Mike Krescanko has been short-stacked for a while, surviving a couple of all ins to keep his seat. After Krescanko won a hand versus Oleksii Kovalchuk to survive, Tom Schneider noted how tough it seemed to be to get the next elimination.
"What do we have to do to get somebody out of this tournament?" asked Schneider.
"Pull the fire alarm?" answered Norman Chad.
Alas for Krescanko, his luck only lasted a little while longer. He raised from middle position, leaving himself but a few chips behind, and when Wing Wong reraised from the big blind, Krescanko called with the rest.
Wong:
Krescanko:
The board came , giving Wong trip jacks to best Krescanko who hits the rail in 15th.
Timothy Frazin raised in late position, Tom Schneider made it three bets on the button, and Wing Wong cold-called from the small blind. Frazin called as well, and the flop fell . Wong led out, and both Frazin and Schneider called.
The turn was the , and Wong led again. Frazin called all in for his last T1,000 chip, and Schneider called as well. The completed the board, and Wong fired a third bullet.
Schneider tanked for well over a minute before calling, committing more than half of his remaining chips.
"Nut-nut," Wong announced, tabling .
Schneider mucked, and Frazin was forced to show before hitting the rail. Wong is up above 300,000 chips now, while Schneider only has around 30,000, despite doubling up the very next hand.
Norman Chad brought it in, Tom Schneider completed, Yuval Bronshtein called, and Chad called as well. It checked to Schneider on fourth and fifth, and when he bet both of his opponents called, the last bet putting Schneider all in. Chad then check-called Bronshtein's bets on both sixth and seventh.
Schneider: / /
Bronshtein: / /
Chad: / /
Schneider tabled — he'd made an eight-high straight and had a 7-6-5-4-2 low. Pretty good both ways, it seemed.
But Bronshtein's meant he'd made a better high with an ace-high straight. And Chad's meant he'd drawn a 6-4-3-2-A low, thus sending the unlucky Schneider out in 13th.
Bryan Devonshire: / /
George Danzer: / /
Mark Gregorich: / /
When we reached the tabled on fourth street, Devonshire was already all in. Danzer led out with a bet, and Gregorich called. On the next three streets, Danzer check-called bets from Gregorich, and after seventh was dealt face down, all three players turned their cards face up.
Devonshire:
Danzer:
Gregorich:
Devonshire was eliminated in twelfth place, and wish his opponents good luck before exiting.
After winning a series of Stud-8 hands, Norman Chad found himself heads up with Oleksii Kovalchuk in a hand of Omaha-8. Chad called a raised preflop, and checked when the flop fell . Chad check-called a bet, and the turn was the . Chad check-raised, and Kovalchuk called.
The completed the board, and Chad led out. Kovalchuk tank-folded, and Chad is now flirting with the 600K mark!
We've been watching Perry Friedman survive repeated all-ins by chopping pots, first with Tim Burt, then again with Mark Gregorich. Friedman was just all in again in another situation — this time against three opponents — and emerged not only surviving, but with a nice addition to his stack.
In this one, Burt raised, Jeff Lisandro called from the button, George Danzer called from the small blind, and Friedman called from the big blind, leaving himself but 24,000 or two small bets. The flop came . Danzer checked, Friedman bet, and all three of his opponents called. Danzer checked again after the turn, and this time after Friedman bet only Lisandro stuck around. Cards on their backs...
Friedman:
Lisandro:
The river brought the , meaning Friedman had won the high with his diamond flush, and the pair split the low with the same 6-5-4-3-A.
Perry Friedman just took another tumble in a hand in which he opened from under the gun and got a single caller in George Danzer from the small blind.
The flop came . Danzer bet, Friedman raised, and Danzer called. The turn was the , and Danzer bet again. This time Friedman just called.
The river was the , and Friedman called another Danzer bet. Danzer tabled for nines full of treys, while Friedman had — failed flush and low draws, and aces and treys.
, giving Wong trip jacks to best Krescanko who hits the rail in 15th.
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. Wong led out, and both Frazin and Schneider called.
, and Wong led again. Frazin called all in for his last T1,000 chip, and Schneider called as well. The 
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before hitting the rail. Wong is up above 300,000 chips now, while Schneider only has around 30,000, despite doubling up the very next hand.
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meant he'd made a better high with an ace-high straight. And Chad's 
meant he'd drawn a 6-4-3-2-A low, thus sending the unlucky Schneider out in 13th.
. Chad check-called a bet, and the turn was the 
. Chad check-raised, and Kovalchuk called.
