Once trailing about 365,000 to 20,000, Matthew "Freddie Prinze Jr." DeLuca has pulled off the comeback.
On the final hand, he three-bet all in from the big blind with the bigger stack. Sergey Tikhonov called all in with for about 160,000 and looked to take a commanding lead in the match. DeLuca trailed with , but took it down when the board ran out .
At one of our two remaining tables we found Robert Tepper all in and at risk for his tournament life. Tepper's opponent, Hugo Lemaire was low early and spent most of this first match building up his stack to get to this point. Now with almost 275,000 Lemaire made the call of Tepper's all in and cards were exposed.
Tepper:
Lemaire:
A flop allowed Tepper to hold steady, but a on the turn brought a reversal of hand leaders. A river sealed the deal and Tepper was eliminated.
Adam Geyer opened to 10,000, and Markus Gonsalves three-bet shoved for about 110,000. Geyer spent a few moments in the tank, then called with a chance to end the match. Both men showed small aces, but Gonsalves' was a favorite against Geyer's .
Geyer is running pretty good today. The flop shot him into a big lead, and the turn and river were the last board cards of the match. Geyer is through, and Gonsalves is gutshot.
Adam Geyer opened to 10,000 before Markus Gonsalves shoved on him. Geyer had 93,500 chips to start the hand, and his meant there was little decision. He called all in, but Gonsalves had been dealt a better pair. He showed up , poised for the knockout.
The flop was a miss for Geyer, but you can already see where this is going. The landed on the turn, and the river locked up the double. Geyer has retaken the lead now, and the two are playing another all-in pot as we speak.
Adam Geyer made it 8,000 from the button preflop and was quickly raised by Markus Gonsalves who made it 19,000. Geyer completed the call and both players got to see a flop. It was here that Gonsalves bet out 25,000 and Geyer moved all in for around 101,000. Gonsalves made the call and the cards were turned over.
Geyer:
Gonsalves:
Gonsalves held a pair of tens, but his opponent, Geyer possessed an open ended straight flush draw. A on the turn bricked for Geyer, but the on the river gave Geyer the straight he needed and he was able to double up.
Markus Gonsalves opened to 8,000, and Adam Geyer three-bet to 20,000. Gonsaves shoved for 99,500, and Geyer made the call with his . Gonsalves was behind, but his was drawing live. Remember what we said earlier about ace-jack being a faulty favorite over king-queen? Well, it happened again.
The board ran , and Gonsalves has turned the tides.
for about 160,000 and looked to take a commanding lead in the match. DeLuca trailed with 
, but took it down when the board ran out 
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sealed the deal and Tepper was eliminated.
was a favorite against Geyer's 
.
flop shot him into a big lead, and the turn 
and river 
were the last board cards of the match. Geyer is through, and Gonsalves is gutshot.
meant there was little decision. He called all in, but Gonsalves had been dealt a better pair. He showed up 
, poised for the knockout.
flop was a miss for Geyer, but you can already see where this is going. The 
landed on the turn, and the 
flop. It was here that Gonsalves bet out 25,000 and Geyer moved all in for around 101,000. Gonsalves made the call and the cards were turned over.
on the turn bricked for Geyer, but the 
was drawing live. Remember what we said earlier about ace-jack being a faulty favorite over king-queen? Well, it happened again.
, and Gonsalves has turned the tides.