Alexandre Mantovani opened to 60,000 and [Removed:426] weighed his options before three-betting all in for around 500,000. The remaining players all folded.
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Alexandre Mantovani:
Liyanage urged the dealer to put three kings on the flop, but none appeared on the runout and he was eliminated.
Meanwhile at this table, Jorge Hou has chipped up to more than four million.
Daniel Triana Ruiz opened to 55,000 from middle position and was three-bet to 150,000 by John Karavas in the cutoff. Action folded back around to Triana Ruiz, who responded by moving all in. Karavas called off with the effective stack to put his tournament life on the line.
John Karavas:
Daniel Triana Ruiz:
It was a race but one that Triana Ruiz took a commanding lead in following the flop. The turn left Karavas hoping for a miraculous two outer to survive but it did not come in on the river, sending him to the rail after a relatively deep run.
Steven Buckner moved in his 305,000 chips from early position and Cliff Maloney reshoved in the cutoff.
Steven Buckner:
Cliff Maloney:
Buckner reportedly said he only looked at one card, but he was in rough shape and loudly calling for an eight. The flop provided chop outs, but the and completed the board to eliminate the cigar-enthusiast Buckner.
Efthymia Litsou opened to 50,000 in middle position and Sergio Benso defended from the big blind. The flop came and Benso led out with a bet of 40,000. Litsou just called and the rolled off on the turn.
Benso ripped all in for around 400,000 and was met with a snap-call from Litsou. Benso turned over for a pair and flush draw but was already drawing dead to the from Litsou. The river was the and Benso headed to the payout desk.
Jeremy Wien opened to 60,000 from the cutoff and was called by Alejandro Lococo on the button. Both blinds got out of the way to send the two players heads-up to the flop.
Wien checked on a flop of and then called when Lococo led out for 50,000.
The turn came and Wien checked for a second time. Lococo was in no mood to slow down and fired off another bet, this time sizing up to 155,000. Wien responded with a raise to 360,000, prompting Lococo to stand up and look over his opponent's stack before deciding on a call.
On the river Wien pushed 470,000 into the middle. Lococo once again rose to his feet, pondering his decision. He then sat back down and, with a deep breath, announced all in. Wien immediately appeared uncomfortable, removing his earphones and lowering his hood before saying, "I can only beat a bluff".
"Ace-Queen?" queried Lococo. "Close" Wien responded before going over the hand out loud. "You really have five-six?" Wien probed. "You're gonna show me if I fold?" Lococo remained stoic, offering no answer to either question. Eventually, Wien tossed his cards into the muck, handing a big boost to Lococo's stack early in the day.