Sorel Mizzi raised to 6,500 on the button, Jack Duong three-bet to 17,000 in the big blind and Mizzi called to see a flop.
Duong checked, Mizzi bet 21,000, and Duong check-raised all in. Mizzi called all for about 110,000 with , drawing against Duong's . The turn gave Mizzi some help, but the river provided none, securing the victory for Duong.
John Dolan moved all in from the button for 60,000 or so and Kory Kilpatrick made a quick call from the big blind.
Dolan:
Kilpatrick:
Dolan went with his ace, but it proved to be ill timed as Kilpatrick woke up with a better one. The flop was no help to Dolan, but the turn gave him a little hope to a wheel draw. He needed either a deice or three on the river to keep his shootout life alive, but that didn't happen as the blanked on the river.
Kilpatrick will take 344,000 into tomorrow's final table.
November Niner Sylvain Loosli opened for 6,000 and was met by a three-bet to 17,300 from Taylor Paur. Loosli responded by moving all in for 97,000 and Paur called him.
Paur:
Loosli:
Loosli was well out in front thanks to his kicker, but that changed when the flop delivered Paur the lead with a pair of jacks. The turn meant Loosli needed a queen on the river, but the lady did not appear. Instead it was the and Loosli was eliminated.
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Alexander Venovski got his last 60,000 all in preflop and was racing against Eric Wasserson.
Venovski:
Wasserson:
Venovski was the one that needed to improve, but he didn't do it on the flop. The turn opened up some straight opportunities, but the ended up blanking on the river.
"Well, now I can't play the $10K H.O.R.S.E.," Wasserson said. That's true, because tomorrow he'll be at the final table in this event with 345,000 in chips.
Michael Stonehill raised to 6,500 on the button and Daniel Alaei called in the big blind.
The flop came down and Alaei check-called 9,000 from Stonehill to see the turn. Both checked, the river completed the board and Alaei bet 13,000. Stonehill raised to 33,000 and after a few moments Alaei called.
Stonehill tabled for trip sevens, Alaei mucked and Stonehill took down the pot.
Phil Galfond opened for 6,000 on the button and Stewart Newman announced that he was all in for 63,000. Galfond hit the tank debating what to do, and commented that he had a "pretty hand." Eventually he called.
"I don't think I want a pretty hand to call," Newman admitted. Indeed, he was in bad shape.
Galfond:
Newman:
"That's a good flop for you," Galfond said after the flop gave Newman the lead with jacks. The turn improved him to a straight flush, and he was shipped the double after the was put out on the river.
"I just made a straight flush?" Newman asked rhetorically. "That's pretty silly."
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flop.
, drawing against Duong's 
. The 
turn gave Mizzi some help, but the 
river provided none, securing the victory for Duong.
blanked on the river.
flop delivered Paur the lead with a pair of jacks. The 
turn meant Loosli needed a queen on the river, but the lady did not appear. Instead it was the 
and Loosli was eliminated.
flop. The 
turn opened up some straight opportunities, but the 
and Alaei check-called 9,000 from Stonehill to see the 
turn improved him to a straight flush, and he was shipped the double after the 
was put out on the river.
