The final two players are on a 15-minute break.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eli Elezra |
1,900,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
Anthony Zinno |
950,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
The final two players are on a 15-minute break.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eli Elezra |
1,900,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
Anthony Zinno |
950,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
With both players dealt black aces first up, Zinno (with the ) brought in the bet for 7,000. Elezra made the call with the . Both players checked fourth street.
Zinno: /
Elezra: /
Action on Elezra, he bet, only to find Zinno raising. That extra 50,000 was enough to win Zinno the pot.
Anthony Zinno defended the bring-in with the , while Eli Elezra had completed with the . A raising war ensued on fourth with Zinno raising and Elezra three-betting it.
Zinno: /
Elezra: /
Zinno called and then called one more on fifth when he got the against the of Elezra. Zinno was then dealt the and Elezra the , and a bet on sixth convinced Zinno to let it go.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eli Elezra |
1,850,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
Anthony Zinno |
1,000,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
Eli Elezra is very swift acting in Stud, so it was notable that he took some time over his decision in a pot that ultimately went to Anthony Zinno. Elezra had completed with the , Zinno called with the . Elezra picked up the on fourth, Zinno the . Elezra fired again and was called.
Zinno: /
Elezra: /
Elezra bet out again; this time Zinno throw in a raise to 100,000. Now Elezra took a rare dip into the tank and when he emerged it was to fold.
A back-and-forth hand just went down with Eli Elezra raising when Anthony Zinno completed with the against the . Zinno called but picked up a pair of eights right away and fired a double bet. Elezra called then paired aces and bet fifth. Zinno then picked up two pair and bet sixth.
Zinno: /
Elezra: /
Elezra called and they took in seventh. Zinno fired again and Elezra was in there with a quick call. Zinno showed an airball in the hole, playing his board, and Elezra had for aces up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eli Elezra |
1,650,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
Anthony Zinno |
1,200,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
Zinno: /
Elezra: /
Anthony Zinno, who'd bet fourth and fifth streets, faced a raise to 100,000 from Eli Elezra. Despite the low, rainbow nature of Elezra's shown hand, Zinno elected to fold and bring the final two players' stacks a little closer back to even.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Anthony Zinno |
1,500,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
||
Eli Elezra |
1,350,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
Anthony Zinno raised with the after Eli Elezra completed with the and Elezra peeled. He called on fourth, and Zinno appeared to catch decent on fifth with the but Elezra paired his eight.
Zinno: /
Elezra: /
Faced with a bet on the paired board, Zinno backed down.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Anthony Zinno |
1,650,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
||
Eli Elezra |
1,200,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
Betting dried up on sixth street when Eli Elezra opted to check, having bet and been called on fifth when he paired his three.
Elezra: /
Zinno: /
Both players checked the river and Zinno showed in the hole, his pair of sevens taking the pot.
Anthony Zinno completed with the but Eli Elezra took over the lead when he started picking up a threatening board on fourth with clubs and a possible straight rolling off, along with a pair of sixes.
Zinno: //
Elezra: //
Elezra bet the end and Zinno called fairly quickly. Elezra didn't appear to believe his hand was good, flashing the for two pair, and Zinno indeed had aces up: .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Anthony Zinno |
1,500,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
Eli Elezra |
1,350,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
Anthony Zinno is regaining some of the ground lost in the last level to Eli Elezra. He defended with the just now when Elezra, showing the , made it 25,000 to go, and then bet when his eight paired. Elezra had picked up the , and made the call, leading out himself when he paired higher with the on fifth street. Zinno called.
Zinno: /
Elezra: /
Elezra bet again. This time, Zinno reached for more: he made it 100,000 and Elezra called. With the final card dealt, Elezra bet out 50,000. As soon as he received a call, he gathered up all of his cards to muck, pausing to hold them fanned briefly as if attempting to find some combination that beat Zinno's / ace-high flush.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eli Elezra |
1,600,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
||
Anthony Zinno |
1,400,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|