With a raise to 15,000 from Bartolome Gomilaromero from under the gun, there were three callers before the action was with Jonathan Karamalikis in the small blind. He decided to commit his entire stack which was roughly another 120,000.
His raise got past Gomilaromero and the first two callers, but the player on the button decided there was too much money out there to fold for his last 90,000 as he made a gambling call.
Karamalikis:
Opponent:
The flop was interesting as Karamalikis found top pair but his opponent picked up a pair and a flush draw. The turn was the and river the as Karamalikis takes it down to eliminate an opponent and double up to 305,000.
Garrett Adelstein check-raised the flop after one player bet and another called. He made it 60,000 more than the original bet. The original bettor folded and then the other player called again.
The turn brought the and action was checked to Adelstein. He fired a bet of 150,000 to put his opponent all in. The player tanked and then made the call.
Adelstein held the for a flush draw and was actually ahead of his opponent's for a weaker flush draw and a straight draw.
The river was the and missed the all-in player. Adelstein scooped the pot and eliminated someone else en route to 1.48 million in chips.
"All in and call!" cried the dealer, then added, "Three-way!" We came running.
It was a bit of a cooler, really - the three players held , and respectively. The gentleman with the jacks, one Paolo Giovanetti, was all in for just 12,000.
Board: ...!
Giovanetti rejoiced as he rivered a flush and more than tripled up to a still short stack, but not one that was necessarily getting called if he were to shove. "That's more than you came to the table with," commented an amused tablemate - and indeed, it appears that Giovanetti was down to a single chip at one point not long ago. Could this be the start of an amazing comeback for the plucky Italian?
With a raise in front, Chris Klodnicki moved all in from the big blind.
"I feel like gambling," his opponent announced before finally calling.
Showdown
Klodnicki:
Opponent:
"I thought you had two fives," Klodnicki's opponent sighed.
The board ran , and Klodnicki stayed alive. There was some confusion after the hand though after the dealer counted Klodnicki's stack at 118,000.
"There's NO way it's that little," Klodnicki shot at him.
His stack was counted no less than three times, once by a floorperson, and each time it was indeed 118,000. Klodnicki was baffled by this, but we're sure he's content with the double-up to 340,000 chips.
We might not boast Phil Ivey this year, but there are still plenty of big names still alive in this event who could potentially squeak their way into the November Nine.
In the orange section, the biggest is perhaps 2007 finalist Allen Cunningham, who has 125,000. But he isn't the only former finalist, as just a few tables down is Sammy Farha with 115,000. Also still in are David Benyamine (430,000) and Evelyn Ng (115,000).
Josh Brikis put an opponent all in on the turn of the board reading with the for a combo draw and flush draw. His opponent committed himself with a bet and then called all in with the for a set of fives.
The river was just what Brikis needed with the . He hit his diamond and won the pot, scooping in the chips to put himself over 1.2 million as we move into the last few hands of the night.
Hasan Habib opened pre-flop for 16,000 and was called by an in-position Brandon Cantu. When the flop came highly coordinated, , Habib checked and called a bet of 22,000 from Cantu. Both players checked the turn when it brought four to a straight, . Habib led out for 45,000 on the river, and that brought some complaints from Cantu.
"So gross!" he said. He couldn't stop himself from tossing 45,000 calling chips into the pot. Habib turned over the nuts, .
"Goddammit!" Cantu yelled. "So unbelievable." He's down to 210,000 in chips. Habib is up to a very comfortable 865,000.
as Karamalikis found top pair but his opponent picked up a pair and a flush draw. The turn was the 
and river the 
as Karamalikis takes it down to eliminate an opponent and double up to 305,000.
, Benjamin Straate bet 75,000 into Charlie Hook. Hook called. Straate opened 
for a rivered flush and Hook mucked.
and action was checked to Adelstein. He fired a bet of 150,000 to put his opponent all in. The player tanked and then made the call.
for a weaker flush draw and a straight draw.
and missed the all-in player. Adelstein scooped the pot and eliminated someone else en route to 1.48 million in chips.
board and chipped up to 440,000.
and 
respectively. The gentleman with the jacks, one Paolo Giovanetti, was all in for just 12,000.
...
, and Klodnicki stayed alive. There was some confusion after the hand though after the dealer counted Klodnicki's stack at 118,000.
to pair the ace and eliminate Antonius from the tournament. Parra is up to 525,000.
for a set of fives.
