritsyn completed with the before Tom Chambers raised showing the . Kostritsyn called and then again on fourth before leading the betting on fifth, sixth and seventh streets.
Kostritsyn: (X-X) (X)
Chambers: (X-X) (X)
Chambers called him down and flipped () for just a pair of aces which was enough as Kostritsyn mucked. Chambers climbs to 145,000 while Kostritsyn is still amongst our chip leaders with 755,000.
Daniel Alaei raised to 11,000 from middle position and Josh Arieh called from the small blind. Both players checked the flop. The turn was the and Arieh checked again. Alaei bet 19,000 and Arieh called. The river was the and they checked it down.
Arieh turned over for two pair, tens and nines and took it down. He's up to 380,000 in chips.
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