Levon Khachatryan was in the small blind and checked a flop, which Pakinai Lisawad also did from the big blind. Shawn Silber, who has been on a bit of a heater as of late, took the opportunity to bet 21,000 from middle position. Khachatryan then woke up with a pot-sized check-raise to 101,000 and then called off his last 10,000 after Lisawad folded and Silber repotted.
Khachatryan:
Silber:
Silber had flopped top set, which was up against Khachatryan's double gutshot straight and flush draws. There were a ton of cards that could influence the hand one way or the other, but the turn wasn't one of them. It was down to the river for Khachatryan, who would come up short when the blanked on the river.
Khachatryan was eliminated in 21st place for $8,435.
With the final table in sight for our remaining players, the bigger stacks have been punishing their weakened opponents, culling the short stacks from the field one by one.
Pakinai Lisawad was the latest to lose it all, after getting it all-in on a flop. When Shawn Silber bet the pot on the flop, forcing Lisawad to a decision for his tournament life, he made the call holding for top pair and an open-ended straight draw.
Silber's for top two pair put him out in front, and when the dropped on the river, he stood in celebration.
"I think you win," said Lisawad graciously, before making his way to the payout desk in 20th place, while the rest of his chips were sent to Silber.
Action folded to Eric Shanks in late position and he raised to 12,000. Michael Schwartz responded by making it 42,000 to go from the cutoff, Shanks called and the flop fell . Shanks was first to act and bet all in for 87,000, which Schwartz called.
Schwartz:
Shanks:
Shanks was ahead with his two pair, which remained in the lead as the appeared on the turn followed by the on the river.
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Josh Pollock opened for 12,000 on the button, and with his stack recently shortened after doubling up Eric Shanks, Michael Schwartz decided to make his stand from the big blind holding the . He raised to 39,000, and called all-in for his last 124,000 after Pollock repotted.
Pollock showed down the , and with his overpair pitted against spread out suited connectors, the two were off to the races.
Flop:
Schwartz found a flop he liked as his two pair were in the lead. The on the turn didn't seem to change much, but when the hit the river it gave , he was eliminate Pollock a bigger two pair. Schwartz was eliminated in 19th place.
David Colin opened to 16,000 from early position, and Jared Ingles bumped it up to 60,000 , effectively putting himself all-in. Colin threw in the additional 4,000 needed to officially put Ingles at-risk, and the two revealed their holdings.
Showdown:
Ingles:
Colin:
Both players were looking to connect with the board, and when the flop fell , Colin took the lead with his pair of eights. Ingles flopped an open-ended straight draw, however, and with his ace-king he still had plenty of outs with which to catch up.
Turn:
River:
The final two cards were blanks for Ingles, and he headed to the payout desk after finishing in 18th place.
Shortly after combining to the final two tables, Brad Peeples was eliminated in unknown action by David Colin. Peeples eanred $10,254 for his 17th-place finish.
After being forced out of a hand when the was not to his favor, a frustrated Young Ji made an unusual move during a tournament's latter stages: he simply walked away from the table.
What appeared to be the simple act of walking off a loss turned into a lengthy absence in which Ji missed five deals. Sitting on a short stack of 120,000, good for just 15 big blinds, Ji willingly sacrificed five potential chances to double up.
Upon returning to the table, Ji immediately woke up with a hand he liked, and his open to 28,000 was enough to scoop the blinds. Ji turned over the for a preflop monster, saying "thank you, thank you" as he dragged the pot.
One wonders if those five hands that were mucked by the dealer might have been on equal footing with this holding, but alas, both we and Ji will never know.
flop, which Pakinai Lisawad also did from the big blind. Shawn Silber, who has been on a bit of a heater as of late, took the opportunity to bet 21,000 from middle position. Khachatryan then woke up with a pot-sized check-raise to 101,000 and then called off his last 10,000 after Lisawad folded and Silber repotted.
turn wasn't one of them. It was down to the river for Khachatryan, who would come up short when the 
blanked on the river.
flop. When Shawn Silber bet the pot on the flop, forcing Lisawad to a decision for his tournament life, he made the call holding 
for top two pair put him out in front, and when the 
. Shanks was first to act and bet all in for 87,000, which Schwartz called.
on the river.
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. He raised to 39,000, and called all-in for his last 124,000 after Pollock repotted.
