A player raised under the gun and Ismael Bojang three-bet. Alexander Lakhov four-bet from the big blind. The initial raiser folded and Bojang moved all in. Lakhov called.
Alexander Lakhov:
Ismael Bojang:
The flop came giving Bojang a pair. He moved his ten out in the hope that he made two pair. The turn was the giving Lakhov a straight and the river was the eliminating Bojang.
The board read and the players in the blinds had checked. Georgios Zisimopoulos, who ran deep in the MONSTER STACK yesterday, was sitting in the hijack and bet 3,150. The player in the small blind shoved all in, so did the player in the big blind. Zisimopoulos thought about it for a while and decided to call.
Big Blind:
Georgios Zisimopoulos:
Small Blind:
The player in the big blind had hit a set of threes which was better than the kings of Zisimopoulos. The on the turn and the on the river didn't change the situation and the player in the big blind eliminated both of his opponents. Zisimopoulos made his way to the cashier to pay for his reentry.
Viliyan Petleshkov, who final tabled the WSOPC Main Event and finished second in Event #1: Monster Stack yesterday, is in the field and just knocked out two players.
Viliyan Petleshkov:
Player 2:
Player 3:
The board ran out . Petleshkov eliminated two players with the nut flush and boosted his stack over 20,000.
Chris Moneymaker doubled up just before the break with on a board. Other big stacks include John Racener and Christopher Back, who are both seated at the same table.
The board read and Barny Boatman, the defending champion, had already bet 2,700 from the big blind in a sizable pot. The player on the button shoved all in to give Boatman a decision to make. He considered his options for a bit, tried to figure out what his opponent could have and then eventually called.
Button:
Barny Boatman:
Boatman's opponent had a bigger boat and the Brit was off to the cashier's desk to reenter.