Martin Kabrhel open-shoved for 360,000 on the button, Aaron Lim tanked in the small blind before re-shoving for around 800,000 or so, and Griffin Benger surrendered his big blind.
Kabrhel:
Lim:
The flop fell , giving Kabrhel a pair of aces and Lim a gut-shot straight draw, and the slammed on the turn. Lim made Broadway, but Kabrhel could still scoop the pot and double up with a club on the river.
The river wasn't a club however, it was a meaningless , and Kabrhel was eliminated in fifth place.
Lim chipped up to 1.1 million, but lost a subsequent hand and now has around 975,000.
Martin Kabrhel made it 80,000 from the cutoff. Aaron Lim folded his button and Griffin Benger cut out a three-bet to 180,000 from the small blind. It folded back to Kabrhel who flat called.
The flop brought and Benger pushed out a continuation bet of 155,000. Kabrhel riffled chips for a bit of time before choosing to call.
The turn was the and Benger slowed down with a check. Kabrhel checked it back and the paired the board on the river. It went check-check once more and Benger rolled over for trip queens. Kabrhel mucked his hand and the pot was pushed to Benger.
Griffin Benger opened to 80,000 from under the gun. It folded to Philippe Ktorza who made it 180,000 from the cutoff. Joni Jouhkimainen went into the tank on the button before finally plopping his stack into the middle for around 200,000. The rest of the table and Benger folded and Ktorza called.
Ktorza:
Jouhkimainen:
Ktorza was way out in the lead and stayed that way through the flop. Jouhkimainen needed to spike a six or running straight cards on the next streets but ultimately nothing materialized as the turned and the rivered.
Philippe Ktorza opened to 60,000 on the button, and Martin Kabrhel defended out of the big blind. The dealer fanned , Kabrhel led out for 71,000, and Ktorza moved all in for 694,000.
"You have a queen?" Kabrhel asked him. "I had you preflop."
Kabrhel announced fold, then held onto his cards for an extra second or so before actually tossing his cards into the muck.
Picking up with the action on a flop of , Max Lykov checked on over to Griffin Benger who bet 68,000. Lykov called and the dealer produced the on fourth street.
Lykov checked and Benger checked it right back. The hit the river and Lykov checked once more. Benger cut out 115,000 and Lykov announced a call. Benger rolled over and took down the pot. He's now sitting on about 1.86 million to Lykov's 1.34 million.
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, giving Kabrhel a pair of aces and Lim a gut-shot straight draw, and the 
slammed on the turn. Lim made Broadway, but Kabrhel could still scoop the pot and double up with a club on the river.
, and Kabrhel was eliminated in fifth place.
and Benger pushed out a continuation bet of 155,000. Kabrhel riffled chips for a bit of time before choosing to call.
paired the board on the river. It went check-check once more and Benger rolled over 
flop. Jouhkimainen needed to spike a six or running straight cards on the next streets but ultimately nothing materialized as the 
rivered.
, and the two chopped the pot.
hit the river and Lykov checked once more. Benger cut out 115,000 and Lykov announced a call. Benger rolled over 
and took down the pot. He's now sitting on about 1.86 million to Lykov's 1.34 million.