We heard an announcement of “All in and call,” from one of the tables, and as we arrived, we noticed Ariel Celestino winning the pot with against on a board showing . Both players combined stacks totalled just over 600,000, which is what Celestino now sits behind.
Facing a raise to 11,000, Matt Perrins three-bet to 24,000 from out of the blinds only to have his opponent move all in. Perrins called and the cards were tabled.
Perrins:
Opponent:
The board ran out and Perrins eliminated his opponent while moving to 590,000 in chips.
Chris Hunichen opened to 11,000 from the button, before he was met with a raise to 26,000 from Anton Morgenstern on the small blind. The big blind folded, and Hunichen called, as both players saw the flop come down . Morgenstern reached for his chips, and threw out a continuation bet of 30,000 which was called, as the fell on the turn. Morgenstern didn’t slow down, betting out another 60,000 in chips, before being met with an all in announcement, which he snap called.
Morgenstern:
Hunichen:
Hunichen had run into the set of queens of Morgenstern, but had out to a straight and flush on the river. It wouldn’t come though, as the completed the board, sending him to the rail, and shooting Morgenstern towards the chip lead.
Kevin MacPhee opened to 11,000 from middle position only to have Joe Serock three-bet to 25,000 from the cutoff. MacPhee responded by making it 71,000 total before Serock moved all in. After some consideration, MacPhee made the call for his tournament life.
MacPhee:
Serock:
The board ran out to see MacPhee eliminated as Serock climbed to 610,000 in chips.