Jason Vanstrom pushed all in for 375,000 under the gun and was called by Kevin Boudreau in the hijack.
Vanstrom:
Boudreau:
Vanstrom was crushed, and things worsened on the flop. Vanstrom got up to leave, but the gave him a straight draw and a sweat on the turn. It wasn't to be, as a river filled Boudreau up.
Reza Yazdi opened for a raise in the hijack and was called by both Geoff Vail on the button and Kevin Boudreau in the blinds. On the flop, Boudreau checked to Yazdi, who fired 200,000. Vail moved all in for 805,000, and Boudreau shoved as well for about 1.4 million. Yazdi thought for awhile and mucked a face-up.
"I'm way behind," Vail said.
He was right, as Boudreau had flopped a set with , while Vail had just for a gutshot. No fours showed up as the and ended Vail's tournament.
Reza Yazdi opened for 130,000 in the cutoff, and Shawn Sandt shoved for about 760,000 on the button. Max Chrisp snap-called in the small blind, and Yazdi folded.
Chrisp:
Sandt:
Chrisp's kings found no danger on the run out, and Sandt was done in eighth.
Kevin Boudreau opened to 200,000 under the gun, and Reza Yazdi three-bet to 575,000 in the small blind. Boudreau called, and the flop came . Yazdi fired 1 million, and Boudreau thought for a bit and called. The turn brought a . Yazdi checked after some time, and Boudreau immediately checked it back. On the river, Yazdi bet 1.5 million, about what Boudreau had left. Boudreau leaned forward put his head in his hand for the first at the final table, clearly deep in thought. He slid forward a few stacks, counting down what he had left. About 30 seconds later, he placed one of them in the middle.
Yazdi rapped the table and tossed into the middle, an airball.
"Show the pocket pair," Max Chrisp said. "Show the pocket pair!"
Indeed, Boudreau rolled over , and his rail celebrated wildly.
Max Chrisp opened for 375,000 in the cutoff, and John Beauprez jammed for 1.33 million in the big blind. Chrisp asked for a count, and after another minute or so, he called.
Chrisp:
Beauprez:
"Diamonds are forever, baby," Chrisp said.
No diamonds arrived as it was black cards making up the flop. The turn lessened Beauprez's chopping chances, and the river meant Chrisp's kicker played for the knockout.
In one of the last hands at the previous level, Reza Yazdi made it 225,000 on the button, and Max Chrisp called in the small blind. Chrisp led out for 375,000 on the flop, and Yazdi made it 775,000. Chrisp called, and the turn was a .
"Oh man," Chrisp said as he pushed forward 1.025 million. "I didn't want to get in a big pot with you."
A big pot got bigger as Yazdi jammed for 2.47 million, and Chrisp called.
Chrisp:
Yazdi:
Yazdi had top pair and an open-ended straight draw, while Chrisp had kings up. The river brought a to counterfeit Chrisp.
"Are you f****** kidding me?" he yelled in disbelief.
Stacks were counted down, and Chrisp had 70,000 remaining. He swore repeatedly, but good fortune followed. Chrisp found himself all in three straight times and he won all of them, the last time holding with against the of Yazdi despite a two-club flop. He's now back to a fighting chance.
Kevin Boudreau three-bet from the small blind to just over 1 million after Reza Yazdi opened under the gun. Yazdi shoved all in, and Boudreau called.
Boudreau:
Yazdi:
Boudreau was miles ahead for most of the chips in play, but Yazdi nailed the flop as it came . A turn left Boudreau needing a nine on the river, but it was another four, no help to the unfortunate "Phwap."