Ruben Ramirez raised and table big stack Marte Sandberg three-bet to 8,000 on the button. It folded back to Ramirez and he instantly four-bet to 30,000, Sandberg folded. That brought the stack of former big stack Ramirez back up to the initial starting stack but he busted soon after.
Michel Bouskila opened from under the gun to 2,400 and Janelle Jacobson called from the cutoff. Guillermo Sanchez Otero moved all in on the button for 13,000 and Bouskila re-jammed, covering both players. Jacobson pondered, before deciding to fold, leaving the players to go heads-up with Otero at risk.
Guillermo Sanchez Otero: A♠K♥
Michel Bouskila: 8♦8♠
The J♥Q♥3♥ flop didn't change anything, although Otero had picked up a straight draw.
There was very little sweat on the 3♣ turn and 3♠ river, and Otero was eliminiated.
In a preflop all-in, Zhan Chen was all-in for around 25,000 after late registering on Day 2abc and he was in rough shape, as Kai Yang left him with only a handful of outs.
Zhan Chen: A♠K♥
Kai Yang: K♦K♣
The Q♣10♥2♠ flop opened the door for more hope with the gutshot straight draw, but the 6♥ turn and 4♥ river were both blanks.
Jose Lesta with A♠10♠ in middle position raised to 2,600 and got called by Phil Hellmuth in hijack with 4♥3♥.
The flop came 10♦5♣K♦. After a check, Hellmuth bet 4,000 and got called by Lesta. The turn 8♦ fell and another check came from Lesta.
Hellmuth cranked up the heat with a 20,000 bet sending Lesta to the tank. He ultimately folded his hand and conceded the pot to Hellmuth.
Breno Drumond was forced to blind off a portion of his stack in the Main Event today, as he had a final table to complete in the $2,500 Freezeout event.
Drumond ended up placing second and then immediately took his seat back in the Main.
In a recent hand, Drumond opened to 2,500 from early position and was three-bet to 7,000 by Matthew Vannortwick on the button. It was folded back to Drumond, who made it 14,000 to go. Vannortwick called.
The flop came 2♥7♥6♥ and Drumond continued for 3,200. Vannortwick wanted nothing to do with it and let his hand go — conceding the pot to Drumond, who has chipped back up to a little over a starting stack.
Phil Hellmuth raised to 4,000 in late position with 10♥6♠ and got called by Craig Sloan with A♦Q♦ leading them to the flop.
The flop came 5♠6♦4♦ which gave Hellmuth a pair and Sloan a flush draw. Both players checked. The turn 7♦ was peeled, completing Sloan's flush. Hellmuth fired 5,000 and was called by Sloan.
The river Q♣ was dealt, and Hellmuth checked. Sloan bet 8,000 and Hellmuth called. Hellmuth just watched as Sloan scooped the pot.
Collin Ball started the action with a 2,500 raise holding Q♥Q♦ in middle position. Jose Lesta with K♠K♥ and in hijack called. In cutoff, Phil Hellmuth with A♦Q♣ three-bet to 14,000. Ball four-bet to 35,000 sending Lesta to the tank. He decided to five-bet to 59,000 pushing Hellmuth out of the pot. Ball took a few seconds before making the call.
The flop came 5♠7♥A♥. After a check, Lesta fired 16,000 into the hefty pot. Ball called.
The turn 5♣ fell and both players checked. The river 4♥ fell and with the scary board, both players checked again. After tabling the hands, the dealer pushed the pot to Lesta.
Ludovic Poullet under the gun started the action with a 2,400 raise holding K♦10♦. He got one customer in Gilad Rubinsky with J♥10♥ in middle position to see the flop.
The flop came down 6♦10♣7♣ and Poullet bet 2,100 and got called by Rubinsky. The turn Q♦ fell and Poullet continued with a 7,000 bet. Rubinsky stayed on and called.
Action slowed when both players checked the river Q♣. After the hands were tabled, Poullet scooped the pot with a pair of tens and the superior kicker.
Sherisse Korfel shoved all-in for 7,700 in middle position and got c alled by small blind Craig Sloan taking them to showdown.
Sherisse Korfel: K♥J♠
Craig Sloan: 7♦7♣
The flop came 3♥Q♠J♣ instantly pushing Korfel ahead with a pair. The runout A♣6♦ didn't change anything securing a double up for Korfel.
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