Sam Soverel got it all in against Frank Lagodich blind vs blind, with Soverel at risk.
Sam Soverel: Q♠J♦
Frank Lagodich: 8♣5♥
The flop all but sealed it for Soverel, as his two pair held all the way on the 7♠Q♦J♣K♣8♠ runout.
Sam Soverel got it all in against Frank Lagodich blind vs blind, with Soverel at risk.
Sam Soverel: Q♠J♦
Frank Lagodich: 8♣5♥
The flop all but sealed it for Soverel, as his two pair held all the way on the 7♠Q♦J♣K♣8♠ runout.
George Dolofan jammed for 150,000 from the button and Manuel Fritz in the big blind called off his last 30,000.
Manuel Fritz: Q♥5♦
George Dolofan: 8♠6♥
Dolofan flopped a pair on J♠K♣8♦ to take the lead, but the 10♣9♣ runout completed a straight for Fritz who doubled up. "You didn't even smile," Johanssy Joseph told him, surprised by his reaction.
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Brian Yoon opened the action with a raise from middle position to 16,000. Juan Duenas, in the next seat over, chose to jam for 96,000.
It folded to Ryuta Nakai on the button, who elected to go all-in for 81,000. Yoon got out of the way to send Duenas and Nakai to a showdown.
Ryuta Nakai: 9♣9♥
Juan Duenas: K♠Q♥
Nakai held the advantage into the runout, but Duenas flopped plenty of equity when it came 4♠J♣10♣. The 5♥ turn kept Nakai in the lead, and the J♠ river kept Nakai out of harm's way to secure the double and leave Duenas hanging by a thread.
Yingui Li moved all in from the hijack for 59,000, and Loni Harwood quickly followed from the button with a shove of her own for 85,000. With no other takers, the two went to showdown.
Yingui Li: K♠10♠
Loni Harwood:Q♥Q♠
Li needed help from the board, but the runout of 6♦10♦A♣J♦7♠ only gave him a pair of tens. Harwood’s queens held strong, sending Li to the rail and boosting her stack along with the bounty.
Justin Saliba raised to 16,000 from early position with Thomas Muehloecker calling the small blind. Boris Angelov squeezed to 72,000 out of the big blind, which only Saliba called.
Angelov continued with a bet of 42,000 on the 9♠5♥10♦ flop. Saliba min-raised to 84,000, and Angelov three-bet jammed for 264,000. Saliba got a count from the dealer, but didn't take long to fold and relinquish the pot to Saliba.
Arieori Miller moved all in from the cutoff for 51,000, and only [Removed:548] called on the button.
Arieori Miller: A♣3♥
[Removed:548]: J♠10♣
[Removed:549] took the lead on the Q♥8♥10♥ flop, and it stayed that way with the Q♠ turn and K♣ river, sending Miller to the rail, but not before he gave [Removed:549] his bounty.
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs jammed for around 60,000 from early position. Josh Arieh raised to 125,000 from a few seats over, which got the rest of the table to fold.
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs: 3♦3♠
Josh Arieh: Q♥Q♣
Zavorotnijs couldn't find a trey to beat the pocket queens of Arieh on the J♣4♦8♦J♠7♣ runout, and he headed to the rail.
Kuljinder Sidhu shoved for 49,000 from the hijack. Juan Duenas on the button raised all-in for 145,000 and made the blinds fold.
Kuljinder Sidhu: Q♦J♣
Juan Duenas: Q♥Q♣
Sidhu ran into queens but flopped a pair on 10♥6♦J♦. He was ready to leave on the 7♣ turn, but the J♥ river gave him trips to double up.
Charles Shaverdians went all in and was at risk from middle position for 54,000 and was called by Harvey Castro next to act, the rest of the table folded, and the players were off to the races.
Charles Shaverdians: J♠J♣
Harvey Castro: K♠Q♣
The dealer ran out a board of 3♣4♠A♠9♣6♠, keeping Charles Shaverdian's hopes alive in Event #72