Mike Sexton: / /
Lavonne Joyce: / /
Michael Mizrachi: / /
After losing a massive pot with aces-up against Gary Benson's full house prior to the redraw, Lavonne Joyce was left with just 1,500 chips. She got them in on third against Sexton and Mizrachi, and Sexton fired out bets on fourth, fifth and sixth street into a side pot against Mizrachi. The Grinder called all of them, then bet when Sexton checked on seventh. He called, and all three hands were opened.
Mizrachi:
Joyce:
Sexton:
Mizrachi made a straight, scooping the pot and eliminating Joyce in 16th place.
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Helmut Koch: / (FOLD)
Kenn Wittock: / (FOLD)
Michael Mizrachi: / /
Adam Friedman: / /
Friedman brought it in, Koch completed, Wittock raised, Mizrachi made it three bets, and Friedman made it four. Only Mizrachi called. Friedman continued to bet on out on fourth, fifth, and sixth, and Mizrachi called all three.
"I know you have trip aces," Mizrachi said as he called on sixth.
Friedman checked dark going to seventh, and Mizrachi tanked for a bit before checking behind.
"I'm at least rolled up," Friedman announced, sweating his last card.
He tabled for trip deuces, and Mizrachi mucked his hand.
Rudolf Zintel had the bring in and David Chiu completed to 4,000. Zintel made the call before raising on fourth when Chiu bet out. Chiu responded with a three-bet and Zintel made the call before calling all in for 6,000 on fifth.
Zintel: /
Chiu: /
Zintel tabled his for a wheel draw and a pair while Chiu tabled his for a pair and a flush draw. Zintel caught the on sixth as Chiu improved with the .
Unfortunately for Zintel, the on the river wasn't what he was looking for as Chiu found the and collected the pot to move to 225,000 in chips.
We reached the table on sixth street, where Friedman called a bet from Koch. Koch led out once more on seventh, and after letting out a long sigh, Friedman called.
"Full house," Koch announced, showing .
"You know what I had," Friedman said, mucking his cards high enough that the was visible.
Friedman was knocked down to 135,000 chips, while Koch is up to 150,000.