Yuval Bronshtein raised under the gun to 2,900, and Brian Rast made it 10,500 to go in middle position. After some thought, Bronshtein potted to 33,300. Rast stuck his 44,600 in and they ran it.
Rast:
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The board ran out , and Bronshtein initially reached for his chips, thinking it was a chop. However, Rast had run two pair and made an ace-four low for a scoop and a double.
The player under the gun opened to 3,000 and got calls from Scott Clements on the button and Felipe Ramos in the small blind. All three players checked the flop and the turn was the . Ramos bet out 5,500, the next player folded, and Clements called.
They were heads up to the river and Ramos checked. Clements put out a stack of 5,000-denomination chips to pot and Ramos asked the dealer what the bet was. The dealer said it was 21,200 and Ramos went into the tank. After more than two minutes, Ramos tossed in a single chip to indicate a call.
Clements tabled just a pair of aces for a high and a seven-five low. Ramos won the high with two pair, aces and deuces, and he had a six-five low, good for the scoop.
Scott Clements limped in middle position and Ben Lamb raised to 5,400 from the hijack. Mike Ross three-bet from the small blind, making it 18,600. Clements folded before Lamb called.
The flop came and both players checked. The turn went check-check when the hit the board. The river was the and Ross led for 22,000. Lamb folded and Ross won the pot.
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The player under the gun limped and Viacheslav Zhukov raised to 5,000 in the cutoff. Jon Turner raised the pot from the big blind and the initial limper moved all in for 30,800. Zhukov got a count and looked at both of his opponents' stacks. They were around the same amount.
Then he announced, "I'm not the favorite," and put forward a stack of pink chips to put Turner in. Turner called and was all in for 32,200 total. Zhukov had both his opponents at risk.
Zhukov:
Turner:
Under the gun player:
When they turned over their hands, tablemate Scott Bohlman said, "That's how you win the tournament," referring to Zhukov's two WSOP bracelets.
The board ran out . With no low available, Zhukov scooped the whole pot with two pair, queens and fives, eliminating Turner and the other all-in player in the process.
"That's how you win the tournament," Bohlman repeated as Zhukov stacked the chips.
Mike Sexton filled us in on the action leading up to Negreanu's shove on the turn. According to Sexton, it was a five-way limped pot and the flop came . It checked to Negreanu in early position and he bet. Sexton called in late position and Gary Bolden called from under the gun.
The turn was the and Bolden checked. Negreanu went all in for 11,600 and Sexton and Bolden both called. On the river, Bolden bet the pot and Sexton called for less.
Negreanu:
Sexton:
Bolden:
Sexton had the nut straight for the best high and Bolden's low was best. Negreanu was eliminated and Sexton and Bolden chopped the pot.