Esposito Gives Up on the River
Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Gal Yifrach limped in from the small blind and Andrew Esposito raised to 65,000 from the big blind. Yifrach just called and they went heads-up to a flop of 
.
Yifrach checked to Esposito who continued with a bet of 35,000. Yifrach called and the 
landed on the turn. Yifrach check-called another bet of 90,000 from Esposito.
The river was the 
and both players tapped the table. Yifrach turned over 
and Esposito conceded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,210,000 | 110,000 |
|
505,000 | -305,000 |
, it was even more of a sweat for Palma who picked up a straight draw to go along with his live cards. The turn and river however fell the 
.
landed on the turn and the action checked through to the 
but Sternberg had him pipped with 
gave Farahi some hope but the 
and 
rolled off on the turn and Donovan checked again. Coleman counted out a bet of 150,000 and Donovan still called. The 
and Stepuchin moved all in for 75,000. After some deliberation, the big blind called and Stepuchin quickly announced "nuts" and rolled over 
for the rivered straight. The big blind flashed 
before tossing them into the muck and Stepuchin collected the pot.
and 
