Tyler Bonkowski will not be repeating as champion.
Tyler Bonkowski was all in preflop, and Canadians Jonathan Duhamel and Daniel Negreanu had him at risk. The flop came down , Duhamel check-called a bet, and the turn was the . Both players checked. The completed the board, and Duhamel led out. Negreanu quickly mucked.
Duhamel tabled for a pair of kings, and Bonkowski tossed his hand in the muck, then exited the Tan Section of the Amazon Room.
Phil Ivey's stack has been blinding off because he's also playing in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship. That event is finished for the evening, and Ivey is here to see if he can build a stack.
Chris Grigorian, the self-proclaimed Armenia Express, was heads up with Shawn Buchanan with the board reading . Buchanan check-called a bet, and the turn brought the . Both players checked.
The completed the board, and Buchanan led out, leaving just 1,400 or so behind.
"Wow," Grigorian blurted.
He looked at his own stack, examined Buchanan's stack, then raised. Buchanan smiled, then went into the tank.
"Ship it to Armernia or ship it to Canada," Grigorian announced. "It's up to you."
Buchanan decided to fold face up, and Grigorian tabled for a flush. It was a brilliant fold by Buchanan, but saving his bets didn't help - he was eliminated a few hands later.
When we reached Table 366, Kevin Rand and Jonathan Duhamel were heads up with the board reading . Rand check-called a bet, and the river was the .
Rand checked, Duhamel bet, and Rand tossed in what looked like 1,300, intending to call. Duhamel argued that this was a raise however, and the floor was called. The floor person confirmed Duhamel's beliefs, and Rand was forced to make it 1,600. Duhamel quickly made it three bets, and Rand tank-called.
Duhamel tabled two black aces for aces full, and Rand mucked.
"I didn't..." Duhamel began. "It's just the rule."
Rand nodded in agreement, and Duhamel scooped the pot.
, Duhamel check-called a bet, and the turn was the 
. Both players checked. The 
completed the board, and Duhamel led out. Negreanu quickly mucked.
for a pair of kings, and Bonkowski tossed his hand in the muck, then exited the Tan Section of the Amazon Room.
flop, and Charania held as the turn and river came 
, 
, doubling him to around 4,500 chips.
. Buchanan check-called a bet, and the turn brought the 
. Both players checked.
completed the board, and Buchanan led out, leaving just 1,400 or so behind.
face up, and Grigorian tabled 
for a flush. It was a brilliant fold by Buchanan, but saving his bets didn't help - he was eliminated a few hands later.
. Rand check-called a bet, and the river was the 
.
