Once again, Brandon Cantu is late. This time his opponent is Daniel Buzgon, and since he has been missing for an extended period of time, his stack is slowing eroding. Every few minutes a small bind, big blind, and ante are being taken from his stack, which at this point is 4,000. When the level changes, it will be 5,000.
Fresh off of a long match with Taylor Paur, Jason Koon raised to 6,000 on the button. Mike Watson called, and the flop fell . Watson check-called a bet of 8,500, and the turn brought the . Watson checked, Koon fired out another 21,000, and Watson called.
The completed the board, Watson checked a third time, and Koon emptied the barrel with a 45,000-chip bet. Watson called.
Koon showed for a pair of jacks, and Watson mucked his hand.
On an adjacent table, Brandon Cantu has finally arrived, and is now at a chip disadvantage against Daniel Buzgon. Buzgon, who tweeted about possibly having food poisoning earlier, raised to 6,000 on the button, Cantu three-bet to 21,000, and Buzgon four-bet to around 45,000. Cantu moved all in for 225,400, and Buzgon called.
Buzgon:
Cantu:
The kings held as the board rolled out , and Buzgon is now out in front.
Max Steinberg started his second round match against Ariel Celestino with a roughly 30,000-chip advantage. The Brazilian quickly took the lead away from the American, but Steinberg has since doubled.
Steinberg raised to 6,000 on the button, Celestino three-bet to 19,000, and Steinberg four-bet to 43,000. Celestino made it five bets, sliding forward 77,500, and Steinberg six-bet shoved for 201,000. Celestino called.
Steinberg:
Celestino:
"Ace!" the Brazilians on the rail yelled. "Ace!"
The flop fell , giving Celestino a pair of aces, but Steinberg held the only club, and pointed to it as he shot a look at the rail. The turn was not a club, but the case queen () spiked onto the felt to give Steinberg a set of queens. Celestino was drawing to one of the two remaining aces in the deck, and Steinberg successfully doubled when the bricked off on the river.
At one table Jeremy Ausmus has taken a monster lead over Justin Conley. On a board of Ausmus checked to Conley. Conley put out a bet of 7,500. Ausmus thought about it for a bit, then put in a check raise to 21,500. Conley called.
The turn was the and Ausmus led at the pot with a bet of 37,000. Conley called.
The river was the and Ausmus led again, this time with a big bet of 84,000. Conley called but mucked when Ausmus showed for a flopped set and a turned boat. Conely was left severly short after the hand.
At an adjacent table Yevgeniy Timoshenko and Yorane Kerignard were involved in a preflop raising war. From the button Timoshenko opened to 6,000. Kerignard reraised from the big blind to 12,000. Timoshenko put in a fourth bet to 34,000.
Kerignard wasn't done with the hand though, he put in a fifth bet to 78,000. Timoshenko thought it over for a long while before finally put in a sixth bet to 124,000. Kerignard quickly folded his hand and Timoshenko took down the big pot without ever seeing a flop.
Jeremy Ausmus limped in on the button, Justin Conley checked, and the flop fell . Conley led out for 6,000, Ausmus called, and the turn brought the . Conley led out for another 10,900, and Ausmus tanked for a bit before shoving for effectively 61,000. Conley folded.
According to Ausmus, on the final hand of the match, Conley open-shoved on the button with . The Octo-Niner called with , and held as the board ran out .
Ausmus is the first player to advance to the round of eight, and will face off against the winner of the Ognjen Sekularac/Chris Johnson match.
Nick Binger and Isaac Hagerling took a flop of . Binger led out for 15,500, Hagerling raised to 51,000, and Binger moved all in for 162,500. Hagerling tanked for no less than four minutes, then called.
Binger:
Hagerling:
Both players had effectively ace-high, but Binger could take the lead with any three or any spade. The on the turn paired the board, giving Binger chop outs, but he took the whole thing when the completed the board.
Binger doubled to 260,000, and is still trailing Hagerling.
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with about 80,000 in the pot Ognjen Sekularac made a big bet of 50,000. Chris Johnson didn't take long to fold.
. Watson check-called a bet of 8,500, and the turn brought the 
. Watson checked, Koon fired out another 21,000, and Watson called.
for a pair of jacks, and Watson mucked his hand.
, giving Celestino a pair of aces, but Steinberg held the only club, and pointed to it as he shot a look at the rail. The turn was not a club, but the case queen (
) spiked onto the felt to give Steinberg a set of queens. Celestino was drawing to one of the two remaining aces in the deck, and Steinberg successfully doubled when the 
bricked off on the river.
and Ausmus led at the pot with a bet of 37,000. Conley called.
and Ausmus led again, this time with a big bet of 84,000. Conley called but mucked when Ausmus showed 
for a flopped set and a turned boat. Conely was left severly short after the hand.
. The Octo-Niner called with 
, and held as the board ran out 
.
on the turn paired the board, giving Binger chop outs, but he took the whole thing when the 
completed the board.
