John Juanda opened for a raise from middle position and David Oppenheim called from the button. Both players drew two cards apiece. Juanda checked, Oppenheim bet and Juanda called. Juanda drew two again while Oppenheim rapped pat. Juanda check-called another bet, then took one card on the final draw. Oppenheim was pat again. This time, Juanda led out and Oppenheim folded, conceding the pot to Juanda.
Juanda is in the chip lead with 2.3 million while Oppenheim is down to 1.28 million.
Allen Bari bet his last 50,000 from UTG, Robert Mizrachi raised from middle position, and Vladimir Schmelev called from the big blind. Mizrachi and Schmelev both checked the flop, but Schmelev led at the on the turn. Mizrachi folded and the cards went on their backs.
Bari
Schmelev
After Schmelev turned trip threes, Bari could only improve with a king on the river, but missed his two-outer and hit the rail in 14th place.
Daniel Alaei raised it up from under the gun and Robert Mizrachi made the call in the big blind. They took a flop of and Mizrachi checked, before raising the bet of Alaei who responded with a call. The turn was the and Mizrachi's bet was called before the put four hearts on board.
Mizrachi slowed down and checked with Alaei checking behind. Mizrachi tabled for the overpair but Alaei's had found running hearts to make a flush and collect the pot. Alaei is up to 1.1 million with Mizrachi down to 2.25 million.
Alexander Kostritsyn completed with the and led the betting on fourth, before calling bets from Robert Mizrachi on fifth and sixth streets. Both players checked it down on seventh.
Kostritsyn: (X-X) (X)
Mizrachi: (-X)
Mizrachi's ninety-seven was enough to take it down.
Mosseri completed on third street and Nick Schulman called. Mosseri led out with the low board on fourth and Schulman called. On fifth street Schulman bet out when he caught an 8 and Mosseri hit a 9. Mosseri called, then check-called Schulman's sixth street bet. On the river, however, Schulman checked and Mosseri bet out. Schulman couldn't find a call and Mosseri flashed in the hole for a 7-6 low as he raked in the pot.
Richey had the bring-in, Baker completed, Richey raised and Baker called. Richey led out on fourth street, Baker raised and Richey called. Baker led the rest of the way, Richey calling him down on each street.
Baker showed for two pair sixes and deuces and a 6-5-4-2-A low to scoop. He's up to 750,000 while Richey is on fumes with 310,000.
Alexander Kostritsyn has found a much needed double up through Daniel Alaei in a recent hand of Razz. The action was re-raised on third street, before Kostritsyn took control and fired bets on every street until he was all in on sixth. Alaei made him earn it and called him down. The boards ran out as follows:
Alaei: () ()
Kostritsyn: () ()
Alaei double-paired to leave himself with just a queen-low as Kostritsyn's eighty-seven was good to double up to 500,000. Alaei slips back to 820,000.
Mikael Thuritz raised it up to 52,000 from early position with Nick Schulman defending his big blind with a call.
The flop landed and Schulman led out for 80,000. Thuritz made the call. The action was checked on the turn before the hit the river. Schulman checked, Thuritz fired 175,000 and Schulman gave it up. He's down to just 535,000 with Thuritz up to 1.9 million.
The action folded around to Lyle Berman in the small blind, who completed. Mikael Thuritz made it an additional 50,000 to go from the big blind and Berman called.
Both players checked the flop. When the hit the turn, Berman bet 125,000 and Thuritz looked him up. The river was the and Berman checked over to Thuritz, who bet 225,000. Berman made the call.
Thuritz showed for top two pair and Berman mucked. Thuritz is near the top of the pack with 2.3 million while Berman is down to 700,000.