Taliwanth No More; Mazor and SM Thrive
Elai Mazor rivered a superior flush with K♦J♦ versus 7♦6♦ on a board of 3♠3♦2♦7♠4♦ to knock out an opponent before Nic Ioannoy then arrived and instantly got his 40,000 stack in preflop. Cliton Taliwanth called with the marginally covering stack and they flipped.
Nic Ioannoy: K♦Q♦ 
Cliton Taliwanth: J♣J♦
"I have the same hand as yesterday when I busted you ..." Taliwanth joked and Ioannoy replied "ah, when you rivered the nine".
It was a classic flip and Ioannoy got there with the A♣K♠6♠10♦2♦ runout.
Taliwanth was down to a mere 8,000 and all-in shortly after with the 5♦5♥. Another short stack was involved with the K♥8♥ and SM jammed over the top to isolate both with the A♠K♣.
The current chip leader smashed the 7♦2♣2♠A♣4♠ runout to send two opponents packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
395,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
215,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
82,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
Busted |