Vladimir Schmelev opened with a raise to 75,000 from early position with Robert Mizrachi making the call on the button. They went to a flop of and Schmelev checked over to Mizrachi who moved 150,000 into the middle. Schmelev made the call.
The turn was the where it went check, check, before things got busy on the river. Schmelev teased with a small bet of 100,000 before Mizrachi plonked a stack of green/orange chips into the middle to announce a raise to 500,000. Schmelev only took a moment to match the bet but mucked when Mizrachi showed for the nut straight.
A huge 1.5 million chip pot heads to Mizrachi as he climbs to a total of 2.6 million and the tournament chip lead, as Schmelev is back to 1.5 million.
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2-7 Triple Draw
Two more triple draw hands involving Nick Schulman to report:
In the first hand, Schulman raised out of the small blind, Mikael Thuritz three-bet from the big blind and Schulman called. Schulman drew two cards and Thuritz stood pat. Schulman check-called a bet, then drew one card while Thuritz rapped pat again. Schulman check-called another bet, then drew one again. Both players checked.
Thuritz turned over 8-7-6-5-2 and Schulman couldn't beat it, his stack sinking to 200,000.
On the next deal, Abe Mosseri raised from the cutoff, Schulman reraised from the button, Mosseri four-bet and Schulman called all in. Mosseri drew two, one and one while Schulman drew two, two and one.
Mosseri showed down 7-5-4-2-2 and Schulman had him with 8-6-5-3-2, his chip count rebounding to 410,000. Mosseri was left with 625,000.
After a series of Limit Hold'em hands didn't go his way, Abe Mosseri has become our 11th place finisher.
The first hand saw Mosseri crippled in a hand against Mikael Thuritz. Following a raise and re-raise preflop, the same action went down on the flop. Mosseri continued the pressure with a bet on the turn with Thuritz calling, before the hit the river. Mosseri checked, and then called a bet but mucked when Thuritz showed .
Mosseri was down to just 38,000 chips but managed a double up before the knockout blow was landed.
Mosseri was all in preflop against both David Baker and Nick Schulman. There were no friendly check-downs in the side pot as Schulman fired bets on the board to force a fold on the river from Baker. Mosseri thought he was a chance when he opened for the straight, but Schulman showed up with for the flush to collect the pot to send Mosseri to the rail. He'll collect $129,957 for his 11th place finish.
Alexander Kostritsyn limped the button, and John Juanda completed in the small blind, but Vladimir Schmelev wasn't going to allow a cheap flop as he potted it to 96,000. Both opponents called and they saw a flop of flop
Action checked around and the hit the turn. Juanda led out with a pot-sized bet of 288,000 but Schmelev didn't back down as he re-potted. Kostritsyn quick folded, as did Juanda, as the chips headed to Schmelev. He's up to 2 million, with Juanda down to 1.35 million.
It's been a roller coaster ride for Alexander Kostritsyn as the young Russian once again finds himself in trouble as the short stack of the tournament. He just lost a chunk of chips to Robert Mizrachi.
Mizrachi raised it up from under the gun with Kostritsyn making the call in the cutoff. Both players drew two and Mizrachi came out with a bet. Kostritsyn made the call.
Mizrachi only needed one on the second draw as Kostritsyn took another two. Again Mizrachi fired a bet and Kostritsyn called.
Mizrachi rapped pat as Kostritsyn broke his hand to take one more card. Mizrachi fired out a third bet and Kostritsyn went into the tank for several minutes before letting his hand go.
Mizrachi has cracked the 3 million chip mark as Kostritsyn slips to 420,000.
Michael Mizrachi raised from the cutoff, Nick Schulman called on the button and Mikael Thuritz called from the big blind. Thuritz checked the flip over to Mizrachi, who bet. Both Schulman and Thuritz called. The turn was the and Thuritz checked again. Mizrachi checked and Schulman bet. Both players called. The river fell the and Thuritz checked a third time. Mizrachi bet, Schulman called and Thuritz called.
Mizrachi had the nut low with and Schulman won the high with for top two pair. Thuritz mucked and is down to 2.3 million while Mizrachi is on 2.6 million and Schulman holds 1.3 million.
Alexander Kostritsyn had found a much needed double up during Limit Hold'em against David Oppenheim. In a preflop raising war, Kostritsyn's last 254,000 chips went into the middle.
Kostritsyn:
Oppenheim:
The race was on, but Kostritsyn spiked a pair and turned a flush on the board. Kostritsyn has his head above water once again with over 500,000 chips.
David Baker (X)(X) / / (X)
Michael Mizrachi (X)(X) / / (X)
Baker completed on third street, Mizrachi raised, Baker three-bet and Mizrachi called. Baker led out on fourth and fifth streets, Mizrachi calling him down. Mizrachi made an open pair of sevens on sixth street and led out, Baker making the call. Baker check-called one more bet on the river.
Baker turned over for aces up and raked in the pot. He's up to 1.8 million.
It's a case of easy come, easy go for Alexander Kostritsyn who it looking a little frustrated by the fact that he can't seem to get any momentum going today.
His recent Omaha 8/b hand with David Oppenheim is typical of his day. With bets preflop, on the flop and the turn, the river was checked down on a board of . Kostritsyn said he held a monster draw that bricked, as Oppenheim scooped the pot with just -X-X!
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and Schmelev checked over to Mizrachi who moved 150,000 into the middle. Schmelev made the call.
where it went check, check, before things got busy on the 
river. Schmelev teased with a small bet of 100,000 before Mizrachi plonked a stack of green/orange chips into the middle to announce a raise to 500,000. Schmelev only took a moment to match the bet but mucked when Mizrachi showed 
for the nut straight.
hit the river. Mosseri checked, and then called a bet but mucked when Thuritz showed 
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for the flush to collect the pot to send Mosseri to the rail. He'll collect $129,957 for his 11th place finish.
flop
hit the turn. Juanda led out with a pot-sized bet of 288,000 but Schmelev didn't back down as he re-potted. Kostritsyn quick folded, as did Juanda, as the chips headed to Schmelev. He's up to 2 million, with Juanda down to 1.35 million.
flip over to Mizrachi, who bet. Both Schulman and Thuritz called. The turn was the 
and Thuritz checked again. Mizrachi checked and Schulman bet. Both players called. The river fell the 
and Thuritz checked a third time. Mizrachi bet, Schulman called and Thuritz called.
/ (X)
and Kostritsyn checked to Juanda who fired a bet. Schmelev raised but both opponents made the call.
-X-X!