Jason Lester: (X)(X) / / (X)
Gus Hansen: (X)(X) / / (X)
Vladimir Shchemelev: (X)(X) / / (X)
Lester completed, Hanses raised all in for 42,000, and Shchemelev called. Lester called. Lester and Shchemelev checked on fourth street, Lester called a bet from Shchemelev on fifth, and sixth and seventh both went check-check.
Hansen opened up for a pair of tens, but Lester tabled for a pair of aces. Shchemelev mucked.
Hansen is eliminated in 22nd, while Lester's stack remains over a million chips.
Jason Lester: (X)(X) / / - FOLDED
Owais Ahmed: (X)(X) / - FOLDED
Sebastian Ruthenberg: (X)(X) / / (X)
Lester completed on third and Ahmed and Ruthenberg called. It checked to Lester on fourth and he bet, and both of his opponents called. On fifth it checked to Lester again and he bet once more, and this time only Ruthenberg called. Both of the remaining players checked sixth, then when Ruthenberg led seventh Lester let it go.
Ruthenberg moves up to 890,000, Lester down a bit to 920,000, and Ahmed remains near the top of the counts with 1.86 million.
Scott Seiver just got moved to a new table and he's seated in the one hole. Who's on his left? None other than Owais Ahmed. This could get interesting if the two get into it again.
Gus Hansen was just all in twice and doubled up both times. On the first one, he made jacks full of kings to beat Shaun Deeb's nines full of sixes. Both players held two pair going to seventh and filled up on the end.
On the next hand, Hansen was all in again on fifth street and won with a pair of threes to double up through Sebastian Ruthenberg. After both of the double ups, Hansen moved back to 255,000.
But...
Hansen dropped all the way back to 55,000 after losing another hand of Stuf shortly thereafter. It's been quite a rollercoaster of a day for him.
Shchemelev completed, and Deeb called. Deeb check-called bets on fourth and fifth street, Shchemelev led on sixth when he made a pair, and Deeb called.
Shchemelev led again on seventh, Deeb called, and Shchemelev opened up for eights and fours. Deeb mucked, and Shchemelev won the hand.
Roman Yitzhaki brought it in with the showing, Vladimir Shchemelev completed with the up, and Shaun Deeb raised with the . Yitzhaki called with the last of his stack, and Shchemelev got out. The players turned over their down cards, and the dealer delivered the rest...
Deeb: ()() / / ()
Yitzhaki: ()() / / ()
Deeb's aces took the hand, sending Yitzhaki out in 23rd. Deeb now has 720,000.