Sergi Reixach (pictured) moved all-in from under the gun and saw everyone fold until Mustapha Kanit re-shoved from the small blind. Ben Tollerene got out of the way from being between a rock and a hard place in the big blind.
Mustapha Kanit:
Sergi Reixach:
This time, although the Spanish fans rushed to the side of their man, it was more in desperate hope than in expectation of a reprieve. Sure enough, the board of delivered their man from the tournament, although that Broadway draw for the river gave them that cruellest of things along the way - false hope.
We are down to six players and the ever-smiling Mustapha Kanit is in pole position in a High Roller once more!
Mustapha Kanit open jammed his last 490,000 from early position and Sergi Reixach looked him up from the cutoff. All other players folded and Reixach got the bad news soon enough:
Daniel Dvoress (pictured) moved all-in for approximately 360,000 from under the gun and he saw only one player match his bet when Sergi Reixach re-shoved for well over a million. No-one else wanted to get involved, and while Dvoress held , he was in a straight race with Reixach's .
The flop of kept Dvoress in the lead, as did the turn, but to cries of "Ace! Ace!" from the swelling Spanish rail, an landed on the river to send Dvoress home and catapult Reixach into the clear chip lead over Daniel Colman.
Action folded to Sergi Reixach in the small blind and he pushed all in to put the pressure on big blind Bryn Kenney. The latter had an easy call with and called all in for 661,000. Reixach had and would not improve on .
Reixach had 618,00 left after that hand and would lose some more the next hand. He opened for 100,000 from the cutoff and big blind Byron Kaverman called. The flop came and Kaverman checked. Reixach bet 50,000 and Kaverman moved in for 251,000. Reixach called instantly with the and was in front against Kaverman's . The on the turn was a blank but the on the river changed things around and Kaverman doubled.
Not much later, Sergi Reixach shoved from middle position for 252,000. Bryn Kenney, his neighbor, cold called and all other players folded. Reixach showed and Kenney tabled . The board ran out and with the rivered flush, Reixach doubled up.
Bryn Kenney raised to 110,000 from middle position and big blind Mustapha Kanit called. Kanit check-called 105,000 on before both of them checked the on the turn. The completed the board and Kanit checked. Kenney bet 210,000 and Kanit called. Kenney showed and Kanit mucked.
Sergi Reixach's rail can out-yell any remaining player as not only were several Spaniards running deep in this tournament before going out and joining an active rail, but they also have some seriously loud revellers who were no part of the tournament at all - and they are making noise.
Their most recent chance to cheer on their man came when he was all-in and at risk against Mustapha Kanit, who had raised all-in with . Reixach called with and found a way to the winning hand across a rollercoaster board of . Reixach overtakes his opponent and goes second in chips behind Daniel Colman.
Byron Kaverman raised the button to 90,000 and big blind Daniel Colman called. Both checked the flop and turn before the completed the board. Colman bet 85,000 and after some tanking, Kaverman called. Colman confidently showed and Kaverman mucked.
From under the gun plus one, Cary Katz shoved all in for 255,000. Action folded around to Bryn Kenney in the big blind and he called.
"You always take me out in these things" Katz said with a smile upon seeing the showdown.
Bryn Kenney:
Cary Katz:
The flop came making Kenney the even bigger favorite. The on the turn made things exciting but the on the river favored Kenney and Katz hit the rail in ninth place for $96,080. The remaining eight players are guaranteed $125,900.
delivered their man from the tournament, although that Broadway draw for the river gave them that cruellest of things along the way - false hope. 
, he was in a straight race with Reixach's 
. 
kept Dvoress in the lead, as did the 
turn, but to cries of "Ace! Ace!" from the swelling Spanish rail, an 
and called all in for 661,000. Reixach had 
and Kaverman checked. Reixach bet 50,000 and Kaverman moved in for 251,000. Reixach called instantly with the 
on the turn was a blank but the 
on the river changed things around and Kaverman doubled. 
and Kenney tabled 
before both of them checked the 
turn before the 
completed the board. Colman bet 85,000 and after some tanking, Kaverman called. Colman confidently showed 
on the turn made things exciting but the 
on the river favored Kenney and Katz hit the rail in ninth place for $96,080. The remaining eight players are guaranteed $125,900.
