With about 8,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading , Igor Sharaskin checked to his lone opponent and he bet 4,500. Sharaskin called.
The river brought the , Sharaskin bet 8,500, his opponent folded, and Sharaskin took the pot.
Just last week, Sharaskin made the final table of Event #19 $565 Pot-Limit Omaha and finished in 3rd place. With the stack he's accumulated today, he may be poised to make another deep run in this tournament.
Ben Eilers limped under the gun and got two callers before Miltiadis Kyriakides raised to 2,000 from the big blind. Ben Eilers announced, "Pot," and the two callers folded.
"You limped under the gun. What, you have aces?" said Kyriakides before moving all in.
Eilers showed , while Kyriakides showed .
The flop came , giving Eilers top set. The turn was the , giving Kyriakides a flush.
"Deuce!" cried Kyriakides, but the river was the , pairing the board and giving Eilers a full house. Kyriakides's head slumped to the felt, and he was eliminated.
A total of 1,058 players entered this event and 159 will be paid, with a mincash worth $1,501. A seat at the final table is good for at least $13,026, and the top prize will be $179,126 and a gold bracelet.
On a board, Caufman Talley bet 4,000. His opponent, Pete Linton, went all in, and Talley called.
Linton:
Talley:
Linton had two pair and a flush draw, but Talley had the nut flush draw. The river was the , and Talley eliminated his opponent and boosted his stack to around 50,000.
, Igor Sharaskin checked to his lone opponent and he bet 4,500. Sharaskin called.
, Sharaskin bet 8,500, his opponent folded, and Sharaskin took the pot.
to give Flint the nut straight and he doubled up.
, while Kyriakides showed 
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, giving Kyriakides a flush.
, pairing the board and giving Eilers a full house. Kyriakides's head slumped to the felt, and he was eliminated.
, and the preflop raiser bet 3,200. Rockowitz called.
board, Caufman Talley bet 4,000. His opponent, Pete Linton, went all in, and Talley called.
, and the big blind checked. Wheeler bet 2,200, and after brief consideration, the big blind folded, and Wheeler took the pot.
