Action folded to Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel on the button and he moved all in for right around 80,000. An even shorter-stacked Mike "Timex" McDonald was in the big blind and opted to cal off for approximately 50,000.
McDonald:
Seidel:
McDonald needed some help, and while he didn't get it on the flop, he did on the turn. Unfortunately for him, his lead only lasted one street as the spiked on the river to give Seidel the win.
"Good game, Erik," McDonald offered before taking his leave from the tournament.
Adrian Mateos shoved from the hijack for 69,000 and his neighbor Mustapha Kanit three-bet to 150,000 from the cutoff. Over on the button sat Daniel Dvoress and he called all in for fewer chips than Mateos had.
Mustapha Kanit:
Adrian Mateos:
Daniel Dvoress:
The board ran out and both Mateos and Dvoress made their exit.
"Seat open!" Kanit shouted, "Ciao belli!"
Kanit, just about the only person to get away with such needles as his ever smiling face shows he's just kidding, continued: "See you next time! Try again next time!"
As Dvoress laughed while packing his things, Kanit shifted his focus: "Table three two seats open! We need new players! Bring Timex, I want to bust Mike McDonald!"
We missed the preflop action, but we do know that Belgian Davidi Kitai got his stack of 80,000 all in and was at risk against Italy's Mustapha Kanit.
Kanit:
Kitai:
It was a flip and Kitai was just looking to hold to double. That proved easier said than done though as the flop paired Kanit. Neither the turn nor river helped Kitai and he was sent to the exit.
Steve O'Dwyer (cutoff) and Igor Kurganov (big blind) got their stacks in the middle before the flop. "Ow come on!" O'Dywer said with a smile as he saw the showdown.
Igor Kurganov:
Steve O'Dwyer:
The flop brought O'Dywer some outs, but neither the on the turn or on the river helped him. O'Dywer pushed his stack of 185,000 in the direction of Kurganov and said "That was quick" as he made his exit.
New Team PokerStars Pro Igor Kurganov opened up to Sarah about his decision to join the team.
Action folded to Byron Kaverman in the small blind and he simply moved all in to put the pressure on Justin Bonomo in the big. Bonomo called off for right around 55,000 and the cards were turned up.
Kaverman:
Bonomo:
Bonomo got it in good but that didn't matter as Kaverman ended up with the best of it after the board ran out .