Justin Bonomo had the button and opened to 24,000. Russell Rosenblum announced an all in for about 280,000 and Bonomo called.
Bonomo:
Rosenblum:
The two were flipping for Rosenblum's life and he remained in the lead as the flop fell. The board paired on the turn with the but Bonomo seized victory after the rolled off on the river. Rosenblum became the first casualty of the final eight players and Bonomo will move on to the final four. Bonomo will play the victor of the match between Mark Radoja and Phil Hellmuth.
Justin Bonomo raised to 18,000 with the button, Russell Rosenblum defended, and the flop came . Rosenblum checked, Bonomo continued for 20,000, and Rosenblum check-raised to 61,000. Bonomo called.
The turn was the , Rosenblum led out for 85,000, and Bonomo moved all in for 241,000. Rosenblum called.
Bonomo:
Rosenblum:
Rosenblum was drawing dead, and the completed the board. Bonomo is up to 640,000 chips with two lammers, while Rosenblum is down to 320,000 and one lammer.
Ben Sulsky is Our Last Entrant Into the Elite Eight
In the last match of this round, Ben Sulsky has just defeated Phil Galfond after more than two and a half hours of grueling head-up play.
The final hand occurred when Sulsky responded to Galfond's limp with an overbet to 425,000, effectively putting Galfond all-in if he decided to call.
"This is close..." Galfond said, before ultimately saying "Yep, let's go."
Galfond tabled the , and he would need help to overcome Sulsky's . No such help arrived on the board, however, and Galfond was sent to the payout desk, while Sulsky will return shortly for his Elite Eight matchup against Randy Lew.
With only one match remaining, we will now be doing hand-for-hand coverage between Phil Galfond and Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky.
Hand #1: Sulsky limped on the button, then folded to a shove from Galfond.
Hand #2: Galfond folded on the button.
Hand #3: Sulsky open-shoved on the button, and Galfond folded.
"Just us," Galfond said, smiling.
"I'm not surprised," Sulsky responded.
Hand #4: Galfond limped in on the button, Sulsky checked, and the flop came . Sulsky check-called 25,000 from Galfond, and the turn brought the . Both players checked.
The river was the , Sulsky led out for 85,000, and Galfond folded.
Alexander Venovski had the button. He popped it up to 50,000 and Mark Radoja looked at his cards and announced that he was all in. The was a bet for Venovski's tournament life and Venovski counted out that he had around 385,000 behind. After a moment of deliberation, Venvovski called.
Venovski:
Radoja:
The flop brought which gave Radoja additional outs to take the lead while taking away Venovski's tens, but Venovski still retained the lead with ace-high. The on fourth street changed little, but the on the river meant that Venovski was officially eliminated here in the round of 16. Radoja was able to advance and will play Phil Hellmuth in the round of 8 later this evening.
We caught up with the action on fourth street to see on the felt. Warwick Mirzikinian checked and Justin Bonomo fired 50,000 into the middle. Mirzikinian called to see the final card.
The dealer tapped the table and produced the on the river and Mirzikinian checked. Bonomo cut out a bet of 120,000. Mirzikinian thought for about twenty seconds before plopping down a call. Bonomo tabled and Mirzikinian shot his hand at the muck. This hand dropped Mirzikinian's down to 120,000 and he ended up getting it in moments later.
On the final hand, Mirzikinian shoved for his last 113,000 from the button with and Bonomo called with . Mirzikinian failed to pair up and Bonomo suddenly found himself with a spot in the elite eight.
Russell Rosenblum opened to 32,000 on the button, Davidi Kitai three-bet to 88,000, and Rosenblum tanked before moving all in for around 300,000 or so effectively. Kitai called, putting himself at risk.
Kitai:
Rosenblum:
Rosenblum held as the board came , and will play the winner of the Justin Bonomo/Warwick Mirizkinian match.
Phil Galfond Catches Lucky to Stay Alive Here on Day 2
Phil Galfond just made a wheel straight on the river to stay alive in his heads-up contest against Ben Sulsky.
Riding a short stack, Galfond saw a flop of hit the table, and after checking to Sulsky to induce a bet of 20,000, Galfond moved in for his last 144,000. Sulsky called with the for trips on the flop, but Galfond was drawing live with his .
The turn brought a harmless , and Galfond was one card away from elimination.
River:
Fans along the rail gasped when the ace completed Galfond's wheel straight, but for these online phenoms who have played millions of hands in their short careers, the beat was just another bump in the road.
Ben Sulsky check-called a bet of 12,000 from Phil Galfond on a flop of . The turn was the , Sulsky check-called another 27,000, and the completed the board. Sulsky checked a third time, Galfond fired out 38,000, and Sulsky called.
Galfond showed for Broadway, and raked in the pot.
A few hands later, Sulsky three-bet shoved over an open from Galfond. Galfond called with , and was racing against Sulsky's .
Sulsky took the lead when the flop fell , and held as the turn and river came , respectively.
"You can't beat the run good," Sulsky chuckled.
Sulsky now has 346,000 chips plus a lammer, while Galfond has 134,000 plus two lammers.
Warwick Mirzikinian is On the Brink of Advancing to the Elite Eight
After getting his chips into the middle with , Warwick Mirzikinian found himself in a good spot against Justin Bonomo's .
When the flop fell , however, Mirzikinian shook his head in disgust, knowing that he now had only two outs in the deck.
The turn brought the to the table, and Mirzikinian was down to his last chance, but before the standard prayer of "one time" left his lips, the dealer dropped the on the river.
With that, Bonomo is down to his last 160,000 chip lammer, and with the blinds now at 6,000/12,000, his effective stack is already quite diminished.
flop fell. The board paired on the turn with the 
but Bonomo seized victory after the 
rolled off on the river. Rosenblum became the first casualty of the final eight players and Bonomo will move on to the final four. Bonomo will play the victor of the match between Mark Radoja and Phil Hellmuth.
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. Rosenblum checked, Bonomo continued for 20,000, and Rosenblum check-raised to 61,000. Bonomo called.
, Rosenblum led out for 85,000, and Bonomo moved all in for 241,000. Rosenblum called.
completed the board. Bonomo is up to 640,000 chips with two lammers, while Rosenblum is down to 320,000 and one lammer.
board, however, and Galfond was sent to the payout desk, while Sulsky will return shortly for his Elite Eight matchup against Randy Lew.
. Both players checked.
on the river meant that Venovski was officially eliminated here in the round of 16. Radoja was able to advance and will play Phil Hellmuth in the round of 8 later this evening.
on the river and Mirzikinian checked. Bonomo cut out a bet of 120,000. Mirzikinian thought for about twenty seconds before plopping down a call. Bonomo tabled 
and Bonomo called with 
. Mirzikinian failed to pair up and Bonomo suddenly found himself with a spot in the elite eight.
hit the table, and after checking to Sulsky to induce a bet of 20,000, Galfond moved in for his last 144,000. Sulsky called with the 
, and Galfond was one card away from elimination.
, Sulsky check-called another 27,000, and the 
, and held as the turn and river came 