An exciting three-way flop! Teodor Caraba raised to 170,000, and both Stephane Albertini and Mike McDonald make the call.
Flop:
Two quick checks later, the action is back on Caraba. The chip leader bets 300,000. Albertini debates a call but eventually both players fold, further padding Caraba's stack.
Jake Cody has been picking up the aggression in the last few orbits, and we find him once again opening a pot in late position. Right next door, Michael Fratty moved all in for 1.24 million, and Cody would snap-call when it folded back around to him. With Fratty at risk, the cards were flipped over:
Cody:
Fratty:
Fratty would pair up on the flop of , but it was not the pair he was looking for. The on the turn wasn't a good card either as it reduced his out cards by one. You could see on his face how desperately Fratty wanted to win this pot, but the on the river sent the rest of his chips to Cody.
Unable to get over the hump, Michael Fratty has been knocked off in 7th place, good for �92,000 on his way out the door.
Mike McDonald opened on the button to 180k. From the small blind, short stack Claudius Secara three-bet shoved for his last 325,000. Timex was priced in, and to the loud cheering of Secara's rail, it was time for showdown.
McDonald:
Secara: - at risk
Board:
Secara doubles for the second time today. He's up to 765,000, less than after his last double.
You know things are getting serious when the big blind folds to a min-raise.
Just now Craig Bergeron made it a bare-minimum 160,00 from the button, and both small blind Stephane Albertini and big blind Mike McDonald declined to mess. Bergeron took the blinds and antes.
Action folded to Jake Cody in the small blind, and he raised to 175,000. Big blind Michael Fratty promptly moved all in for 1.3 million. Cody dutifully pretended to count his stack and think about the decision before mucking his cards. Fratty flashed an ace as he pulled in the pot.
Claudius Secara open-shoved for his last 375,000, and he got calling action from Stephane Albertini in the blind. Secara was at risk, and he would soon find out he was flipping a coin for double or nothing.
Showdown
Secara:
Albertini:
The board rolled out , and that's safe for the all-in player. He's doubled his way up over 800,000, dropping Albertini down to the short stack of 695,000.