Arkadiy Tsinis has just won the first five hands of this heads-up battle against Michael Lanovsky to further extend his chip lead.
After Tsinis stole the first three sets of blinds and antes, Lanovsky surrended the button before the first board of the heads-up battle played out. Tsinis raised to 120,000 from the button and Lanovsky called before checking his option on the flop of .
Tsinis bet 120,000 again, but Lanovsky then check-raised to 365,000. Tsinis called, then Lanovsky checked again on the turn of the . Tsinis fired out 360,000 and Lanovsky mucked his hand.
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Randolph Lanosga - 3rd Place ($233,732)
Having been crippled only moments ago, Randolph Lanosga has surrendered the rest of his chips to Michael Blanovsky to finish up in third place ($233,732).
Arakadiy Tsinis limped in from the button before the flop, but Blanovsky raised to 200,000 from the small blind. Lanosga shoved his remaining 1.15 million from the big blind and Tsinis folded before Blanovsky snap-called.
Blanovsky:
Lanosga:
The flop of improved neither hand, but Blanovsky hit the set with the on the turn. Even so, Lanosga now had the open-ended straight draw ...
... but alas, it wasn't to be. The blanked out on the river and we are now heads-up for the title!
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Arkadiy Tsinis is now the monster chip leader!
Michael Blanovsky folded from the button and Randolph Lanosga called from the small blind before Arkadiy Tsinis checked his option from the big blind to go heads-up to the flop of .
Lanosga checked to Tsinis who led out for 60,000. Lanosga called, then checked again on the turn of the , giving Lanosga his cue to bet out 210,000. However, Tsinis check-raised to 420,000 and Lanosga called before the dealer produced the river of the .
This time, Lanosga led out for 250,000, only to see Tsinis raise to one million straight. Lanosga called, tabling for the nut flush, but Tsinis had hit queens full with and he's now the dominant force at this final table with almost six million!
After a button-raise to 100,000 by Arkadiy Tsinis, Randolph Lanosga decided to see the flop. The dealer spread the across the table and both players knocked the felt.
The turn came and Lanosga checked again, prompting Tsinis to slide 150,000 into the pot. After the bet was called, the river fell and Lanosga checked for the third time. Tsinis continued his aggressive line, betting 400,000 and staring straight ahead.
Lanosga looked his man up but instantly mucked when he saw the held by Tsinis. His two-pair was best and Tsinis built his chip lead to 4,100,000.
Michael Blanovsky raised to 100,000 from the small blind and Randolph Lanosga defended his big blind.
The flop fell and Blanovsky checked-called a bet of 100,000. After the turn came , Blanovsky again check-called a bet, this time for 250,000.
The river brought the to the table and Blanovsky shifted gears, leading out with a bet of 700,000. Lanosga was a believer and threw his cards into the muck.
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Pim de Goede - Eliminated in 4th Place ($168,334)
Randolph Lanosga had the button in front of him and decided on a raise of 125,000. This was met by an all-in bet by Pim de Goede, who shoved 770,000 more into the middle. Lanosga thought about his options but eventually settled on a call with his . Although he was making a move with his substandard holding, he was priced in and had to make the call.
Pim de Goede showed down the and was ahead before the flop, but as any poker player knows, the arrival of three board cards can change things instantly.
Flop:
Lanosga had flopped the world with his top pair and open ended straight draw, although he still needed to fade aces or queens to score the knockout.
Turn:
River:
The turn card was a complete blank and the river finished things off. Lanosga took the pot with trip eights while de Goede hit the rail in 4th place, earning $168,334 for his deep run.
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. Tsinis fired out 360,000 and Lanovsky mucked his hand.
on the turn. Even so, Lanosga now had the open-ended straight draw ...
blanked out on the river and we are now heads-up for the title!
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for the nut flush, but Tsinis had hit queens full with 
and he's now the dominant force at this final table with almost six million!
across the table and both players knocked the felt.
held by Tsinis. His two-pair was best and Tsinis built his chip lead to 4,100,000.
and Blanovsky checked-called a bet of 100,000. After the turn came 
. Although he was making a move with his substandard holding, he was priced in and had to make the call.
