Dzmitry Urbanovich and his right-hand opponent faced off when Urbanovich's rival completed with the and Urbanovich called with the . Everyone else at the stacked table (including Justin Bonomo, Jonathan Duhamel and Mikhail Semin) folded, leaving the pot heads-up.
Urbanovich paired his eights on fourth street and led out immediately, earning a cal. He slowed down on fifth street, seeing three wheel cards on his opponent's board. The momentum shifted and Urbanovich was now check-calling. That was also the case for sixth street.
And Urbanovich eventually check-called again on seventh, after pausing for a while and then throwing in the chips, saying: "Donation."
Dzmitry Urbanovich: /
Opponent: /
Urbanovich's opponent rolled over for trip deuces, but he didn't make an eligible low. Urbanovich, however, didn't complete the low either and had to concede the pot.
Brandon Shack-Harris had the nut two pair on his board when we got to his table and was betting into two opponents. Only the first one stuck around to see seventh street.
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Shack-Harris' opponent bet on the end when Shack-Harris checked, and the two-time bracelet winner raised. His opponent splashed in a call, and Shack-Harris revealed for aces full.
Jeff Madsen and Don Zewin took part in a four-way pot that was later reduced to three players. Madsen was the aggressive player, with open on third street, followed by . Zewin had ace too. The third player ended up all in in the fifth street, with an all-heart all-low board.
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Jeff Madsen: /
Don Zewin: /
But the all-in player eventually couldn't catch up for winning either high or low part of the pot. He showed for just ace-high and eight-low, but Zewin had him beat with for a seven-low. Madsen turned up for two pair, jacks and tens to earn the high half of the pot.
Madsen and Zewin chopped their opponent's chips, sending him to the rail. Madsen is among the chip leaders but Zewin still hopes to win a significant pot as he needs to double up his belongings to match the tournament average.
A player with three to a low bet into Owais Ahmed on fifth street, and he raised with a better three-low. A third player cold-called, and the initial bettor called.
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Ahmed: /
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Ahmed bet sixth street, and the player with the four-straight raised. The third player sighed and folded after about a minute, winging his cards to the muck with some force. Ahmed raised again and his remaining opponent called. On the end, Ahmed bet and got called. His opponent announced a straight, but Ahmed had for a flush and a seven-low.
Everyone had all seven cards at Table 112, and Valentin Vornicu bet into Georgii Belianin and one other opponent.
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Belianin: //
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Belianin raised with four to a straight showing, and the third player thought about a minute before splashing in a call for most of his remaining chips. Vornicu called as well.
"Showdown?" Belianin asked the dealer. "I've got a straight."
He rolled over for a nine-high straight and a seven-low, scooping the pot when his opponents mucked.
Mike Watson had open aces and bet sixth street against a lone opponent.
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Opponent: /
Watson's opponent called, and Watson checked on the end. His opponent checked back, causing Watson to roll over for trip aces.
The Canadian tournament legend is still seeking his first bracelet and already has one big final table on the ledger this WSOP, finishing fourth in the $10,000 2-7 Triple Draw Championship.
Four players boosted the pot that featured Allen Kessler. With piles of chips already in the middle on sixth street, a player with open eights bet out to the pot, evoking a raise from a player behind him. Third player called all-in for his 1,900 and Allen Kessler also called. The player who led had less than two bets behind, but he still opted for fold.
Seventh street continued with action on the side. Kessler acted first with a pair of jacks on his board while the other active player had sevens face up. Both players check to see each other's cards in the contest for about a 50,000 pot.
Allen Kessler: /
All-in player: /
Third player: /
Fourth player: / (bet-folded on sixth street)
Kessler turned over for jacks up, beating the all-in player who had for lower two pairs. The third player, however, had a seven in the hole and scooped the giant pot with his .
Kessler missed out on crossing 100,000 in chips but is still maneuvering a promising 49,500.