From the hijack seat, Joseph Cheong raised to 195,000. Evan Lamprea reraised all in for about 1.65 million. WHen action got back to Cheong, he asked for a rough count and then made the call. He held two black tens and Lamprea the .
Let's flip for another tournament life.
The flop came down and Lamprea was still in need of some help with two cards to come. The turn was the and the river the . Lamprea failed to hit and was sent to the rail.
Cheong increased to a whopping 12.9 million and is neck and neck with William Thorson for the lead.
Patrick Eskandar raised to 175,000 from early position before Michiel Sijpkens popped it up to 480,000. The table folded back to Eskandar who made the call to see a flop of .
Eskandar checked and Sijpkens bet out 400,000 to take it down. Eskandar is back to 7.9 million with Sijpkens getting himself up to 3.6 million.
Evgeny Shnayder was all in for about 400,000 from the button, and he was called down by Jerry Payne in the big blind. Shnayder faced a dominating situation to rob him of most of his stack, and he was once again dominated in this hand -- and this time it was for all of his chips.
Showdown
Shnayder:
Payne:
The dealer ran out for a board, and that's not going to do anything to keep Shnayder in the game. He's out, and Payne has moved to 2.46 million with those additional chips.
Matthew Jarvis raised it up to 200,000 from under the gun before Johnny Lodden made it 565,000 next to speak. The table folded around to Jarvis who made the call.
The flop landed and both players checked. The turn brought the and Jarvis led out with a bet of 730,000 which was good enough to take it down.
Jarvis is up to 7.4 million with Lodden at 5.14 million.
John Racener entered the pot from early position for 180,000 with David Baker and William Thorson making the call before Michael Mizrachi moved all in for 1,510,000 from the button.
Racener passed, Baker did so too, before Thorson thought for barely thirty seconds before making the call.
Mizrachi:
Thorson:
With Mizrachi's rail all on their feet watching on, the flop fell to force them into a screech of loud cheers.
The turn landed the to improve Mizrachi, but now give Racener outs for a gutshot straight.
Fortunately for Mizrachi, the river improved his hand once again as it landed the to see him double through to 3,590,000 in chips.
John Racener opened under the gun to 180,000 only to have Michael Mizrachi three-bet from the cutoff to 580,000.
Racener made the call to see a flop fall and Racener check-call a bet of 600,000.
The turn landed the and once Racener checked, Mizrachi fired out 925,000. Racener took roughly two minutes before making the call as the river landed the .
Racener checked and Mizrachi fired out 1,000,000 as the majority of the railbirds were standing watching the hand play out.
Another two minutes went by before Racener made the call tabling his to chop with Mizrachi's .
Under the gun, Robert Pisano raised to 180,000, and Edward Ochana called to see a flop.
The two men went heads-up, and the dealer put out for the first three community cards. Pisano continued out with 270,000 chips, and Ochana called to go to the turn. Pisano checked this time, and he called one of Ochana's bets -- 430,000. On the river , Ochana fired another 720,000, and Pisano decided to look him up with one last call.
Ochana tabled for the middle pair, and Robert Pisano's was stronger. He's chipped up to about 5.2 million courtesy of that pot, while Ochana drops back to 3.565 million.
Jonathan Duhamel raised it up from the hijack position to 200,000 and Matthew Berkey made the call in the big blind.
They saw a flop of and Berkey checked to Duhamel who made it 245,000 to go. Berkey responded with a check-raise to 625,000 and Duhamel made the call.
The turn brought the and the action was check, check, as the hit the river. Berkey led out with a bet of 1.2 million before Duhamel moved all in for 1.835 million more. Berkey made the call.
Berkey showed for trips but Duhamel held for a turned full house to double through. The massive 7.9 million chip pot heads to Duhamel as Berkey is crippled to just 95,000.
Remond Lee raised to 225,000 from under the gun and Scott Clements called in middle position to see the flop come down . Lee continuation bet 450,000 and Clements made the call.
The turn card added the to the board and Lee fired 1.1 million after checking on how much Clements had behind. Clements had 2.4 million and folded to give Lee the pot and move him to five million.
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and Lamprea was still in need of some help with two cards to come. The turn was the 
and the river the 
. Lamprea failed to hit and was sent to the rail.
for a board, and that's not going to do anything to keep Shnayder in the game. He's out, and Payne has moved to 2.46 million with those additional chips.
was up against the 
then 
which missed Rybachenko. He was sent to the rail and Nguyen increased to 7.7 million.
and both players checked. The turn brought the 
and Jarvis led out with a bet of 730,000 which was good enough to take it down.
flop fall and Racener check-call a bet of 600,000.
and once Racener checked, Mizrachi fired out 925,000. Racener took roughly two minutes before making the call as the river landed the 
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for the first three community cards. Pisano continued out with 270,000 chips, and Ochana called to go to the 
turn. Pisano checked this time, and he called one of Ochana's bets -- 430,000. On the river 
and the action was check, check, as the 
for a turned full house to double through. The massive 7.9 million chip pot heads to Duhamel as Berkey is crippled to just 95,000.
