Stanford Flops Two Pair to Eliminate Kruse, Foxen also Advances
Niveau 9
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
In a single-raised pot, William Stanford and Max Kruse headed to a flop of 
. It only took a couple of raises before all the chips were in the middle with Kruse being the player at risk.
Max Kruse: 
William Stanford: 
Kruse flopped top pair but Stanford woke up with two pair to hold a big lead. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river provided no help for Kruse was eliminated. That means Stanford will go on to play Dario Sammartino in the third round.
Alex Foxen also closed out his match with Isaac Kempton and will await the winner of Dan Smith and Laszlo Bujtas who are in an even matchup as of now.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000 | 240,000 |
|
600,000 | 273,000 |
|
Eliminé | |
|
Eliminé |
, while Stanford showed his 
.
flop was especially kind to Kruse, who held on as a 
completed the board.
and Ausmus check-called a bet of 3,000 from Ivey.
and Ausmus checked for the third time. Ivey checked it back and Ausmus tabled 
for a pair of deuces. Ivey rolled over 
and Elias check-called a bet of 10,000 from Destefano.
for a pair of sixes but Destefano showed 
for a pair of tens.
board, Ali Imsirovic led for 55,000, and John Smith called.
completed the board and Smith check-folded against a bet of 50,000 to concede the pot.
going up against Gierse's 
.
with Kornuth turning a two-out gutshot with a 
.
to make Gierse howl "Nooooooo", to which Kornuth replied "Yessssssssss."
