Third Spade Comes to Bonomo's Rescue
No-Limit Hold'em
Hijack Justin Bonomo opened to 9,000, and Ralph Perry flatted in the cutoff. Ivo Donev, however, squeezed to 28,000 from the big blind. Action stopped at Bonomo, who called after a while. Perry laid his hand down.
The flop was 
, Donev continued for 38,000, and Bonomo took more than a minute to think about his options. Then he announced he was all in, pushing his 175,200 chips toward the middle. Donev called.
Justin Bonomo: 
Ivo Donev: 
The 
turn was a brick, but the 
river saved Bonomo in the tournament. More than that, he scored a huge double-up.
Donev stood up from his seat, saying, "You got me?" in frustration. The dealer and players at the table ensured him that he had Bonomo well covered. Donev returned to his seat, still visibly shocked by the nasty river card.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
420,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
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|
150,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
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. What happened after was a true chip storm. 
turn was the best possible card for Donev, improving his hand to quads and securing him a triple-up right there. The 
bricked Leah's outs, leaving Madoff with the hefty side pot. 
hit the felt. Glantz immediately knew his rally was coming to a close, standing up from his chair. The 
flop, slashing some of Katz's outs. A 
on the turn gave Katz an inside straight draw, and an 
on the river completed it. "The Poker Brat" calmly said his goodbyes and walked out of the tournament area.
on the board. Isaac Haxton in the big blind and Harry Madoff in the cutoff had built a side pot of about 75,000, and the 
for the nut flush.
saw Abdalla fire another 75,000 and Schulman finally gave up, leaving the showdown to Abdalla and Smith.
. Ross only showed 
