Martin Kabrhel raised to 12,000 from the button, and Jason Somerville called to see a flop.
It came down , and Somerville check-called a continuation bet of 14,000. The turn brought the and another Somerville check, and Kabrhel fired another 28,000 chips. Somerville called again, and he called another 58,000-chip bet when the river hit the board.
Kabrhel was forced to show his airball , and Somerville's won him the pot and a nice early lead.
We think we see all 16 remaining players lurking about the Amazon Room right now, and we're just moments away from the final round of the night.
We've been moved from Orange to Red in the room, and the new digs are surrounded by an ever-growing crowd of eager onlookers. Vanessa Rousso is in her seat making small talk with the dealer. Phil Gordon is doing stretches behind his chair, chattering, "I gotta get my raising arm going."
Everyone's just starting to have a seat, and we should be under way momentarily.
Gavin Smith limped in from the button only to have Maxim Lykov make it an additional 22,000.
Smith then tossed in four 25,000-denomination chips amounting to a 100,000-chip raise. Lykov moved all in for just on 200,000 - and after some deliberation - Smith made the call to put Lykov at risk.
Lykov:
Smith:
The flop of put Smith out in front and left Lykov drawing to just one of the two remaining tens in the deck.
The on the turn changed little, and when the landed on the river, Lykov hit the rail as Smith progressed through to the final sixteen.
Vanessa Rousso limped in from the button and Melanie Weisner checked her option to see a flop fall.
Weisner checked and Rousso fired out 10,000 only to have Weisner move all in for 96,500.
"Wow!" commented Rousso before eventually deciding on a call to put Weisner at risk.
Weisner:
Rousso:
With Weisner in the lead with two-pair, she would still have to fade twelve of Rousso's outs remaining in the deck.
Unfortunately for Weisner the turn landed the to complete Rousso's flush, and after the landed on the river, Weisner headed to the rail to collect her $17,987 in prizemoney as Rousso progressed through to the final sixteen.
Armritraj Singh open-shoved for 126,000 from the button, and Phil Gordon considered carefull before making the call to put Singh at risk. Cards up, gents:
Singh:
Gordon:
There was a king on the flop for Gordon, and Singh was unable to catch back up. The board ran , and that gives Gordon the pot and the match. He's moving on to the Round of 16, and Singh's day is done.
We walked up to Table 210 to see a board of spread out, and Armritraj Singh put out a bet of what looked like 47,500. Phil Gordon raised another 50,000 on top, and Singh was deep in the think tank when we joined the action. In total, he would spend maybe six or eight minutes in the tank.
About halfway through his tank time, a female spectator on the rail said something along the lines of, "Hurry up," in the direction of Singh. He gave her quite the sideways glance, and she dug herself a deeper hole by saying, "What? I called the clock on you five minutes ago." She smirked, but Singh was not seeing the humor.
"Yeah, we're only playing for pennies here..." he said under his breath, returning to the decision at hand. After another few minutes, he spoke again, "Sorry for the wait, Phil." Gordon didn't flinch, content to let Singh squirm over what was clearly a tough decision. Finally, he plopped his cards into the muck, sending a nice pot across the table.
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, and Somerville check-called a continuation bet of 14,000. The turn brought the 
and another Somerville check, and Kabrhel fired another 28,000 chips. Somerville called again, and he called another 58,000-chip bet when the river 
hit the board.
, and Somerville's 
won him the pot and a nice early lead.
on the turn changed little, and when the 
flop fall.
to complete Rousso's flush, and after the 
landed on the river, Weisner headed to the rail to collect her $17,987 in prizemoney as Rousso progressed through to the final sixteen.
, and that gives Gordon the pot and the match. He's moving on to the Round of 16, and Singh's day is done.
spread out, and Armritraj Singh put out a bet of what looked like 47,500. Phil Gordon raised another 50,000 on top, and Singh was deep in the think tank when we joined the action. In total, he would spend maybe six or eight minutes in the tank.