David Peters opened for 14,000 under the gun and Jason Mercier, who has been winning a lot of small and medium sized pots, called on the button. Sam Greenwood called from the big blind and checked on . Peters fired 20,000 and just Mercier made the call. The fell on the turn and Peters bet 32,000. Mercier tanked for some 22 seconds and moved all in. Peters folded immediately.
Stephen Chidwick began the day tied for the chip lead with Brian Rast, but things did not go his way. He lost the majority of his stack after losing a flip to Martin Jacobson, and despite doubling in betweem, he was just finished off by the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event champ.
It happened when Chidwick shoved for roughly 80,000 from the hijack and Jacobson called from the cutoff. The rest of the field folded and the cards were turned up.
Chidwick:
Jacobson:
Chidwick needed a lot of help to crack Jacobson's cowboys, but he didn't even get a sweat as the board ran out an uneventful .
Igor Kurganov fired five bullets in this tournament, but it did him no good as he was just eliminated for the final table.
It happened when Jason Mercier raised to 13,000 under the gun, Kurganov three-bet jammed for 130,000 from the cutoff, and Fedor Holz moved all in from the small blind for 131,000. Mercier folded and Kurganov discovered the bad news.
Holz:
Kurganov:
Kurganov was looking for a six, but it never came as the board ran out .
If there's a silver lining for Kurganov it's that he finished runner-up in the $25K Challenge for AU$541,680, so he's still up $41,680 over the past couple of days.
Kurganov vs. Greenwood
Igor Kurganov shoved from the small blind for 63,000 and Sam Greenwood called from the big blind with a somewhat pained face. Kurganov had the best hand with but was at risk with Greenwood's very much live. The board ran out and Kurganov doubled. Greenwood had lost a sizable pot to Jason Mercier before that, and now dipped under the 300,000 mark.
Chidwick vs. Jacobson
Stephen Chidwick shoved from the small blind for his last 37,000 with and Martin Jacobson called from the big blidn with {Qs4s]. The board came and Chidwick doubled.
Peters vs. Kaverman
David Peters opened for 13,000 from middle position and Byron Kaverman shoved for 83,000 from the small blind. Peters called with and was up against Kaverman's . It came and Kaverman doubled
Before the break, Martin Jacobson raised to 11,000 under the gun holding the only to have Byron Kaverman three-bet to 33,000 from the small blind with the . Stephen Chidwick then four-bet all in from the big with the , Jacobson called off for 206,000, and Kaverman got out of the way.
It was a flip, but not after the flop came down to pair Jacobson. Chidwick, who began the day tied for the chip lead, needed a nine to reclaim the lead, but it wasn't in the cards as the blanked on the turn followed by the on the river.
Kaverman opened the cutoff with to 11,500 and Martin Jacobson in the small blind three-bet to 36,000 with . Kaverman, with a stack of 102,000 behind, made the call. The flop came making Kaverman the favorite. Kaverman had 76,500 left and the pot was already 80,000. Jacobson checked, and folded to Kaverman's 22,000 bet.
David Peters made it 10,500 with from the hijack. Stephen Chidwick pushed all in from the big blind with and Peters called for 88,500 total. The board ran out and Peters doubled just like that.
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. Peters fired 20,000 and just Mercier made the call. The 
fell on the turn and Peters bet 32,000. Mercier tanked for some 22 seconds and moved all in. Peters folded immediately.
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but was at risk with Greenwood's 
very much live. The board ran out 
and Kurganov doubled. Greenwood had lost a sizable pot to Jason Mercier before that, and now dipped under the 300,000 mark.
and Martin Jacobson called from the big blidn with {Qs4s]. The board came 
and Chidwick doubled.
and was up against Kaverman's 
. It came 
and Kaverman doubled
and Peters doubled just like that.
