2-7 Triple Draw
Chris Vitch raised from the cutoff and Aaron Katz called from the big blind.
Both drew two, Katz bet and Vitch calls. Both drew one, both checked, both drew one again and Katz bet. Vitch folded, giving Katz the pot.
2-7 Triple Draw
Chris Vitch raised from the cutoff and Aaron Katz called from the big blind.
Both drew two, Katz bet and Vitch calls. Both drew one, both checked, both drew one again and Katz bet. Vitch folded, giving Katz the pot.
2-7 Triple Draw
From the button, Mike Leah raised to 80,000 and Mike Gorodinsky called in the big blind.
Gorodinsky drew two, and Leah drew three. Gorodinsky bet out 40,000, and Leah raised to 80,000. Gorodinsky called, and then both players drew one.
Gorodinsky checked, Leah bet 80,000, and Gorodinsky called all in for his last 69,000. Gorodinsky drew one, and Leah stood pat.
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As Gorodinsky began squeezing he announced he was a two-to-one dog meaning he had a three-sider six, seven, or eight.
Gorodinsky began squeezing a little hard before he quickly flipped over the
and blurted out loudly, "Hello John!" in reference to an earlier discussion between Hennigan and himself on some save business.
Following that hand, Gorodinsky doubled through to nearly 600,000 as Leah fell to 2.4 million.
No-Limit Hold'em
Mike Gorodinsky raised all in for 443,000 from under the gun and Mike Leah called instantly from the small blind. As they had to wait for the other tables to finish before turning their hands over, Leah acknowledged that he had aces and Gorodinsky said he had kings.
When the other tables finished, Leah did, in fact, turn over ![]()
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to give both players a set. Down to one out, Gorodinsky stood from his seat and watched the
turn and
river complete board, ending his tournament on the bubble in 15th place.

Stud
Yehuda Buchalter has been eliminated in an odd hand.
Buchalter completed to 40,000, but after he did, he pulled in his third street card and covered his down cards with it. Aaron Katz folded, and believing that it was just Leah remaining against Chris Vitch's bring-in, Leah pushed out 40,000 believing he was completing.
The tournament director was called over, and it was deemed that Leah would be bound to a call of 40,000.
Buchalter bet out on fourth, and Leah called. On fifth, Leah bet 80,000, and Buchalter called all in for 55,000.
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Leah had taken the lead, and on sixth street, he caught the
to render Buchalter drawing dead as Buchalter found the
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Buchalter flipped over his meaningless
on seventh, and Leah revealed his
to improve him to a full house.
Buchalter headed to the rail in 14th place in the 2018 Poker Players Championship for a $72,500 payday.
Stud Hi-Lo
Phil Ivey completed with his
and Brian Rast called with his
. Dan Smith called as well with his
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— Folded on fourth
Action checked to Smith on fourth street and he bet, only to meet a raise from Ivey to two bets. Rast folded but Smith called.
On fifth street, Smith picked up a pair of fours and bet. Ivey raised again and Smith called. On sixth street, Smith bet and Ivey called. Both players checked on seventh street. Smith showed his ![]()
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for three pair and no low, but Ivey had Smith beat with ![]()
in his hand for three of a kind to take down the pot.
Stud Hi-Lo
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Picking up the action on fourth street, Benny Glaser bet with the on-board lead and both Jean-Robert Bellande and Randy Ohel called.
Ohel took the on-board lead on fifth street and checked, Glaser bet, Bellande called and Ohel check-called. Bellande took the on-board lead on sixth street with an open pair and bet. Ohel called, Glaser raised, Bellande called and Ohel called.
Seventh street was checked around and Glaser showed ![]()
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for aces full of kings and Bellande mucked
Stud Hi-Lo
Catching the action on fifth street, John Hennigan bet, Randy Ohel called, and Jean-Robert Bellande check-called.
On sixth, Hennigan bet his last 68,000, and Ohel deliberated for a little before announcing a raise to 148,000. Bellande then stood up and started talking aloud about his options and what Ohel had, before eventually calling the 148,000 total.
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On seventh, Ohel and Bellande checked. Ohel tabled his ![]()
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for two-pair and a six-low, and he scooped the main pot to triple up.
2-7 Triple Draw
Randy Ohel raised and was called by Jean-Robert Bellande and John Hennigan. All three players took two cards.
On the second round of betting, Hennigan led out and Ohel called. Bellande called as well. Hennigan then stood pat while Ohel took one and Bellande took two.
Hennigan bet. Ohel raised. Bellande quickly folded and Hennigan called. Both players stood pat and then checked. Hennigan showed his ![]()
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and it was good for him to take down the pot.
2-7 Triple Draw
Jean-Robert Bellande raised and Randy Ohel called before Benny Glaser made it three bets in the big blind. Bellande and Ohel both called.
On the first draw, Ohel took two while Glaser stood pat and Bellande took two. Ohel checked. Glaser bet. Bellande made it two bets, and Ohel and Glaser both called.
On the second draw, Ohel took one while both of his opponents stood pat. Action then checked to Bellande who bet and both opponents called.
Ohel took one again on the final draw while Glaser and Bellande stood pat. All three players checked. Ohel showed his
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. Bellande took a hard look at Glaser's cards then mucked his hand and Ohel mucked as well, so Glaser raked in the big pot.