Anthony Sgroi raised from the hijack and Joseph [Removed:340] shoved for 430,000 from the button. The blinds released and Sgroi called immediately.
Sgroi:
[Removed:340]:
"Such a tough spot," said [Removed:340] as he saw he was in trouble. The flop opened up some chop opportunities for [Removed:340], but the and completed the board to send him out in sixth place.
Rick Block raised to 90,000 from the cutoff and Andre Smith shoved for 635,000 from the small blind. Back on Block, he weighed his options for about a minute before announcing a call.
Smith:
Block:
The board brought no help to Block and Smith secured the double.
Rick Block opened to 90,000 from early position and it folded over to Joe Ciffa in the big blind. Ciffa moved all in for around 230,000 and Block called.
Ciffa:
Block:
Block was surprised to see he was ahead and it got even better on the flop. The turn left Ciffa drawing to a chop, but he couldn't get there on the turn.
Ciffa's seventh-place finish marks another great result here at the Seneca Poker room where he won two titles at the 2014 Summer Slam series.
Andre Smith has now doubled twice at this table and is becoming a contender. He just doubled through Anthony Sgroi with the against Sgroi's on a board, increasing his stack to nearly 700,000.
Veerab Zakarian raised to 65,000 from the hijack, Anthony Sgroi called on the button and Rick Block three-bet to 175,000 from the small blind. Zakarian and Sgroi quickly released their hands, giving Block another pot.
"Big stack bully," said Zakarian, which prompted Block to show his .
"I knew it," said Zakarian with a grin. "I knew it"
Rick Block opened to 60,000 from early position and Thomas MacKenzie shoved for 550,000 from directly behind. Block crunched the numbers in his head, cut chips out of his stack and made the call.
MacKenzie:
Block:
Block was pleased to see he had two live cards. The flop gave each player a straight draw, and the turn moved Block into the lead with his top pair.
"Hold," Block pleaded. "Brick! Brick!"
The river was exactly that and MacKenzie was eliminated in eighth place.
![[user153906]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
![Joseph [Removed:340]](https://s.pnimg.net/oHX_9FURxFmVdm8ErNkHl4q_hHf7HcAHuXV2fManWEE/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/ODcxLzE5L3gwZjBj/OTNjYmIyLmpwZw.webp)
flop opened up some chop opportunities for [Removed:340], but the 
and 
completed the board to send him out in sixth place.
board brought no help to Block and Smith secured the double.
flop. The 
turn left Ciffa drawing to a chop, but he couldn't get there on the 
against Sgroi's 
on a 
