The recent rise of Ben Lamb was just put to a halt when he lost a big pot to Chris Lee. Lamb opened to 40,000 and Lee defended his big blind. On the flop, Lee checked and Lamb continued for 30,000, which Lee check-raised to 95,000. Lamb called and the duo headed to the turn.
Lee made it 165,000 to go and Lamb called. After the river, both players checked. Lee showed for trip sevens and won the pot.
Cyrus Partow raised and John Monnette defended his big blind, then bet the flop. Partow raised and Monnette called all in for his last 314,000.
John Monnette:
Cyrus Partow:
The turn improved Monnette to a six-high straight and he even made it a seven-high straight with the river to double.
Meanwhile in the last hand of the level one table over, Michael Kamran bet the turn for 90,000 in the small blind. Johnny Lodden called in the big blind, then Miltiadis Kyriakides counted his stack loudly before moving all in from the cutoff. Both opponents folded and Kyriakides jumped up for joy, saying "biggest bluff of my life."
With 270,000 already in the middle and the board reading , Hani Mio checked from the big blind and Cyrus Partow bet the pot from under the gun. Mio quickly came back over the top and Partow called to put himself at risk.
Cyrus Partow:
Hani Mio:
Mio was way ahead with the flopped nut straight, and neither the turn nor river was enough to preserve Partow's tournament life.
Mike Gorodinsky got his stack of around 10 big blinds all in preflop and found a caller in Hani Mio.
Mike Gorodinsky:
Hani Mio:
The board came and the set of queens won the pot for Mio. "I would have had you beat," John Monnette said. "I had sixes and the nut diamonds," Monnette added.
Gorodinsky added another score to his 2017 WSOP résumé, but has to settle for 23rd place and a payday of $26,167.
Michael Kamran raised the pot and Johnny Lodden moved all in from one seat over for 216,000, which Kamran called with the superior stack.
Johnny Lodden:
Michael Kamran:
"We need clubs Ben," Kamran said to Ben Lamb one table over. Apparently, Kamran, Vivian Saliba and Lamb are in a last-longer competition. The board ran out and Lodden doubled to leave Kamran short.
Hand 2
Kamran got it in for his last 84,000 from early position and Miltiadis Kyriakides peeked at his cards. "Oh, that's a good one," he said and called immediately.
Michael Kamran:
Miltiadis Kyriakides:
The board came and Kyriakides rivered the better two pair to eliminate Kamran in 22nd place for $26,167.
Picking up the action on the flop, Brian Jordan got his last 120,000 in and Chris Lee snap-called.
Brian Jordan:
Chris Lee:
Lee had flopped a full house and Jordan needed one of the two remaining jacks in order to avoid elimination. Both the turn and the river were of no help and Jordan was eliminated in 21st place for $26,167.
flop, Lee checked and Lamb continued for 30,000, which Lee check-raised to 95,000. Lamb called and the duo headed to the 
turn.
river, both players checked. Lee showed 
for trip sevens and won the pot.
turn improved Monnette to a six-high straight and he even made it a seven-high straight with the 
river to double.
turn for 90,000 in the small blind. Johnny Lodden called in the big blind, then Miltiadis Kyriakides counted his stack loudly before moving all in from the cutoff. Both opponents folded and Kyriakides jumped up for joy, saying "biggest bluff of my life."
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river was enough to preserve Partow's tournament life.
and both players checked. The 