On Hand #15 of hand-for-hand play, signifying 30 minutes of clock and one-half of an entire level on the bubble, Andy Hwang check-raised all in on a board of from the big blind over a bet of 31,500 from Anders Wessman, who was on the button. Wessman called.
Andy Hwang:
Anders Wessman:
Hwang was ahead with his pair of queens and was able to fade Wessman's outs to a straight or to two pair as the river fell and he secured the double, prompting the tournament director to get on the microphone and instruct the dealers to deal another hand.
The flop showed in a three-way pot when Florien Strasser and Robert Mizrachi checked in the blinds. Melad Marji bet 18,000 under the gun and Strasser called. Mizrachi raised to 90,0000 and Marji went deep into the tank before moving all in for 121,500. Strasser let it go and Mizrachi snap-called:
Melas Marji:
Robert Mizrachi:
Marji had the set of aces while Mizrachi held a set of sixes and Marji doubled up after the and the completed the board.
Down to his last 2,000, Benny Glaser was seen sitting down at his seat just in time to all in from the big blind. Action saw a three-handed showdown between William Kakon on the button, Vikram Kumar Palanisamy in the small blind, and Glaser with Kakon and Palanisamy checking down the entire runout of . All three hands were then exposed:
Benny Glaser:
William Kakon:
Vikram Kumar Palanisamy:
Glaser ended up with a pair of kings and took down the pot, allowing him to continue to survive on the bubble.
There was 15,000 in the pot on a board of and John Richards checked from the small blind. Adi Aizin was in the big blind and made a pot-sized bet. John Riordan found action on him from under the gun and he announced a raise of the pot to 60,000. Richards quickly folded and Aizin thought for a few moments before folding as well.
Meanwhile, Benny Glaser still has a stack of 2,000 and has not been in his seat since the return from the break. His position is under the gun in the current hand that is being dealt at his table, meaning he will be all in next hand.
With 18,000 in the pot on a flop of , both Daniel Fuhs in the big blind and Timothy Rutherford in the hijack checked. Action was on the third and final player in the pot, Michael Mizrachi, who bet 9,000. Fuhs quickly folded and Rutherford took about 30 seconds before announcing a pot-sized raise. Mizrachi folded and the dealer stood up, signifying the end of the hand as hand-for-hand play continues.
The first 15-minute break of the day has come a bit late due to hand-for-hand play on the bubble resulting in a stopped clock and a two-minute deduction for each hand played. Nonetheless, players are now on a 15-minute break and will resume at approximately 4:27 p.m. local time
The flop showed in a raised pot when Michael Benko bet 10,000 from the small blind before calling a raised from Nikolay Fal to 30,000.
The turn brought the and went check-check. When the completed the board, Benko checked and Fal fired 30,000. Benko moved all in for 81,200 and Fal tanked for a few minutes before calling.
Benko tabled for a full house and doubled up as Fal mucked .