The board read when we reached Table 445, Dale Phillips' hand had already been mucked, and lay in front of Norman Chad. Yuval Bronshtein was being pushed a quarter of the pot for the high, signifying that he had a naked ace as well, while Chad pulled in three-quarters of both pots because he also had the nut-low.
Phillips is eliminated in 16th place, and will take home $8,368.
Yuval Bronshtein brought it in with the , Timothy Frazin completed with the , and Wong called. Kovalchuk made it three bets, and only Wong called.
Wong check-called bets on fourth and fifth street, and when Kovalchuk made a pair of sixes on sixth, he checked. Wong bet, and Kovalchuk called.
On seventh, Kovalchuk decided to lead out, and Wong called. Kovalchuk tabled four a seven-high straight and a sixty-five low, and Wong showed before mucking.
Chip leader Yuval Bronshtein opened from middle position, Norman Chad made it three bets from the button, Oleksii Kovalchuk called from the big blind, and Bronshtein called as well.
The flop came , and Kovalchuk quickly fired out. Bronshtein folded, but Chad stuck around. The turn went check-check. The river then brought the . Kovalchuk checked, Chad bet, and after some thought Kovalchuk made the call.
Chad showed for a set of aces, and Kovalchuk mucked.
Timothy Frazin raised in the cutoff, Wing Wong called on the button, and Mike Krescanko three-bet all in for 28,000 from the big blind. Frazin and Wong both called, and checked it down as the board came .
"Full house," Krescanko said happily when the two players checked on the river.
Krescanko's scooped the entire pot, tripling him to 87,000 chips.
"So that's what you've been waiting for," Tom Schneider joked.
Norman Chad bet out on a flop of . Timothy Frazin folded, and Tom Schneider called. Both players checked after the turned, and Chad led again after the completed the board.
"This is a bad call," Schneider announced, committing the chips.
"Nut-nut," Chad said, tabling .
Chad raked in the pot, pushing his stack well above 300,000 chips, and we're quite certain we heard a "whamboozeled" from the rail.
Oleksii Kovalchuk brought it in with the showing, Krescanko completed, Schneider raised, and Wong called. Kovalchuk released, and Krescanko made the call.
On fourth street, Wong led out, and Krescanko and Schneider called. On fifth street, Wong led again, putting himself all in, Krescanko called, and Schneider raised. Krescanko called all in, and all three cards were opened.
Schneider
Wong
Krescanko
Sixth street gave Wong the best low for the main pot, and seventh street was dealt face down. The didn't improve Schneider's hand, the didn't help Wong, and the was a big brick for Krescanko.
Schneider took half of both pots with a pair of aces, Wong took half of the main pot with the best low, and Krescanko split the side pot with Schneider with the only qualifying low.
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when we reached Table 445, Dale Phillips' hand had already been mucked, and 
lay in front of Norman Chad. Yuval Bronshtein was being pushed a quarter of the pot for the high, signifying that he had a naked ace as well, while Chad pulled in three-quarters of both pots because he also had the nut-low.
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, Timothy Frazin completed with the 
, and Wong called. Kovalchuk made it three bets, and only Wong called.
four a seven-high straight and a sixty-five low, and Wong showed 
, and Kovalchuk quickly fired out. Bronshtein folded, but Chad stuck around. The 
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. Timothy Frazin folded, and Tom Schneider called. Both players checked after the 
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showing, Krescanko completed, Schneider raised, and Wong called. Kovalchuk released, and Krescanko made the call.
didn't improve Schneider's hand, the 
was a big brick for Krescanko.