Action folded to Erik Seidel in the small blind and he moved all in for 685,000. David Benefield asked for a count from the big blind and then announced a call.
Benefield:
Seidel:
Benefield was ahead, but Seidel was drawing to two live cards. Amazingly, he hit both on the flop. Benefield paired his aces so he had outs, though the turn killed a lot of them when Seidel made a boat.
"That's gonna be a little tougher to fade," Benefield said. Indeed, he needed an ace on the river to eliminate Seidel. The dealer burned and put out the . Seidel held and Benefield took a big hit to his stack.
Mike McDonald opened the cutoff to 160,000 with and had David Benefield ship all in over the top from the small blind with . Vitaly Lunkin re-shipped over the top from the big blind with {As] and McDonald folded. The cards were tabled to see Benefield at risk and behind.
The flop came down and was of no help to the November Niner. The paired the board on the turn, increasing Benefield's chances to chop the pot, but he was eliminated from play after the completed the board. Lunkin dragged in the pot and now sits on about 3.5 million in chips while Benefield was eliminated in fifth place, ensuring him a payday of €208,150.
After Vitaly Lunkin raised from the small blind with the and Steve O'Dwyer defended from the big with the , the flop came down and the Russian continuation-bet 200,000. O'Dwyer called, both players checked the turn and then the peeled off on the river.
It was a great card for Lunkin, who bet 425,000 with the wheel. O'Dwyer, who had made two pair, called and discovered the bad news.
Picking up with the action on a flop of , we saw Vitaly Lunkin check holding and Steve O'Dwyer check it back with .
The turned and Lunkin dropped 200,000 into the middle. O'Dwyer flat called and the completed the board. Lunkin checked and then folded after O'Dwyer fired 650,000. O'Dwyer picked up the pot and now has about 2.91 million.
In the last hand of Level 19, Steve O'Dwyer opened for 175,000 from the button with the only to have Erik Seidel three-bet to 500,000 from the big blind. O'Dwyer gave it some thought but ultimately released his hand.
Vitaly Lunkin raised to 220,000 from under the gun with and Steve O'Dwyer flat called from the next seat over on the button with . Erik Seidel looked at his cards in the big blind and announced an all in bet for 1.84 million. Lunkin folded and O'Dwyer waited a moment.
"Do you want to show your cards to the camera before I act?" asked O'Dwyer to Seidel.
Seidel showed his cards to the camera and revealed . O'Dwyer then made a comment that it wasn't fair if every other player at the table was showing their hand to the camera and revealing information about their hands if Seidel was not.
"I didn't know there was a live stream," remarked Seidel as O'Dwyer folded his hand.
Seidel dragged in the pot and is now sitting over the 2 million chip mark.
flop. Benefield paired his aces so he had outs, though the 
turn killed a lot of them when Seidel made a boat.
. Seidel held and Benefield took a big hit to his stack.
and McDonald folded. The cards were tabled to see Benefield at risk and behind.
and was of no help to the November Niner. The 
paired the board on the turn, increasing Benefield's chances to chop the pot, but he was eliminated from play after the 
completed the board. Lunkin dragged in the pot and now sits on about 3.5 million in chips while Benefield was eliminated in fifth place, ensuring him a payday of €208,150.
and Steve O'Dwyer defended from the big with the 
turn and then the 
peeled off on the river.
and Steve O'Dwyer check it back with 
.
turned and Lunkin dropped 200,000 into the middle. O'Dwyer flat called and the 
completed the board. Lunkin checked and then folded after O'Dwyer fired 650,000. O'Dwyer picked up the pot and now has about 2.91 million.
