Russell Wanted a Call
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
It folded all the way round to Matt Russell in the small blind and he raised to 35,000. Big blind Tuan Phan called to see a flop. The flop was 
and Russell continued with a bet of 29,000. The bet was again called by Phan.
The turn was the 
and Phan called a bet of 39,000 from Russell to see the 
on the river. Phan folded this time when Russell put in a big bet of 118,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,850,000 | 150,000 |
|
490,000 | -62,000 |
and Witek checked to Fernandez who bet 60,000. Kwatra folded and Witek called.
and Witek checked again. Fernandez stuck in enough chips to put Witek to the test for his remaining 170,000. He thought for a couple of minutes before finally making the call. Witek tabled 
which was leading the 
of Fernandez. 
that hit the river and Fernandez made a flush to eliminate Witek.
and Miles checked after three-betting before the flop. Hizer bet 121,000 and Miles got out of the way after he thought about it for a while.
to give both players a pair but Fernandez also picked up a flush draw. The 
on the turn changed nothing and Bowers was one card away from another double up. However, the 
hit the river to give Fernandez a flush and Bowers was eliminated.
on the turn and the 
on the river solidified the double up for Salimbene.
and the action that happened was the same as on the flop, except for the size of the bet. Lee checked and Alexandrov bet 125,000. He was called by Lee. 
landed on the river and Lee checked for the third time in a row. Alexandrov counted out his stack before he announced all in and Lee quickly folded.
and Sotoudeh check-called a bet of 50,000 from Park.
and Sotoudeh checked again. Park pushed out a bet of 120,000 and Sotoudeh moved all in. Park instantly called off his stack of 266,000 and the cards were on their backs.
. The river was the 
and Park held on for a full double up.
and Alexandrov all but clinched the hand already. However, the 
and Alexandrov held on for a double up.
and Shafikov had an uphill battle in front of him. 
board.
and Guilbert pushed 290,000 to Martino to double him up.
