Sergey Altbregin raised from the button and Jerrod Ankenman called. Ankenman drew three cards while Altbregin stood pat. Ankenman checked and Altbregin bet. Ankenman called.
On the next draw, Ankenman drew two and Altbregin stood pat again. Again, Ankenman check-called a bet from Altbregin.
On the third draw, Ankenman drew one and Altbregin stood pat again. This time though, Ankenman led out first. Altbregin called and won with . Ankenman showed a pair of threes and then mucked.
Altbregin moved over one seat to his left so that the dealer could reach him better. His friend got extremely upset by this and demanded that Sergey at least take the same chair he was sitting in before and switch. He claimed that Albregin was winning all the chips in that chair, so he must stay seated in it. Sergey agreed and switched the chairs, although he is still moved over one seat where seat eight is located, right next to the dealer.
Chris Klodnicki raised to 30,000 from the button and Jerrod Ankenman called from the small blind.
Flop:
Ankenman checked and Klodnicki bet 72,000, which was the size of the pot. Ankenman repotted it to 288,000 total. Klodnicki made a face, stuck out his tongue, made some more faces, and then moved all in for about 375,000 total. Ankenman called.
Ankenman held an overpair, a straight draw, and a flush draw with . Klodnicki held two pair with .
The turn was the , completing Ankenman's flush. The river was the to seal the deal. Klodnicki was out in 3rd place.
Sergey Altbregin is really grabbing this tournament by the horns now. After Chris Klodnicki opened with a raise to 42,000, Sergey reraised to 166,000. Klodnicki prompted, "Kings again?" as he counted his own chips out and then folded.
On the next hand, Altbregin limped in from the small blind and Klodnicki checked in the big blind. The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and Altbregin fired 30,000. Klodnicki called.
The river was the and Klodnicki bet 150,000. Klodnicki called and Altbregin showed him for two pair. Klodnicki looked up and away in a disgusted manner and flung his cards into the muck.
Ankenman and Altbregin would get into a big raising battle preflop that found them all in. Altbregin was the shorter stack and at risk. He did hold the best of it though with pocket kings, . Ankenman held .
The board ran out and with that hand, here's approximately how the chips currently look:
Chris Klodnicki raised to 30,000 from the button. Jeff Tims pushed all in from the small blind for his last 75,000 and Klodnicki called.
Showdown
Tims:
Klodnicki:
The flop came down to add a flush draw for Klodnicki. The turn ended things when the hit the felt. Tims stood from his seat and shook the hands of his competitors as the was placed out on the river.
He finished in 4th place for nearly $70,000 in winnings. This was Tims' first WSOP cash, complete with a final table and 4th-place finish.
From under the gun, Jerrod Ankenman raised to 36,000. Chris Klodnicki called out of the big blind. The flop came down and Klodnicki checked. Ankenman bet 58,000 and then Klodnicki moved all in for about 200,000 total. Ankenman quickly called.
Showdown
Klodnicki:
Ankenman:
"Uggghhhhh!" moaned Klodnicki when he saw Ankenman's hand. He stood up to watch his fate as the dealer burned and turned. The turn card was the and the crowd in Klodnicki's corner began yelling for a three to pair the board. As if one of his friends was dealing, the hit the felt on the river. Klodnicki gave a fist pump as the rail erupted in a roar!
Not much has been going on since we switched to Stud/8. Six of the eight hands have been played and only two have seen a showdown. Both times, the pot was chopped between the two players involved.
Greg Raymer has stopped by to say hello to Jerrod Ankenman. He even asked Ankenman to count his chips. Also stopping by in the crowd are Timothy "TK" Miles, Jim Geary, Vitaly Lunkin, Matt "HossTBF" Hawrilenko, Gavin Griffin, Alexander Kostritsyn, and Kirill Gerasimov.