A short-stacked Yuval Bronshtein was all in on third and the red-hot John Monnette put him at risk.
Bronshtein: 
/ 
/ 
Monnette: 
/ 
/ 
Bronshtein got it in good, but as we said before Monnette is running hot. That was evidenced by the three eights he hit in a row to send Bronshtein to the rail in 14th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
355,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
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|
Busted | |
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Level: 20
Limits: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
John Monnette completed with the 
only to have Jeff Lisandro, who was showing the 
, put in a raise. Monnette was the only player to make the call, and he proceeded to call another bet on the turn. Fifth street saw Lisandro check-call a bet, and that action was repeated on sixth street. Lisandro checked for a third time on seventh, and then folded to Monnette's bet.
Monnette: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Lisandro: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
145,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
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After Bryn Kenney brought it in with the 
, Huu Vinh completed and Perry Friedman called. Mike Sexton then sprung to life with a raise, Kenney folded and both Vinh and Friedman called. The turn saw Sexton led out with a bet, both his opponents called, and then he committed his last 10,000 on fifth street. Again Vinh and Friedman called before the former fired out a bet on sixth and drove out the latter.
Sexton: 
/ 
/ 
Vinh: 
/ 
Friedman: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Sexton got it in with kings but fell behind when Vinh made two pair on sixth. Sexton was drawing live on seventh, but the blanked and he was eliminated in 15th place for $12,035. Ironically, Sexton also finished in 15th place in Event #4 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better earlier in the series.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
183,000
-31,000
|
-31,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
|
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
200,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
||
|
185,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
150,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
120,000
-49,000
|
-49,000 |
|
90,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
33,000
-39,500
|
-39,500 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
||
|
|
214,000
53,500
|
53,500 |
|
|
||
|
190,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||
|
150,000
25,500
|
25,500 |
|
135,000
-35,500
|
-35,500 |
|
||
|
|
100,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
52,000
-9,500
|
-9,500 |
|
|
28,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
|
|
||
Bryn Kenney completed showing the only to have Huu Vinh raise with the . From there, Kenney called, Vinh bet the turn, and Kenney called again. Fifth street saw Vinh check-raise, Kenney call and then both players checked sixth. Vinh fired out a bet on seventh, but he was met with a raise by Kenney. Vinh gave it some thought but opted to concede the hand.
Vinh: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Kenney: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
195,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
105,000
-74,000
|
-74,000 |
Jeff Lisandro had the bring in with the 
and was soon met with a completion from Cyndy Violette. Lisandro made the call and proceeded to call bets on every street except for seventh, which both players checked.
Lisandro: (x-x) / / (x)
Violette: / 
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Violette's aces proved to the winner as Lisandro sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
225,000
-51,500
|
-51,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
140,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
||
A short-stacked Nick Schulman was all in on third while Mark Dickstein and Jeff Lisandro competed for a side pot. Lisandro ended up check-calling a bet on the turn before folding to Dickstein's lead-out bet on fifth.
Schulman: 
/ 
/
Dickstein: / 
/
Lisandro: (x-x) / 
fold
Dickstein held two pair and was way out in front. Schulman managed to pair his ace on sixth, meaning he was drawing live headed to seventh, but the would be no help. Schulman finished in 16th place and will take home $12,035 for his effort.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
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Last night ended when the money bubble burst at 16 players, which meant the remaining players were given a new seat draw when bagging and tagging. Here's a look at the current two-table lineup:
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Dickstein |
| 2 | Cyndy Violette |
| 3 | Nick Schulman |
| 4 | Tim Finne |
| 5 | John Monnette |
| 6 | Yuval Bronshtein |
| 7 | Raymond Dehkharghani |
| 8 | Jeff Lisandro |
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Perry Friedman |
| 2 | Mike Sexton |
| 3 | Lee Goldman |
| 4 | Eugene Katchalov |
| 5 | Max Pescatori |
| 6 | Bryn Kenney |
| 7 | Huu Vinh |
| 8 | David Rosenau |
