In a duel of Pot-Limit Omaha specialists, the battle of the blinds saw a board of K♣7♠4♥10♣2♣ on which David Cabrera had checked. Vasil Medarov then bet 55,000 and that sent Cabrera deep into the tank. Eventually, as the clock ticked into the new level, Cabera folded and Medarov earned the pot without showdown.
Giuseppe Pantaleo was all-in for the last 10,100 with the K♣K♠Q♠3♣ and up against an opponent with the Q♥J♠10♦8♠. The board ran out A♦3♠2♦7♦4♣ and the double suited kings held for Pantaleo to double.
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Action was heads up to the J♥5♦K♣ flop, where Justin Smith's bet of 16,000 was called. The dealer revealed the 8♥ turn, where Smith continued by moving all in for 34,500. The call was made and the hands were turned up.
Justin Smith: A♠K♠K♥Q♠
Cutoff: A♠A♥Q♣6♠
Smith flopped a set of kings, holding through the 3♠ river to crack aces a build a nice stack.
There was loud clapping coming from table 112 and a large pot was being counted as Kazuhiko Yotsushika had more than tripled up. Only his cards were still visible as he more than tripled up his 73,600 on a board of Q♦8♠6♦3♣3♦ with queens full of treys.
The button was eliminated and Michael Duek paid off the double to Yotsushika, who also knocked out Aaron Katz as well.
"I had the nut flush draw against two sets," Katz said after he had gotten up from his massage and the chair before heading out of the tournament area.
"Nice hand Sir. I gonna take all of those chips soon," another player in seat three loudly exclaimed towards Yotsushika, who was still busy stacking a ton of chips.
David Diaz opened to 3,000 from the hijack before Brad Ruben three-bet to 10,500 in the cutoff. Diaz called and checked the A♠7♥Q♦ flop.
Ruben fired 7,000 into the middle, with Diaz calling to see the Q♥ turn. Another check from Diaz was met with a bet of 12,000 from Ruben.
The call was made and the dealer completed the board with the J♣ river, where Diaz checked one last time. Ruben slid out a bet of 31,000, with Diaz taking some time before laying his hand down.