Damian Salas opened to 130,000 from late position, and Karen Sarkisyan three-bet to 425,000 from the small blind. Salas called.
The flop came . Sarkisyan continued with a bet of 375,000, and Salas called. The turn was the , and Sarkisyan fired another barrel — this one for 980,000. Once again, Salas called. The fell on the river, and both players checked.
Sarkisyan tabled , and it was enough to get Salas to muck.
Sean Gibson raised to 150,000 from middle position, and Paul Senat called from the cutoff. Michael Sklenicka was in the small blind and moved all in for 2,475,000. Gibson folded, and Senat asked for a count. The dealer counted Sklenicka's stack down, and Senat eventually called.
"I'm all in for my tournament life for the first time!" exclaimed Sklenicka as he tabled . It turned out that he was in a coin-flip situation against Senat's .
The flop came with the king right in the window, giving Sklenicka the lead. The turn was the , and Senat asked for a jack. Unfortunately for him, the river was the , and Sklenicka breathed a sigh of relief after realizing he was safe.
Arash Ghaneian was in the small blind, heads-up against Antoine Saout in the big blind.
The flop came , and Ghaneian bet 130,000. Saout called, and the turn was the . Ghaneian bet 200,000 by slamming two purple chips onto the felt. Saout raised to 510,000, and Ghaneian called. The river was the , pairing the board, and Ghaneian checked. Saout checked back, and Ghaneian tabled for two pair, tens and deuces.
Saout sent his cards to the muck, and Ghaneian let out some celebration. After the hand, Saout asked Ghaneian if he was going to call a shove on the river, and Ghaneian said yes.
"I have diapers to change at home. If you got it, you got it."
Jae Hwang raised, and Paul Vas Nunes called in the big blind. Vas Nunes led the flop for 150,000, and Hwang called. Vas Nunes also bet the turn for another 300,000. Again, Hwang called, and Vas Nunes made it 900,000 to go after the river.
That proved to be too much for Hwang, and he sent his cards into the muck.
From middle position, Michael Ruane opened to 150,000. Big blind Richard Dubini called, then check-called another 180,000 on as well. Both players checked the on the turn, and the completed the board. Dubini bet 350,000, sending Ruane into the tank. After some time, Ruane called.
Martin Finger limped in from the small blind, and Sebastien Comel checked his option in the big blind. Finger bet the flop, and Comel called before doing so again on the turn. After the river, Finger slowed down and checked. Comel bet 450,000, and Finger called.
Frank Crivello raised to 150,000 from early position, and Alexander Greenblatt called from the button.
The flop came , and Crivello bet 350,000. Greenblatt called. The turn was the , and Crivello bet 600,000. Greenblatt called again. The river brought the , and both players checked.
Crivello showed , and Greenblatt quickly flashed before they hit the muck.
Daniel Ott raised to 135,000, and Ihar Soika called in the big blind.
After the flop, Soika checked and called Ott's continuation bet for 300,000. The fell on the turn, and Soika quickly checked again. Ott's second bet was for 700,000, and that forced a quick fold from Soika.
The tournament clock has been stopped, and three more hands will be dealt at each table before all remaining players get to bag and tag their chips for tonight. Action resumes on Sunday, July 16th, at 11 a.m. local time.
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. Sarkisyan continued with a bet of 375,000, and Salas called. The turn was the 
, and Sarkisyan fired another barrel — this one for 980,000. Once again, Salas called. The 
fell on the river, and both players checked.
, and it was enough to get Salas to muck.
. It turned out that he was in a coin-flip situation against Senat's 
.
with the king right in the window, giving Sklenicka the lead. The turn was the 
, and Senat asked for a jack. Unfortunately for him, the river was the 
, and Sklenicka breathed a sigh of relief after realizing he was safe.
, and Ghaneian bet 130,000. Saout called, and the turn was the 
. Ghaneian bet 200,000 by slamming two purple chips onto the felt. Saout raised to 510,000, and Ghaneian called. The river was the 
, pairing the board, and Ghaneian checked. Saout checked back, and Ghaneian tabled 
for two pair, tens and deuces.
flop for 150,000, and Hwang called. Vas Nunes also bet the 
turn for another 300,000. Again, Hwang called, and Vas Nunes made it 900,000 to go after the 
river.
on the turn, and the 
completed the board. Dubini bet 350,000, sending Ruane into the tank. After some time, Ruane called.
, and Crivello bet 350,000. Greenblatt called. The turn was the 
, and Greenblatt quickly flashed 
