Robert Mizrachi was just eliminated from the tournament.
Mizrachi was on the button, and Joe Monro was under the gun. According to Monro, they got all the chips in on the flop. Monro had for bottom set, and it held on the runout. Mizrachi made his exit, and Monro took the pot.
With about 8,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading , the player in the small blind bet 3,800, and Jon Turner called from early position.
The turn brought the , and the small blind checked. Turner bet 10,000, and his opponent went into the tank for over a minute. Ultimately, he called.
The fell on the river, and the small blind moved all in for approximately 25,000. Turner quickly folded and shook his head in frustration.
With about 8,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading , Igor Sharaskin checked from the big blind, and the player in the hijack bet 4,000. Sharaskin check-raised to 16,000, the hijack moved all in for just under 60,000, Sharaskin called, and the two players tabled their hands.
Sharaskin:
Hijack:
Both players had Broadway, and they each had redraws to scoop the pot. Sharaskin had the nut club draw, and his opponent had a set of queens, so he could win on any board-pairing river card.
The dealer slid out the on the river, which gave Sharaskin the nut flush to take the pot, putting his stack over the 200,000-chip mark and sending his opponent to the rail.
Felipe Ramos raised to 1,500 from the button, and Jon Turner three-bet to 5,100 from the small blind. Ramos called, and the two players saw a flop of . Turner shoved, and Ramos called to put Turner at risk.
Ramos:
Turner:
Turner had the best of it with his kings, and it stayed that way on the turn. The river paired Ramos' ace, though, giving him the pot and sending Turner home.
Ryan Goindoo filled us in on the action that led up to his five-minute river tank-call.
According to Goindoo, he opened to 1,500 in the cutoff, and his opponent on the button called. It was heads-up to a flop of , and Goindoo continued checked. His opponent bet, and Goindoo called. The turn was the , and Goindoo checked again. His opponent bet 3,000, and Goindoo raised to 6,000. His opponent called. The river was the , and Goindoo bet 6,000. His opponent moved all in for 21,350, and action was on Goindoo. He went into the tank and eventually put forward the chips to call.
"You got it, bro," his opponent said, and Goindoo looked at him. "You got it, bro," he repeated.
After a few seconds, Goindoo tabled for a flush. His opponent mucked and told him, "Good call."
After the hand, Goindoo explained to his opponent, "I couldn't keep folding and letting you bluff me. I had to call. I wasn't going to be able to sleep tonight."
Registration closed at the beginning of this level, and the prize pool information has now been calculated. Out of the 630 entries, 95 players will be paid. A min-cash is good for $4,499, and the top prize will be $362,185 and, of course, the gold bracelet.