This hand ran over into the break for a few minutes, but it was a big one.
Jonathan Durand raised to 30,000 from the cutoff seat and then Jesse Chinni reraised to 68,000 from the button. Konstantin Bucherl made it 140,000 from the small blind and then Durand tank-folded after action got back to him. Chinni moved all in for 368,000 and Bucherl called.
Bucherl:
Chinni:
The board ran out and Chinni was able to spike an ace on the river to win the hand and crippled Bucherl.
From under the gun Brian Lemke opened to 40,000 only to have Cary Katz move all in fro 330,000 from the button. Lemke made the call and the cards were soon on their backs.
Lemke:
Katz:
The flop gave Katz a stranglehold on the hand, and when the and completed the board on the turn and river, Katz doubled through to 690,000 as Lemke slipped to roughly 755,000 in chips.
Nicholas Blumenthal raised from the hijack seat to 36,000. Osmin Dardon reraised all in from the button for 146,000 and Blumenthal made the call. Blumenthal called with the and was up against the for Dardon.
The flop came down and gave Dardon the lead with a pair of sevens. The turn brought the and then the river landed with the . Blumenthal was able to come back to win the hand with the five on the river for a set and eliminate Dardon in 25th place.
Jonathan Durand raised to 50,000 from the hijack seat and then Konstantin Bucherl moved all in from the button for 124,000. When action got back to Durand, he made the call with pocket jacks -- . Bucherl tabled the for the better pair.
The board ran out and Bucherl was able to double up. He's back to 288,000 now.
and Chinni was able to spike an ace on the river to win the hand and crippled Bucherl.
flop gave Katz a stranglehold on the hand, and when the 
and 
completed the board on the turn and river, Katz doubled through to 690,000 as Lemke slipped to roughly 755,000 in chips.
and was up against the 
and gave Dardon the lead with a pair of sevens. The turn brought the 
and then the river landed with the 
and Bucherl was able to double up. He's back to 288,000 now.
and it was Ross' 
holding true against Gromov's 
