Drazen Ilich bet 6,500 on a flop and got check-raised to 25,000. Ilich cut a stack a few times as he thought before shoving all in and being snap-called.
Ilich:
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Ilich had been outflopped, and he was unable to retake the lead as the turn was a and the river a .
Italian pro Sergio Castelluccio has just been knocked out and we caught the end of the hand. Castelluccio finished 14th in las year's Main Event for $451,398 but this year his run ended up the second day of play.
Castelluccio was all in before the flop holding and he was up against . The board ran out and dream was over.
Picking up the action in the midst of the preflop raising, Eric Cloutier had put in a reraise to 17,500 and defending champion Ryan Riess had reraised to about 35,000. Cloutier tanked for a bit before reraising all in for about another 112,000 effective. Riess quickly folded, giving Cloutier the pot.
An early positioned player opened to 2,500 and the player on the button called. Rep Porter came along from the small blind and action was on Chris Conrad in the big blind. He peeked at his cards and a moment later announced a three-bet to 8,800. The original raiser called while the button and Porter ditched their hands.
The flop came and Conrad checked. His opponent took this chance to lead for 8,200. Conrad called and the paired the board on the turn. Two checks allowed the to finish off the board where both players checked again.
Conrad's opponent showed for queens and fives with an ace - enough to take down the pot. With this hit, Conrad is down to about 32,000.
Jon Turner raised from the button to 2,600 after which the player in the small blind three-bet to 8,600. Mars Callahan called from the big blind and Turner quickly folded, after which he instantly went back to the Chinese poker action on his iPad.
The flop brought out and both players checked. On the turn the hit and the small blind bet 10,000, Callahan called.
The river was the and the small blind bet 25,000. Callahan moved all in immediately and his opponent snap-called.
The small blind turned over for a set of sixes but the Hollywood actor showed for a straight to take down this pot.
Phillip Lee had 4,500 in front of him in early position, and Tyler Patterson made it 12,000 to go in middle position. Lee made the call after everyone else folded, and the flop came . Lee checked, and Patterson bet another 12,000, which Lee called. Both players quickly checked on the turn, and the river brought out a bet of 18,000 from Lee. Patterson called, and Lee tossed into the middle for a counterfeited pair. Patterson had and took it down.