Sam Stein got his last ~160,000 chips into the middle preflop with , and Alex Kravchenko put him to the test with .
There was a little bit of a sweat on board, but only a little bit as it ran out . Kravchenko's pair holds up to propel him into the next round, and we've lost Sam Stein in the process.
Ayaz Mahmood opened with a raise to 15,000, and Kevin Saul moved all in for 120,000 total. Snap-call, and cards up:
Mahmood:
Saul:
Board:
That's no help to Saul, and he's been eliminated here in the fourth round. Ayaz Mahmood is moving on to tonight's fifth round where he'll face Brian Rast for a spot in the Elite Eight.
Alexander Kostritsyn opened to 6,000, and Keith Block reraised to 15,000 total. Kostritsyn called.
The flop came out , and Kostritsyn check-called a bet of 18,000. That brought them to the turn, and both players checked.
The river filled out the board, and Kostritsyn took the betting lead with a 50,000-chip wager. Block didn't waste much time calling, turning up . It was good; Kostritsyn mucked his way down to 199,000. That gives Block the other 281,000 on the table.