Nikolai Sears opened to 14,000 early and got one caller before Dominic Picinic made it 45,000 to go in the cutoff. Sears shoved all in, and Picinic called off 100,000 more.
Sears:
Picinic:
The flop came but the turn killed Sears' hand as he now had just two outs. The river was a .
"One of these years," he said with a sigh as he shipped most of his stack.
David Fink opened on the button and then called the shove of Jakov Klatzkin in the small blind. Fink had and was racing against two sixes. He flopped a queen to bust Klatzkin, and hand-for-hand play was over before it even began.
Ray Qartomy doubled up with against the sixes of Ryan Van Sanford when the latter opened under the gun and called Qartomy's ship for 40,500 in the big blind. However, it turned out to be a mere loan.
The very next hand, with the board reading on the turn, Qartomy and Van Sanford got it in again but this time Van Sanford had by far the best of it with for top two.
"How do you do that?" Qartomy lamented, showing for a lower two pair.
He went bust after the river.
At another table, Erik Christensen busted, and the tournament is on the stone bubble.
Table 3 is the action table in the early goings and there was a three-way preflop all in with premium hands.
Sergio De Zen:
Michael Gluth:
Dominic Picinic:
Picinic held the largest stack, Gluth the shortest and the board ran , De Zen doubled through Picinic and eliminated Gluth. Picinic lost about half his stack.
On the next hand James Gilbert was moved to the table and busted to De Zen in unknown action.
Jeffrey Saunders got his last 105,000 in under the gun and was at risk when Christian Harder picked up in the small blind. Saunders had and failed to find improvement on the board.
At the same table, Mike Dentale went bust moments later.
Ray Qartomy is in a great mood today and talking up a storm to his table. He has Jake Bazeley on his right with Ryan Van Sanford and Aaron Massey on his left. The trio is more than happy to entertain his table talk.
Bazely limped from the small blind with no action ahead of him and Qartomy said, "I gotta raise you because you're my buddy."
Bazeley laughed, Qartomy said, "I'm serious, I always play good hands. When are you guys going to learn?"
Bazeley mucked showing a king and Qartomy said, "Hey, c'mon who's better?" and showed the .
Ray Qartomy and Ryan Van Sanford went to a flop of in a battle of the blinds. Qartomy bet 5,000, Van Sanford called and the turn came . Qartomy check-called and the river came .
Qartomy checked, Van Sanford bet 31,000 and Qartomy said, "Oh that's a bad river card. But I'm not good enough to fold."
He tossed in the call, Van Sanford tabled for a rivered flush and Qartomy showed two aces in the hole.
but the 
turn killed Sears' hand as he now had just two outs. The river was a 
.
against the sixes of Ryan Van Sanford when the latter opened under the gun and called Qartomy's ship for 40,500 in the big blind. However, it turned out to be a mere loan.
on the turn, Qartomy and Van Sanford got it in again but this time Van Sanford had by far the best of it with 
for top two. 
for a lower two pair. 
river.
, De Zen doubled through Picinic and eliminated Gluth. Picinic lost about half his stack.
in the small blind. Saunders had 
board. 
in a battle of the blinds. Qartomy bet 5,000, Van Sanford called and the turn came 
. Qartomy check-called and the river came 
for a rivered flush and Qartomy showed two aces in the hole.