Benjamin Luhr pushed his short stack into the middle from late position, and Dan Murariu was the only caller.
Murariu:
Luhr:
Disappointment set in early for Luhr, as the door card was the . A and were revealed behind it. Luhr asked for a heart on the turn, but the dealer placed a down. A completed the board, and Luhr's tournament had reached a disappointing end.
We picked up the action heads up between Sergey Tikhonov, who checked over to Daniel Neilson on a board of . Neilson bet 66,000, and Tikhonov called after a couple of minutes of thought. The river was the , and Tikhonov again checked. Neilson shipped the rest of it in for 155,000. Tikhonov tanked once again, but this time he elected to fold.
Ariel Celestino opened the preflop action with a raise to 21,000, and Sven Rumcker pushed all in for 101,000. Celestino tanked for a minute, then reluctantly called and showed . Rumcker held . The board came , giving Celestino trips and eliminating Rumcker from the tournament. He earns $12,587 for his 18th place finish.
Denis Gnidash raised to 20,000, and Mark Jun came over the top for all his chips, a total of 124,000. Gnidash called and showd . Jun held . The board ran out , giving Gnidash a winning pair of queens and knocking Jun out of the tournament in 17th place. He'll earn $12,587 for his efforts.
Sergey Tikhonov raised to 25,000 under the gun, and action folded to Rory Mathews in the small blind. Mathews three-bet to 55,000, and the big blind folded. Tikhonov thought briefly before moving all in, and Mathews called immediately.
Mathews:
Tikhonov:
Tikhonov was in bad shape for his tournament life, and nearly all suspense ended when the flop came . The turn was , ending Tikhonov's tournament life in 16th.
Jonathan Bennett raised to 30,000 preflop, and Bryce Landier called. The flop fell , and Bennett bet 30,000 again. Landier made the call, and the dealer turned the . Bennett bet out again, this time for 45,000. Landier shoved all in for 155,000, and Bennett went into the tank. After a couple minutes, he called, showing for pair of tens and an inside straight draw. Landier tabled for top pair and a flush draw. The river was a , giving the pot to Landier, and he doubled up to 430,000 in chips.
. A 
and 
were revealed behind it. Luhr asked for a heart on the turn, but the dealer placed a 
down. A 
completed the board, and Luhr's tournament had reached a disappointing end.
. Neilson bet 66,000, and Tikhonov called after a couple of minutes of thought. The river was the 
, and Tikhonov again checked. Neilson shipped the rest of it in for 155,000. Tikhonov tanked once again, but this time he elected to fold.
. Rumcker held 
. The board came 
, giving Celestino trips and eliminating Rumcker from the tournament. He earns $12,587 for his 18th place finish.
. The board ran out 
, ending Tikhonov's tournament life in 16th.
, giving the pot to Landier, and he doubled up to 430,000 in chips.