After a rough start to the tournament, Sam Soverel is finally finding some traction.
In this hand, Ben Yu limped in, Ben Lamb limped as well, Soverel called, and Alex Foxen raised in the cutoff to 55,000. David Peters called on the button. Ben Yu then called, while Ben Lamb got away. Sam Soverel then decided to take the spot and moved all in for 835,000.
Foxen quickly folded and Peters asked for an exact count before he folded. Yu followed suit so Soverel took down a decent sized pot with no flop or showdown. As he raked in the pot he flashed his and that was it.
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Scott Ball moved all in for around 100,000, Ben Yu shoved directly to his left and Ben Lamb called off his remaining 350,000, players turned over their hands.
Ben Yu:
Ben Lamb:
Scott Ball:
The board came down and Yu's set of nines scooped the pot, forcing Ball to use his last add-on and eliminating Lamb from the tournament.
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Anthony Zinno opened to 61,000, Rainer Kempe called and the flop came down . Action checked to Zinno, he bet 40,000 and was quickly check-raised to 140,000 by Kempe.
Zinno called, the dealer burned and turned a . Both players checked, the fell on the river and both players checked again. Zinno tabled and Kempe mucked, sending the pot to Zinno.
Justin Bonomo found himself all in for 470,000 and with a caller in David Peters, the two turned over their hands, Bonomo would be at risk of elimination.
Justin Bonomo:
David Peters:
The board ran out and Bonomo's cowboys held on for the ride, securing a double through Peters.