Daniel Harmetz got his stack in before the flop against Igor Sharaskin, who had him covered by a wide margin.
Harmetz:
Sharaskin:
Harmetz had the preflop advantage with his aces, and he stayed ahead on the flop, but the on the turn gave Sharaskin a set of kings to take a commanding lead. The river changed nothing and Sharaskin took the pot to send Harmetz home.
Darren Taylor opened for 14,000, and Michael Mizrachi raised to 30,000. It folded back around to Taylor, who gave it a few minutes' thought before announcing, "Pot," which was 99,000.
Mizrachi quickly called and said, “Good luck,” which got a few chuckles from the other players.
The flop was . Taylor potted it, and all the chips went in.
Taylor:
Mizrachi:
The turn was the and the river the to give Taylor a big double-up.
Justin Gardenhire got his stack into the middle on a flop against Igor Sharaskin, who held . The on the turn gave Sharaskin a set, and the river sealed the deal to eliminate Gardenhire.
With a substantial pot already brewing and the board reading , Michael Mizrachi checked from the small blind and Mark Zullo bet 40,000 from the big blind. Darren Taylor called from the cutoff and Mizrachi folded.
The turn brought the and Zullo announced "pot," which was 177,500 and put Taylor to a decision for his stack. Taylor went into the tank for nearly three minutes and ultimately called.
Taylor:
Zullo:
Taylor was far ahead with top two pair and just needed to dodge jacks and kings heading to the river. The last card was the which was great news for Taylor and he doubled up.
Igor Sharaskin raised to 12,000 from the hijack, Jonathan Zarin called from the button, and Toby Joyce made a pot-sized three-bet to 50,500 from the big blind. Sharaskin called and Zarin called as well.
The flop came and Joyce moved all in. Sharaskin folded and Zarin called to put Joyce at risk.
Zarin:
Joyce:
Joyce had the lead with his aces, but Zarin made Broadway on the turn. The on the river changed nothing and Zarin took the pot to send Joyce to the cage.