Mazza Makes it Happen On the River
Level 23
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Francisco Torrecillas has been on a heater to start the day and was looking like he was going to breach the one million mark until this last hand.
Torrecillas opened to 32,000 from under the gun and Mark Mazza moved all in for 296,000 from the hijack. Torrecillas snap-called and the players then turned over their hands, with Mazza at risk of elimination.
Mark Mazza: 
Francisco Torrecillas: 
The flop came down 
and Mazza said "Come on, jack!" The turn was not that as the 
landed, but the river indeed came the 
that Mazza was looking for. Torrecillas shook his head as Mazza's rivered straight took down the pot for a double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
645,000 | 5,000 |
|
605,000 | -187,000 |
and he was ahead with his aces. When the 
landed on the turn it was O'Connor who took the lead and the 
on the river changed nothing as it stayed that way.
hit for Leng and Phillips was in some trouble with two cards to come. The 
turn and river sealed it up for Leng and Phillips hit the rail in 21st.
and Justin Liberto check-shoved all in for around 200,000. Mikhail Semin made the call and players then tabled their hands.
for a straight draw and Semin tabled 
on the turn and a 
and Juan Vecino checked from the small blind. Nelson Resendiz in the big blind bet 132,000 into a pot around 200,000 and Vecino made the call.
and Vecino quickly moved all in for around 500,000. Resendiz thought for several moments before throwing his cards into the middle.
turn, Leng checked to Gomez, who made it 50,000 to go further. Leng called and the river came a 
. Leng checked for the last time and Gomez made it 175,000. 
and Resendiz's pair of tens took down the pot, eliminating Puchkov from the tournament.