We arrived at the table to find Alexander Kostritsyn all in and at risk before the flop against Erick Lindgren. Kostritsyn was ahead for the moment holding against Lindgren's .
Kostritsyn only held the lead for a brief moment, however, as the flop brought , pairing Lindgren's eight and giving him the best hand. The turn was the and the river the , sending Kostritsyn to the rail. The two shook hands and Kostritsyn was all smiles as he left the tournament area. Lindgren picked up the pot and now has about 91,000 in chips.
We picked up action on a flop when Craig Mckinnon bet and Viatcheslav Ortynsiky called from the button. When the turned, Mckinnon bet 8,000 and again Ortynsiky just called. Mckinnon slowed down with a check on the river but called when Ortynsiky tossed out a bet. Mckinnon called but ended up mucking when Ortynsiky rolled over the .
Meanwhile, WSOP bracelet winner Mike Gorodinsky has been eliminated from the tournament.
Sabyl Landrum opened with a raise from the cutoff and David Bach three-bet from the small blind. Landrum called and the flop came down . Bach came out swinging and Landrum flat called to see the turn.
Fourth street saw the fall and Bach bet out once more. Landrum called and the finished off the board, prompting Bach to bet one last time. Landrum took her time, peeked at her cards once again, and finally decided to call. Bach showed for Broadway and Landrum mucked her cards. Bach picked up the pot and now has about 235,000 in chips.
Adam Friedman brought it in only to have WSOP bracelet winner Cheech Barbaro complete it. Gus Hansen then put in a raise, Friedman called and Barbaro called off for 7,500 total.
Hansen proceeded to check-call bets from Friedman on both fourth and fifth, and then Friedman took the lead and led out on sixth. Hansen called and then both players checked.
Hansen:
Friedman:
Barbaro: Muck
Friedman took the low, Hansen the high, and a disappointed Barbaro booked it out of the Amazon Room.
Meanwhile, Alan Myerson has also been eliminated from the tournament.
David Benyamine opened with a raise from under the gun and Jared Jaffe called from two seats over. The rest of the table folded and the two were heads up heading to the community cards.
The dealer fanned on the felt. Benyamine dropped down a bet and Jaffe called. The turn was the and Benyamine bet out once again. Jaffe called and the finished the board. Benyamine fired a third bullet and Jaffe called.
"Jacks," said Benyamine, fanning . Jaffe mucked his cards and Benyamine raked in a pot that brings his stack up to 272,000.
David Benyamine raised from early position only to have Gus Hansen three-bet from the cutoff. The button and both blinds folded, Benyamine called and the flop came down . Benyamine bet, Hansen talked aloud and then made the call. The same action occurred on the turn, including even more verbal analysis from Hansen, and then Benyamine check-called a bet on the river.
Benyamine:
Hansen:
Even though they chopped, both men are up from the last time we checked in with them.
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We came across the action with Jyri Merivirta all in on fourth and about 60,000 in the main pot. Peter Brownstein ended up calling a bet from Greg Muller on fifth street and then folded after one on sixth. Mueller showed the for trip aces, and Merivirta showed a good drawing hand with the .
Mueller looked down at a , which didn't improve his hand, and then Merivirta showed the . It was no help and Merivirta was eliminated from the tournament.
As Merivirta lingered, Mueller pointed out that had Brownstein stayed in, he would have taked the king and the queen would have been Mueller's. That meant the card on top of the deck would have been Merivirta's. The dealer rabbit hunted for fun and it was a . Had Brownstein called that one bet, Merivirta would have made a straight and scooped the pot.
against Lindgren's 
.
, pairing Lindgren's eight and giving him the best hand. The turn was the 
and the river the 
, sending Kostritsyn to the rail. The two shook hands and Kostritsyn was all smiles as he left the tournament area. Lindgren picked up the pot and now has about 91,000 in chips.
flop when Craig Mckinnon bet and Viatcheslav Ortynsiky called from the button. When the 
turned, Mckinnon bet 8,000 and again Ortynsiky just called. Mckinnon slowed down with a check on the 
river but called when Ortynsiky tossed out a bet. Mckinnon called but ended up mucking when Ortynsiky rolled over the 
fall and Bach bet out once more. Landrum called and the 
finished off the board, prompting Bach to bet one last time. Landrum took her time, peeked at her cards once again, and finally decided to call. Bach showed 
for Broadway and Landrum mucked her cards. Bach picked up the pot and now has about 235,000 in chips.
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on the felt. Benyamine dropped down a bet and Jaffe called. The turn was the 
and Benyamine bet out once again. Jaffe called and the 
, which didn't improve his hand, and then Merivirta showed the 
. Had Brownstein called that one bet, Merivirta would have made a straight and scooped the pot.
