We picked up the action on the flop as the dealer spread out . In three-way action, Alessio Isaia bet, Jason Steinberg folded, Steve Billirakis raised, and Isaia called all in for 62,000 total.
Showdown
Isaia:
Billirakis:
The turn made Billirakis the straight, and Isaia needed to fill up to stay alive. The river was a blank, though, the , and that's all she wrote. Isaia has made a pair of deep runs at this 2011 WSOP, but this one comes up short of the final table. He's out in 12th place, good for a pay bump up over $30,000.
Before the flop, Michael Chow got his last 56,000 into the middle against two players. Richard Ashby would bet Viacheslav Zhukov out on the flop, and Chow was at risk and looking to triple up as the showdown arrived.
Chow:
Ashby:
The turn {5c] and river were blanks for Chow, and he was unable to catch up. It was a miraculous short-stacked performance for the serial-$10k-casher. He's racked up another one of those here this week, taking home more than $26,000 for a 13th-place finish.
Mikael Thuritz raised on the button and was called by Brendan Taylor in the big blind. Taylor check-called a bet on the flop (), and on the turn (). On the river (), Taylor got the rest of his chips in the middle after a series of bets.
Thuritz tabled for the nut-flush and the second nut-low, and Taylor mucked his hand. Taylor hit the rail, earning $26,108 for his efforts.
Josh Arieh raised from early position, and Mike Sexton moved all in for 52,000 near the button. The action folded back to Arieh who quickly called.
Arieh:
Sexton:
Sexton was dominated both ways, but hit a huge flop - !
"That's a good flop," Sexton professed with a smile.
The turn wasn't so good however - .
"That's not a good turn," Sexton chuckled.
The on the river was insignificant, and Sexton was eliminated in 15th place. He wished his competitors the best of luck, and then headed toward the exit.
Sexton finished 10th in this event last year, and deserves a ton of credit for consecutive deep runs. Our hats are off to the ambassador of poker; Mike Sexton!
George Lind raised under the gun, and he, Guillaume Rivet, and Brendan Taylor each ended up putting in four bets apiece. Well, Lind could only put 82,000 in, and he was all in heading to the flop.
The board ran , and Rivet and Taylor checked it down all the way. "I think I got this one," Lind remarked. And he was right. He turned over , and nobody could beat it. That's a triple up, and it moves Lind all the way back to 276,000.
Mike Sexton raised from the cutoff seat, and George Lind moved all in for 56,000 on the button. The blinds released, and Sexton called.
"I like your hand," Sexton chuckled.
"It's not that good," Lind returned with a grin.
Sexton:
Lind:
The two hands were nearly identical, except for Lind's , which came into play immediately when the flop came down . The turn and river came , , respectively, and Lind scooped the whole pot to double to 120,000 chips.
Sexton did not look pleased - he's been plummeting since the break and is now at 122,000 chips.
Michael Chow was all in for 7,000 from the small blind, and he was up against Richard Ashby and Alessio Isaia.
The flop came , and an Isaia bet folded Ashby out of the way. Chow was at risk, but he managed to find a luckily strong hand without even looking. Isaia turned over , and Chow peeled his cards over one by one:
... ... (bink!)... .
The aces held as the turn and river came and , and Chow tripled back to 21,000.
On the next hand, Chow limped in for 20,000 of his 21,000, and Alessio Isaia called from the small blind. Jason Steinberg raised from the big, Chow dropped his last yellow chip into the pot, and Isaia called the extra bet as well.
The first four board cards came , and Isaia check-called a bet on the flop, then check-folded the turn. Once again, Steinberg would not be able to eliminate Chow.
Showdown
Chow:
Steinberg:
Steinberg was drawing live for the knockout, but a blank river card means Chow is still sticking around. He was up to 63,000 after that triple, then stole the blinds on the next hand to move to 93,000.
We missed most of the betting action for this hand, only walking up on the river as the board showed . Michael Chow was leading the betting, and he made one final bet. Jason Steinberg called, and the bet put him all in for a total of 153,000.
Chow:
Steinberg:
Steinberg's aces up were the best hand, and he's found a double up over 300,000. When the stacks were counted down, Chow was left with just 7,000 lonely chips.
When we reached the table, the board read , Richard Ashby was sitting with spread out in front of him, and Mikhail Tulchinskiy's hand was being pulled into the muck. Ashby's aces-up were good for the pot, and Tulchinskiy was headed to the casher to collect the $20,564 he earned for a 16th place finish.
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. In three-way action, Alessio Isaia bet, Jason Steinberg folded, Steve Billirakis raised, and Isaia called all in for 62,000 total.
turn made Billirakis the straight, and Isaia needed to fill up to stay alive. The river was a blank, though, the 
, and that's all she wrote. Isaia has made a pair of deep runs at this 2011 WSOP, but this one comes up short of the final table. He's out in 12th place, good for a pay bump up over $30,000.
flop, and Chow was at risk and looking to triple up as the showdown arrived.
were blanks for Chow, and he was unable to catch up. It was a miraculous short-stacked performance for the serial-$10k-casher. He's racked up another one of those here this week, taking home more than $26,000 for a 13th-place finish.
), and on the turn (
). On the river (
), Taylor got the rest of his chips in the middle after a series of bets.
on the river was insignificant, and Sexton was eliminated in 15th place. He wished his competitors the best of luck, and then headed toward the exit.
, and Rivet and Taylor checked it down all the way. "I think I got this one," Lind remarked. And he was right. He turned over 
, and Chow peeled his cards over one by one:
... 
and 
