Niveau 3
: 150/300, 25 ante
Leon Tsoukernik's double-up has already been distributed back to his opponents, leaving him with just 2,400 again. He lost a decent chunk recently when he saw a flop of 
after raising to 1,300 on the button, getting action from a player who limped early. They checked there and then did the same on the 
turn, bringing a 
river. The early player bet 2,000.
"I would love to pay you, but I can't," Tsoukernik said. "I have nice cards, but I can't."
He flicked 
into the middle.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
2,400
500
|
500 |
board, getting a fold from an opponent. Eldridge has just over $750,000 in live tournament cashes but is still looking for that first major win. He has a ninth-place finish at PCA and a second-place finish in a WPT event within the past year and a half.
, Pratyush Buddiga bet 6,500 from the hijack and Mike Matusow, who was in the cutoff, took a few moments to think before he folded. Buddiga took the pot to further bolster a stack that's been steadily climbing thus far today.
and was leading Tsoukernik's 
.
flop, but the 
runout gave him a winning straight.
, Pratyush Buddiga checked from the small blind, Mike Matusow did the same from the big blind, and a player in middle position bet 600. Buddiga folded and Matusow called.
river, there was 9,500 in the middle and Boatman bet 6,000.
face up. 
flop, though we didn't see who the aggressor was. On the 
.
for a pair of kings.