The two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet holding, cigar chomping legend, Hoyt Corkins has just been eliminated in 9th place. Here is how the end came about.
Manuel Bevand raised to 40,000 and Hoyt Corkins moved all-in one seat to his left for 260,000. The action folded around to Bevand and he made the call.
Bevand
Corkins
The flop of put Bevand ahead and Corkins was looking likely to leave us in the very first hand. The turn added some straight outs for Corkins, but the sealed his fate and he was our first player eliminated.
Shaun Deeb opened the pot with a hijack raise, and Phil Ivey three-bet from the small blind. Deeb got the last 270,000 of his chips into the middle without delay, and the cards were on their backs.
Showdown
Deeb:
Ivey:
The flop put Deeb two cards from the exit, and the turn was a blank, too. The river was not a blank. The dropped off the deck to save Deeb's tournament life. Ivey is forced to grant a double to drop back under a million, while Deeb crawls out of the cellar and doubles back to 570,000.
Ali Eslami won two pots with uncontested raises, Phil Ivey won the next one and then Venovski won a pot.
Alexander Venovski raised to 85,000 and Ali Eslami defended the big blind. The flop was , Eslami checked, Venovski bet 65,000 and it was enough to win the pot.
Ali Eslami limped from the hijack seat, Manuel Bevand completed in the small blind and Andy Frankenberger checked his option. Three players to the flop and it was . The two blinds checked and Eslami bet 65,000 to take down the pot.
Two hands later and the action folded around to Andy Frankenberger on the button and he made it 85,000 to play. Daniel Weinman was the big blind and he decided to raise. He made it 175,000 and Frankenberger folded his hand.
Manuel Bevand raised to 85,000 from the cutoff and Shaun Deeb made the call in the big blind. The action checked through to the turn on a board of and Deeb check-called a 105,000 Bevand bet. Finally, the pair shared the and Deeb checked to Bevand who bet 185,000. Time to ponder for Deeb and he did. Eventually he made the call and Bevand showed to take down the pot which was met with a chorus of approval from the French fans.
Alexander Venovski took down the blinds with an uncontested raise just before Deeb doubled up.
The action folded around to Shaun Deeb (who had been chipped all the way down to 130,000), and he moved all-in and was called by Manuel Bevand in the big blind.
Deeb
Bevand
Board:
The hand was over by the turn and Deeb had doubled up to 280,000.
Another double up, this time from Andy Frankenberger. The action folded around to Frankenberger in the small blind and after a small skirmish with Alexander Venovski in the blinds, all of the money went into the middle.
Frankenberger
Venovski
Board:
Frankenberger clapped his hands in excitement as he doubled up to 710,000. Venovski moved down to 180,000.
Ali Eslami limped into the pot second to act, and Andy Frankenberger joined him with a call from the button. Daniel Weinman knocked the table in the big blind. Three ways to the flop.
It came , and Eslami made the first bet of 60,000. Frankenberger promptly raised to 160,000 straight. That was enough to fold both opponents and earn him the pot right there.
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put Bevand ahead and Corkins was looking likely to leave us in the very first hand. The turn 
added some straight outs for Corkins, but the 
sealed his fate and he was our first player eliminated.
flop put Deeb two cards from the exit, and the 
turn was a blank, too. The river was not a blank. The 
dropped off the deck to save Deeb's tournament life. Ivey is forced to grant a double to drop back under a million, while Deeb crawls out of the cellar and doubles back to 570,000.
, Eslami checked, Venovski bet 65,000 and it was enough to win the pot.
with the two men checking it down rather uneventfully. At showdown, Eslami's 
. The two blinds checked and Eslami bet 65,000 to take down the pot.
and Deeb checked to Bevand who bet 185,000. Time to ponder for Deeb and he did. Eventually he made the call and Bevand showed 
to take down the pot which was met with a chorus of approval from the French fans.
