After a limp from under the gun, Josh Moskovits raised to 100,000 from late position. The button reraised to 250,000. Action folded back around to Moskovits, who moved all in. The button made the call with an effective stack of about 600,000 total.
Opponent:
Josh Moskovits:
Moskovits was well ahead, and the runout gave both players a full house, but practically changed nothing. Moskovits' kings were still good, and he scooped the pot and sent his opponent to the rail. Moskovits stack is now among the biggest in the room, if not the outright largest stack.
Chung Pham opened to 90,000 from under the gun. Two seats to his left, the player jammed for 240,000. Action folded back around to Pham who made the call with his opponent covered.
Opponent:
Chung Pham:
Pham was behind, but got the help he needed on the flop. The turn and river had no impact, and Pham's pair of jacks was still best. He scooped the pot, knocking his opponent out of the tournament.
After the big blind jammed for 297,000, Dave Urban made the call from the small blind with his opponent covered.
Opponent:
Dave Urban:
Urban was dominated. Neither player connected with the flop. The turn gave Urban a straight draw and the river completed that draw. Urban scooped the pot and sent his opponent to the rail.
Artem Sloitsev opened in early position and Clifton Williams called from the big blind.
Sloitsev bet 40,000 on a flop before he bet another 60,000 on a turn. On both occasions Williams check-called.
The river completed the board and Williams bet 100,000. Sloitsev answered him by pushing his stack into the middle, and Williams finally made the call.
Clifton Williams:
Artem Sloitsev:
Williams made trips nines on the river, just when Sloitsev made a flush, and Williams was eliminated.
On the next hand, the Russian was still building a stack with those new chips when his neighbor Richard Gum announced all in. Sloitsev did not ask for a count and snap-called with . He was battling against and won that hand easily after the board fell.