Yuval Bronshtein limped from early position, David "ODB" Baker called the additional 10,000 from the small blind, and Jack Ward checked his option from the big, making it three-way action to the flop.
Action went check-check to Bronshtein, who bet 40,000. Baker made the call, Ward got out of the way, and the dealer burned and turned the . From there, Baker check-folded to a bet of 100,000, giving Bronshtein the pot without further resistance.
There has looked to be some fireworks multiple times recently, but as is standard in split-pot games, it was just multiple chopped pots. Roch Cousineau recently took down a small pot against Scotty Nguyen, with the hand seeing the action fold to Cousineau in the small blind. He called and Nguyen checked. Both players checked the flop and then Cousineau led for 30,000 on the turn. That was enough to scare Nguyen away and send the pot to Cousineau.
Four players saw a flop of and Scotty Nguyen checked from the small blind. Randy Ohel then bet 45,000 from the big, David Baker folded from middle position, and Yuval Bronshtein called from the cutoff. Nguyen got out of the way, and then both players checked the turn.
When the peeled off on the river, Ohel led out for 80,000 and Bronshtein folded.
The first elimination here at the final table has no occurred. It started when the table folded it around to Juan Ramirez on the button. He raised the pot (56,000) and received the call from Roch Cousineau in the big blind.
Flop:
On the flop, Cousineau slid out a stack large enough to put Ramirez all in. Ramirez made the call and the two players turned their hands over.
Ramirez:
Courineau:
Ramirez was in front at this stage, but the on the turn changed that. The on the river changed nothing and it was all over in ninth place for Ramirez.
Action folded around to David "ODB" Baker and he raised to 35,000. Jack Ward made the call from the small blind, while Chris Bell opted to three-bet to 140,000 from the big blind. Baker folded immediately, while Ward thought long and hard before making the call.
Bel proceeded to move all in for 120,000 out of position even before seeing the flop. Ward checked so the bet stood and then made a reluctant call.
Showdown
Bell
Ward
Bell had flopped a set of aces and essentially had the high locked up, and he was looking to avoid low cards. He did exactly that as the appeared on the turn followed by the on the river.
"Nice hand," Ward said as he paid off his opponent.
Roch Cousineau opened the action to 40,000 from the hijack and Randy Ohel called on the button. David "ODB" Baker also called out of the big blind and the dealer would ready a flop.
Flop:
Baker checked on the flop and Cousineau bet 100,000. Ohel then moved all in for 244,000. Baker moved out of the way quickly and Cousineau called.
Cousineau:
Ohel:
Ohel had top set and would need to fade plenty of cards or he would be chopping the pot, or worse, sending the scoop to Cousineau. The turn was safe and when the completed the board on the river, Ohel scooped the pot to double up to around 600,000.
Action folded to Chris Bell in the hijack and he raised it up to 40,000. Yuval Bronshtein made the call from the button, the blinds got out of the way, and the flop came down .
Bell paused for a moment before leading out for 100,000, which proved enough as Bronshtein folded.
David "ODB" Baker and Scotty Nguyen have already rumbled in a couple of pots here early at the final table, with the first one seeing Nguyen all in, but then chopping the pot with Baker. They have just played their second hand together and this time some chips would go in the direction of Baker's stack.
It all started with Nguyen opening the pot to 45,000 from middle position. Baker called on the button and the blinds folded. Both players then checked the flop and a was dealt on the turn. This time when Nguyen would check, Baker would slide out a bet of 100,000. That was too much for Nguyen as he folded his cards. As Baker raked in the pot, he tabled .
The introductions have been made and the players are back in their seats. There is about 40 minute remaining in Level 22, meaning we'll play this one out, get through Level 23, and then take a one-hour dinner break.
flop.
. From there, Baker check-folded to a bet of 100,000, giving Bronshtein the pot without further resistance.
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flop and then Cousineau led for 30,000 on the 
turn. That was enough to scare Nguyen away and send the pot to Cousineau.
and Scotty Nguyen checked from the small blind. Randy Ohel then bet 45,000 from the big, David Baker folded from middle position, and Yuval Bronshtein called from the cutoff. Nguyen got out of the way, and then both players checked the 
turn.
peeled off on the river, Ohel led out for 80,000 and Bronshtein folded.
on the river changed nothing and it was all over in ninth place for Ramirez.
on the river.
turn was safe and when the 
was dealt on the turn. This time when Nguyen would check, Baker would slide out a bet of 100,000. That was too much for Nguyen as he folded his cards. As Baker raked in the pot, he tabled 
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