Under the gun, Igor Sharaskin min-raied and Mark Zullo flatted from the big blind.
Zullo check-called another 35,000 on the flop, and the turn brought the .
Zullo checked once again, letting Sharaskin fire a second barrel worth 90,000. Zullo paused and started counting what he had left. After a minute or so, Zullo moved all in, earning a snap-fold from Sharaskin.
With the recent movement of chips, Sharaskin has conceded his chip lead to Tylor Groth whose final day performance has been stellar so far.
Jonathan Zarin raised first to act and picked up three callers including Allan Le, Casey Carroll and Daniel Spencer. The flop of was checked to Le and he took it down with a bet of 56,000, flashing two of his cards as he did — the and .
One hand later, Adam Brown raised to 58,000 and Spencer three-bet the pot to 184,000 with around 60,000 behind. Brown folded and the pot was awarded to Spencer.
Brown also limped in from the small blind and Le raised to 50,000 in order to force a fold from Brown.
Tyler Groth seemed to win nearly every pot he contested today, but Jesse Chinni eventually found his way to beat Groth in a hand that escalated to Chinni being all in on the flop.
Chinni was in for his remaining 77,000 and Groth had a chance to score the first knockout of the day.
Jesse Chinni:
Tyler Groth:
Chinni had flopped the nuts, but his straight wasn't a sealed winner just yet as Groth hoped for a third diamond to make flush. The turn and the river didn't oblige, leaving Chinni doubling.
Chinni's ride back up didn't last long as he lost all of his chips straight after scoring a double against Tyler Groth.
Chinni was sitting in the big blind, facing Darren Taylor in the small blind. They tangled on the turn, with on the felt. Taylor checked, then Chinni bet 40,000. Taylor responded with a huge check-raise. Chinni then said he was all in, causing some troubles to Taylor.
"Oh s$%t, I call," Taylor said. He wasn't convinced he had the best hand, but he did. Taylor held for a turned full house while Chinni showed , knowing he was drawing dead.
Taylor had Chinni slightly covered as he was left with about 250,000 on the turn while Chinni had only 238,000 remaining. The meaningless landed on the river, signaling an end to Chinni's run in the tournament. He departed in 11th place, earning $10,129.
Joining the action on the flop, Darren Taylor checked in the small blind and Mark Zullo bet 45,000, which Taylor called. Both then checked the turn and the river to see Taylor announce aces and nines. He turned over and that won the pot.
The next hand, Allan Le raised to 36,000 from under the gun and Tyler Groth called in the cutoff. On the flop, Le checked and called a bet of 55,000 by Groth. The turn was checked through and Le's bet of 80,000 on the river won the pot.
Half of the table joined the contest in a hand that started with Daniel Spencer's limp from the second position. Two seats over, Tyler Groth overlimped and Allan Le also called from the button. Mark Zullo completed from the small blind and Adam Brown checked his option as the five players continued to the flop.
The hit the felt and the action got checked to Le, whose 32,000 bet evoked two calls and two folds, with Zullo and Spencer interested in seeing the turn card.
Zullo, however, ended the multi-way competition on the turn, leading a huge 171,000 to force two folds.
On the button, Adam Brown raised the pot to 56,000 and Daniel Spencer called in the big blind. The flop came and Spencer bet enough to set Brown in, who called for his last 73,000.
Adam Brown:
Daniel Spencer:
The turn improved Spencer but Brown stayed in front with his set of sevens. The then fell on the river and Brown doubled with a straight to send Spencer to the bottom of the counts.
Mark Zullo opened from late position and big blind Tyler Groth accepted his 35,000 price to see the flop come .
The flop ceased fire, but Groth led out 40,000 on the turn. Zullo called.
Groth placed in another 80,000 after the hit the river. Zullo threw in one chip, signaling a call.
"You got it," said Groth, knowing he couldn't win with his for a missed wrap. Zullo opened for two pair, jacks and nines and added another chunk to his stack. He's now nearly level with Groth.
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for two pair, jacks and nines and added another chunk to his stack. He's now nearly level with Groth.