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Jonathan 'xMONSTERxDONGx' Karamalikis eliminated in 9th place
Jonathan 'xMONSTERxDONGx' Karamalikis opened to 37,000 from the button and Vladimir Geshkenbein instantly moved all in for over 300,000 from the big blind.
Karamalikis snap-called slamming down his to be in great shape against Geshkenbein's - and in even better shape when Grant Levy mentioned he folded .
However when the flop fell , Geshkenbein found his two-outer, and when the turn and river landed the and , Karamalikis hit the rail.
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A very frustrated Vladimir Geshkenbein can't seem to catch a break at the unofficial feature table, though at least this time around he didn't lose any chips...
Geshkenbein opened the pot with a raise to 40,000 and when the action reached Neil Arce in the small blind, he palmed a stack of red 25,000-chips and slammed them down in the middle, putting Geshkenbein all in.
Geshkenbein made the call and when Arce tabled his hand -- pocket aces -- Geshkenbein shouted, "Jesus f**king Christ!!" and then turned over his own hand... the other two aces.
A rainbow flop killed the potential for additional drama and the two players ultimately chopped the pot.
"I have aces... he has aces... what the f**k!" said the disgruntled Swiss amateur after the hand.
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Vladimir Geshkenbein -- currently much less happy than this picture suggests...
In what appears to be an epic meltdown in the making, former tournament chip leader Vladimir Geshkenbein is now down to just 320,000 in chips after a recent battle with new chip king Grant 'grunter' Levy.
Levy check-called bets of 40,000, 85,000 and 155,000 from Geshkenbein on the flop, turn and river as the board filled out .
Before he called the river bet, however, Levy asked, "Will you show?"
"If you call, I will show," replied Geshkenbein.
"If I fold?" Levy tried again.
Geshkenbein's next words were inaudible, but Levy's weren't:
"I call."
Geshkenbein motioned to Levy to show his cards, but Levy nodded right back, suggesting he paid to see the hand. Geshkenbein then slammed his cards face down on the table in disgust as Levy showed him the winning .
Levy piled up just over 1.5 million in chips after the hand.
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Danny Huynh
Danny Huynh has more than doubled up after a big three-way pot with Johnny Chan and Jonathan Karamalikis.
Danny opened the pot with a raise, Chan made the call in late position and when the action reached Karamalikis, he squeezed for a little over 100k. The bet sent Huynh into the tank and he eventually opted to move all in for approximately 170,000.
Suddenly, Chan piped up.
"What happens if I go all in and we both get knocked out?" he inquired, in reference to the fact that the next player out receives no money.
The consensus was that Chan would finish in the money, as he had more chips when the hand started. To be sure, however, Tournament Director Danny McDonagh was called to the table to confirm. McDonagh's ruling was on par with the consensus, but Chan ended up folding his hand anyway, sending Karamalikis and Huynh to a showdown:
Huynh:
Karamalikis:
Both players paired their kickers after the flop came but the turn and river bricked out , cementing the hand for Huynh, who now sits with 447,000 in chips.
Of note, when the fell on the river, Johnny Chan flew out of his seat, claiming he'd folded pocket nines before the flop.
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to be in great shape against Geshkenbein's 
- and in even better shape when Grant Levy mentioned he folded 
.
, Geshkenbein found his two-outer, and when the turn and river landed the 
and 
, Karamalikis hit the rail.
. 
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, Neil Arce fired out a 100,000-chip bet into a pot of around 200,000.
and Geshkenbein mucked his hand while slipping to 670,000 in chips.
