Down to just 12,000 or so, Jean-Noel Thorel knew what to do when Yang Zhang opened on his big blind. Thorel shoved with 
and Zhang called with 
.
The board ran out 
and Thorel hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
Level: 6
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
While we didn't catch the entirety of the action, Igor Kurganov was holding 
against Stephen Chidwick's 
. Both players had made trip aces, but Kurganov's was better with the better kicker. That sent Chidwick to the registration desk to re-enter, while Kurgaov moved into the chip lead after collecting the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
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||
From early position, Igor Kurganov raised to 4,500. Sean Perry called in the next seat over and Cary Katz called form the cutoff.
The flop came down 
and action checked to Perry who put out a bet of 6,500. Kurganov was the only caller.
The turn was the 
and Kurganov checked again. Perry put out a bet of 16,000 which Kurganov called.
The river was the and both players checked. Kurganov showed down his and it was good enough to earn him the pot as Perry mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
65,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
||
|
100,000 | |
|
||
|
100,000 | |
|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
||
|
100,000 | |
|
|
||
Vladimir Troyanovskiy opened under the gun for 5,000 and got called in three spots; Ramin Hajiyev on the button, the player in the small blind with no media id, and Igor Yaroshevskyy in the big blind.
The blinds checked to Troyanovskiy on 
and he bet 10,000. Hajiyev folded, the small blind pushed all in for about half starting stack, Yaroshevskyy folded, Troyanovskiy instantly called.
Troyanovskiy showed 
while his opponent had 
. After the 
on the turn, the small blind was drawing dead. The 
on the river was there just to make things official.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
162,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
Steven Chidwick opened with a raise to 4,000 and he was called by Hilario Quijada in the small blind and Cary Katz in the big blind.
Action checked to Chidwick on the 
flop and Chidwick bet 4,000. Both of his opponents called.
Players then proceeded to check on the 
turn and the river. Quijada showed 
and Katz mucked, but Chidwick showed 
and that earned him the small pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
92,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
90,500
-34,500
|
-34,500 |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
||
|
100,000 | |
|
|
||
|
100,000 | |
Level: 4
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300