Corey Harrison opened the betting with a raise to 20,000 from middle position and Zimnan Ziyard called in the hijack. The flop saw Harrison check-call a 14,000 bet from Ziyard, but when Harrison checked the turn Ziyard checked behind.
The river was the , which put a straight onto the board and Harrison checked. Ziyard paused for a few moments before moving all in and Harrison snap-called.
The entire table erupted into laughter at Ziyard's attempt to buy the pot, with some commenting that you have to try your luck sometimes in poker. Ziyard certainly did that.
Sam Stein's tournament has ended abruptly after a clash with Joon YI did not go as planned.
Stein was all in with pocket tens and Ji held the . A jack on the board improved Ji to the best hand and left Stein to head to the cashier to pick up 23rd place money, or $12,618 to you and I.
Jacob Schindler opened the preflop betting round with a raise to 25,000 from the hijack. Victor Ramdin called in the cutoff and Scott Powrie squeezed to what looked like 72,000. Schindler shoved, Ramdin folded and Powrie called.
Victor Ramdin got the rest of his money in preflop holding , and he was up against the of Paul Spitzberg. Ramdin was looking to pair one of his high cards, but the board ran dry for him, coming . Ramdin nodded his head, wished everyone good luck, and headed to the payout desk.
Meanwhile, that pot means that Spitzgerg is the first player to crack the million chip moark of this tournament.
James Breslin's tournament is over thanks to running into the pocket queens of Ryan Franklin. Breslin open-shopped for 157,000 with pocket eights, Franklin called with the ladies, the ladies held and Breslin busted.
Paul Spitzberg has been absolutely on fire in the last few hours, as he has just knocked out Scott Powrie minutes after busting Ramdin. We missed the preflop action, but we know that on a flop of , Spitzberg shoved all in, putting Powrie to a decision for all his chips. He made the call holding , and was well behind the of Spitzberg. Powrie would need an eight to survive, but it never came, as the board completed and . With that KO, Spitzberg added another 200,000 to his already monster stack.
We have lost another player and it is Arkadiy Tsinis who is the unfortunate soul heading towards the cashier's desk.
Again, the chips went into the middle preflop, Tsinis holding and Daniel Cascado the superior . An ace on the flop put Cascado further in front and when the turn and river were the and it was game over for Tsinis.
Travell Thomas is disappointed after getting his chips in good against Salvatore Dicarlo but still having to chop the pot.
Dicarlo raised from late position and then called as Thomas shipped his stack into the middle from the cutoff. Dicarlo opened and Thomas the dominating . By the river the board read and both players had two pair eights and fives with an ace kicker, meaning the pot was split.
Paul Spitzberg opened from under the gun with a raise to 25,000. One player folded before Englishman Gareth Teatum moved all in for 100,000 exactly. Spitzberg called to put Teatum at risk.
Spitzberg:
Teatum:
The five community cards fell to boost Teatum's stack to 220,000.
flop saw Harrison check-call a 14,000 bet from Ziyard, but when Harrison checked the 
turn Ziyard checked behind.
, which put a straight onto the board and Harrison checked. Ziyard paused for a few moments before moving all in and Harrison snap-called.
. A jack on the board improved Ji to the best hand and left Stein to head to the cashier to pick up 23rd place money, or $12,618 to you and I.
.
, and he was up against the 
of Spitzberg. Powrie would need an eight to survive, but it never came, as the board completed 
. With that KO, Spitzberg added another 200,000 to his already monster stack.
. An ace on the 
flop put Cascado further in front and when the turn and river were the 
and 
it was game over for Tsinis.
to boost Teatum's stack to 220,000.
