Goenka Doubles Through Pavlyuchuk
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
Oleg Pavlyuchuk won the first hand after the break against Hanh Tran and then raised to 85,000 first to act. Manish Goenka three-bet the pot for 275,000 in the big blind and Pavlyuchuk called after some consideration.
Goenka instantly moved all in after the 
flop for the last 135,000 and Pavlyuchuk asked for a count before making the call.
Manish Goenka: 
Oleg Pavlyuchuk: 
Pavlyuchuk had some outs but the 
turn locked things up for Goenka, making the 
river a formality.
Pavlyuchuk forfeited his big blind, then jammed the button for fewer than two big blinds with the 
. Tran called in the big blind with 
and the board came 
to keep Pavlyuchuk in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000 | -250,000 |
|
840,000 | 430,000 |
|
170,000 | -190,000 |
flop gave Abitbol a flushdraw, and he improved to a full house on the 
river changed nothing anymore and Abitbol essentially tripled up. Right after the players headed into their second 15-minute break of the day.
for a pair and royal flush draw.
, Hanh Tran bet the pot and Dor Mey Tal moved all in for what appeared to be 520,000. Tran called with the words "I have one flush blocker" once he saw the cards of his opponent.
and Lewis check-called a bet of 150,000 from Sarnow. On the 
