LaCava and Ward Spike River to Stay Alive
Niveau 23
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
PokerNews joined the action as players were turning their cards over for a three-way runout.
Eric Ward was committed for his last 245,000 and Frank LaCava was all-in for 690,000. Giuliano Lentini called and had both players covered.
Eric Ward: 
Frankin Lacava: 
Giuliano Lentini: 
The board ran out 
and the ace on the river ruined Lentini's opportunity to grab two bounties. LaCava took a big part of the main pot and split the rest with Ward, leaving Lentini with just 350,000.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
1,270,000
862,000
|
862,000 |
|
475,000
181,000
|
181,000 |
|
350,000
-68,000
|
-68,000 |
— and could win the hand on the river if he hit his open-ended straight draw or a set. The river in the 41 million chip pot, the largest pot of the tournament up to that point, was the 
and Affleck's dreams of becoming a world champion were shattered on a cruel bad beat.
and Ector found a king on the turn to send Mu to the rail and score another bounty.
and Lentini made jacks and fives to stay alive.
on the board, a player in early position checked and Ekrem Bozkurt put out a stack of brown T-25,000 chips. His opponent went into the tank while Bozkurt leaned back to wait. 
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and Garles moved all-in and the button folded.
on the river for trips and busted a player. Garles then called the floor over to make a ruling on the player who exposed his hand before preflop action closed. The floor manager ruled that a one-round penalty would be enforced. Garles said the penalized player had 
as he saw the hand.