The action folded to Lawrence Greenberg on the button who moved all in for his last 62,000 chips. Mikalai Vaskaboinikau called from the small blind and the hands were tabled.
Greenberg was miles ahead with against Vaskaboinikau's . The flop came and Greenberg was still ahead. The turn brought the and Vaskaboinikau spiked a set of nines to leave Greenberg drawing slim. A jack and a jack only would save Greenberg but the river was the and he frustratingly walked away from the table.
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igor Kurganov opened on the button and Mustapha Kanit defended his big blind. After Kanit checked the flop, Kurganov continued for 15,000 getting a call.
The came on the turn and Kanit once again check-called, this time for 54,000. The board completed with the and Kanit checked for the third time. Kurganov fired a bet of 90,000 and after a moment, Kanit called.
Ryan Riess got his stack in before the flop from the big blind against Mikalai Vaskaboinikau, who was on the button and had him covered by a wide margin.
Riess:
Vaskaboinikau:
Riess had the preflop advantage but was flipping for his tournament life and needed to hold up in order to survive. Vaskaboinikau took the lead on the flop and Riess found no help on the turn or river, so Vaskaboinikau took the pot to send Riess to the rail.
Sylvain Loosli opened to 18,000 from early position and was called by Sam Greenwood in the big blind. The flop came and Greenwood check-called a continuation bet of 24,000 from Loosli.
The paired the board on the turn and Greenwood led out for 20,000. Loosli called and the completed the board. Greenwood shoved all in for around 168,000 and Loosli used up his full 30 seconds before mucking.
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Mikalai Vaskaboinikau opened to 16,000 from late middle position and Steve O'Dwyer three-bet jammed from the cutoff for 204,000. Vaskaboinikau had O'Dwyer covered by a substantial margin and called.
Vaskaboinikau:
O'Dwyer:
Vaskaboinikau had the preflop advantage and O'Dwyer needed to improve in order to preserve his tournament life. After the board ran out Vaskaboinikau was still best, so he took the pot to send O'Dwyer to the rail.
The flop read and Isaac Haxton fired out a bet of 35,000 from the small blind into a pot of around 60,000. Oussama Mobaress shoved all in from the cutoff and Haxton quickly called.
Mobaress turned over for an open-ended straight draw, but two of his outs were gone as Haxton woke up with . The turn was the and the river brought the . Haxton's aces held up for the best hand and Mobaress was eliminated.
against Vaskaboinikau's 
. The flop came 
and Greenberg was still ahead. The turn brought the 
and Vaskaboinikau spiked a set of nines to leave Greenberg drawing slim. A jack and a jack only would save Greenberg but the river was the 
and he frustratingly walked away from the table.
and Kanit checked for the third time. Kurganov fired a bet of 90,000 and after a moment, Kanit called. 
and Kanit mucked.
turn or 
river, so Vaskaboinikau took the pot to send Riess to the rail.
and Greenwood check-called a continuation bet of 24,000 from Loosli.
completed the board. Greenwood shoved all in for around 168,000 and Loosli used up his full 30 seconds before mucking.
Vaskaboinikau was still best, so he took the pot to send O'Dwyer to the rail.
and Isaac Haxton fired out a bet of 35,000 from the small blind into a pot of around 60,000. Oussama Mobaress shoved all in from the cutoff and Haxton quickly called.
for an open-ended straight draw, but two of his outs were gone as Haxton woke up with 
. Haxton's aces held up for the best hand and Mobaress was eliminated.
