Alexander Kostritsyn opened for 60,000 from under the gun and got one caller in Michiel Sijpkens in middle position.
The flop came . Kostritsyn bet 110,000 and Sijpkens called. The turn was the . This time Kostritsyn bet 230,000, and again Sijpkens called.
The river was the . Kostritsyn tried again, this time betting 575,000. Sijpkens went into the tank for some time, then emerged to call one more time.
Kostritsyn showed . Sijpkens turned over and was rewarded handsomely for his calls. He's up to 3.66 million now, while Kostritsyn slips to 2.24 million.
David Assouline opened for a min-raise of 48,000 from early position with Andrew Brokos making the call.
Both players checked the flop before the landed on the turn and Brokos fired out 55,000. Assouline called as the dealer dropped the on the river and a 105,000-chip bet from Assouline was enough to pick up the pot and see him climb to 1,350,000 in chips.
Pascal LeFrancois just belted out a rather loud expletive that made the room look up, but we kind of forgive him after a rather cruel flop left him needing to vent!
Jesper Hougaard was the man responsible after the two got it all in on a flop of . LeFrancois had and reason to think he was in front, but Hougaard tabled for two pair for the lead in the hand.
The turn was the and river the as Hougaard doubles up to 565,000 with LeFrancois still comfortable on 1.55 million.
Jeff Banghart opened with a raise from middle position to 58,000, and Bryn Kenney reraised behind him to 152,000 total. Matthew Berkey called the reraise from the button, and the blinds and Banghart folded.
The flop came . Kenney checked, Berkey bet 240,000, Kenney check-raised to 640,000, and Berkey let it go.
Kenney showed his hand -- -- as he dragged the pot.
Kenney has 3.7 million now, while Berkey has 1.71 million.
David Benyamine continues to represent the old guard well in this Main Event. He was one of four players to take a flop of . When small blind Evan Lamprea (the start-of-day chip leader) checked, Benyamine bet 155,000. Only Lamprea called to the turn. He checked and then folded to a 500,000-chip all-in shove from Benyamine.
"Good hand," said Lamprea.
"Bad hand, but good ending," Benyamine replied. He's up to about 1.1 million in chips. Lamprea has shed most of his starting stack and is down to 1.38 million.
Brock Bourne raised from under the gun to 53,000. Action folded around to the last player eligible to give Bourne action preflop and that was Michael Mizrachi in the big blind. He called and said, "Take it easy on me."
Bourne and Mizrachi took the flop of and Mizrachi checked. Bourne checked behind before the turn brought the .
Mizrachi fired 56,000 on the turn and said, "That's being real nice. I could've bet 125 and you'd have folded quicker. Now I'm pricing you in."
Bourne came back without words, but with action. He raised to 181,000.
"That's not very nice," said Mizrachi as he made the call.
The river completed the board with the and both players checked.
"One pair," announced Mizrachi with the rolling over from his hand.
"It's good," said Bourne, mucking his hand.
Mizrachi was pushed the pot and now has about 5.75 million in chips.
With three players committing around 80,000 each to a flop of , Adam Etter led out from from the big blind with a bet of 175,000. Ryan Eriquezzo reacted to that with an all-in shove for around 900,000. Tony Dunst got out of the way but Etter didn't take long to reach a call.
Etter:
Eriquezzo:
Eriquezzo got a little too adventurous and despite picking up a straight draw with the turn, the river bricked out the to send Eriquezzo to the rail. Etter is up to 2.74 million.
"All in pre" as they say. As in all the chips went in before the flop. Scott Clements and Jerry Payne had a couple of "all in pre"-type hands, too. Clements had , and Payne . Payne was the one at risk, having committed his last 580,000 on this one.
The board came , and Payne moved up to about 1.2 million. Clements falls to 1.37 million.
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flop before Affleck fired out 85,000. Rybachenko moved all in for 226,000 and Affleck made the call.
on the turn changed little, and when the 
landed on the river, Rybachenko doubled through to 580,000 as Affleck slipped to 2,665,000 in chips.
. Kostritsyn bet 110,000 and Sijpkens called. The turn was the 
. This time Kostritsyn bet 230,000, and again Sijpkens called.
. Kostritsyn tried again, this time betting 575,000. Sijpkens went into the tank for some time, then emerged to call one more time.
. Sijpkens turned over 
on the river and a 105,000-chip bet from Assouline was enough to pick up the pot and see him climb to 1,350,000 in chips.
and reason to think he was in front, but Hougaard tabled 
for two pair for the lead in the hand.
-- as he dragged the pot.
turn. He checked and then folded to a 500,000-chip all-in shove from Benyamine.
and Mizrachi checked. Bourne checked behind before the turn brought the 
and both players checked.
rolling over from his hand.
to eliminate Ubierna and leave George stacking up a pile of chips worth 2.2 million.
, Adam Etter led out from from the big blind with a bet of 175,000. Ryan Eriquezzo reacted to that with an all-in shove for around 900,000. Tony Dunst got out of the way but Etter didn't take long to reach a call.
turn, the river bricked out the 
