Daniel Buzgon opened to 10,000 from the button, and Fabrizio Baldassari defended his big blind.
The dealer provided a flop, and Baldassari check-called another 9,500. The turn came the , and Baldassari checked again. When Buzgon fired a second bullet (21,500), though, he snuck in a raise to 75,000 straight. Buzgon surrendered his cards, and he's fallen back under 300,000.
When we joined the action, the full board was out in the middle of the table. It looked like there was just about 100,000 chips in the pot, maybe a tick less. Marvin Rettenmaier checked, and Matthew DeLuca put out another overbet — 111,000.
Rettemnaier needed a solid five minutes the last time he faced an overbet, but this time he spent just 30 seconds or so before mucking his cards.
It's a loss for Rettenmaier, but as you can see from the counts, he's still trended up a bit from our last check.
It's quite a friendly (and tough) match going on at the far table.
In the last hand, we joined the action on the river with about 25,000 in the pot. The board showed , and Marvin Rettenmaier was the one doing the betting. He fired out 17,500. Matthew DeLuca promptly stuck in a big raise to 85,000, and that sent Rettenmaier deep into the tank.
It had to be at least five minutes before he acted. During that time, he was smily and shifting in his chair, appearing somewhat amused by the situation he was facing. Finally, he announced the fold, but he didn't want to give up his cards. A quick, informal agreement was made to show each other the cards, and Rettenmaier began by flashing the . DeLuca responded with the , and Rettenmaier squeezed over the to show his two pair.
It was a good laydown. DeLuca made him sweat it, then flipped over his last card — the . He'd rivered a gutshot straight, and the two exchanged a few pleasantries as the dealer prepared the next hand.
Ryan O'Donnell started out this most recent hand by limping in from the button only to find himself facing a bet from Warwick Mirzikinian. O'Donnell opted to move all in for around 60,000 and was quickly called by Mirzikinian. As is the custom cards were flipped over and the excitement began.
Mirzikinian:
O'Donnell:
O'Donnell's pair of jacks were ahead for now, but there was still five cards that needed to be spread across the felt. After a flop O'Donnell looked to be in great position to begin rebuilding. A turn changed nothing, but a river sealed the deal and O'Donnell was eliminated.
The pot began with Warwick Mirzikinian making it 9,000 from the button, and Ryan O'Donnell three-bet to 21,500. Mirzikinian came right back over the top with another raise to 70,000, but O'Donnell shoved all in with his covering stack. Mirzikinian was faced with a decision for his last 366,500. It wasn't much of a decision. Snap-call, cards up.
Showdown
Mirzikinian:
O'Donnell:
There was no funny stuff on the board, and Mirzikinian's overpair held strong. That pot gives him about a 10:1 chip lead over O'Donnell.
From the button, Toby Lewis opened the pot to 10,000, and Aubin Cazals three-bet to 26,000. Lewis made it 55,000 total, and Cazals flatted to see the flop.
Both men checked through the . The hit fourth street, and Cazals check-called 53,000 more from Lewis. He had sinister plans on the river, checking again when the hit. When Lewis bet 75,000, though, Cazals spent some time in the tank before check-raising all in. Lewis had 110,000 chips left, and it was he who was facing the decision for his tournament life. After a long, long soak in the tank, Lewis announced the call.
Cazals tabled , and Lewis quickly stood from his chair. He couldn't beat it, and he's been eliminated here in the not-so-Sweet 16.
Aubin Cazals will take 743,000 chips to his Elite Eight matchup.
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flop, and Baldassari check-called another 9,500. The turn came the 
, and Baldassari checked again. When Buzgon fired a second bullet (21,500), though, he snuck in a raise to 75,000 straight. Buzgon surrendered his cards, and he's fallen back under 300,000.
. DeLuca responded with the 
, and Rettenmaier squeezed over the 
to show his two pair.
river sealed the deal and O'Donnell was eliminated.
board, and Mirzikinian's overpair held strong. That pot gives him about a 10:1 chip lead over O'Donnell.
, and Lewis quickly stood from his chair. He couldn't beat it, and he's been eliminated here in the not-so-Sweet 16.
