Bensimhon Almost at a Ton
Eyal Bensimhon just won a big hand and was kind enough to tell the live reporting team about it when we asked him.
The player in the under-the-gun position raised to 850. The player in the early position called. Eyal Bensimhon three-bet to 2,400 from the button. The blinds folded and the two other players both called.
The flop came 
with two clubs. Both of his opponents checked, Bensimhon continued with a bet of 4,500. The first player to act decided the call. The second player raised to 13,700. Bensimhon called and the first player folded so they would be heads-up.
The turn brought them the 
, Bensimhon's opponent shoved for about 25,000 and Bensimhon tank-called.
Early position: 
Eyal Bensimhon: 
Bensimhon had flopped a pair of sevens and his opponent had flopped the lower pair of fives.
The river completed the board with a 
and Bensimhon shipped the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
93,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
, Hegele checked his big blind, and so did Eyal Bensimhon and the players in the early position and on the button. 
, Hegele, Bensimhon and the player in the early position checked again. The player on the button bet 2,000. Hegele checked his opponent's stack out and then decided to call. Bensimhon and the other player both folded. 
and both Hegele and his opponent checked. Hegele's opponent tabled 
for two pair, queens and sevens with the eight as the kicker. Hegele had him beat though for the same two pair but with the nine-kicker as he held 
.
and both players checked. The turn brought them the 
, Hegele bet 1,800 and Snow called.
on the river completed the board, Hegele continued with a bet of 3,500. Snow raised to 11,000. 
and only Rigley called a 6,500 bet of Mujevic.
, even though Ayres flopped two pair, Al-Barwani turned trip aces. But to finish it off in style, he rivered the quad aces to deal the final blow to Ayres.
, Webster called the bet of Nometiembla.
, Nometiembla bet again and Webster called.
, Nometiembla bet 13,600, leaving about 10,000 behind. Webster shoved and Nometiembla tanked. The clock was called on him, he got 30 seconds to make a decision. When the floor started counting down and was at the 1, Nometiembla called.
for the rivered straight and Nometiembla threw his 
- Van Brug hit quads aces on the turn to eliminate Al-Barwani from the tournament.