We caught up with the action on fifth street, where Monnette check-called a bet. Both players checked on sixth, and Monnette led out on seventh. Yakvenko tanked for half a minute or so, but finally called. Monnette opened up .
"Wow," Yakovenko said, then tried to muck.
Monnette requested to see his hand, which made Yakovenko angry.
"Just this time," Yakovenko told him. "Take my chips."
Monnette obliged, allowing Yakovenko to muck.
The next two hands, Yakovenko was all in, and chopped.
John Monnette was the bring in and Nikolai Yakovenko completed to 20,000. Todd Brunson raised and both of his opponents called.
Yakovenko bet on fourth and both Brunson and Monnette called. Monnette took over the aggression on fifth, pushing out a bet which Yakovenko and Brunson both called. The same happened on sixth and seventh.
Monnette tabled for two pair and a seventy-six. Brunson, however, flipped up for a higher two pair, winning him the high while Monnette took the low. Yakovenko mucked his hand and watched as his opponents chopped up his money.
We caught up with the action on fourth street, where Friedman check-called a bet from Arntzen. Friedman then led out on fifth, sixth and seventh, and Arntzen called all three bets.
"It's time to get going," Arntzen sighed as he called on seventh.
Friedman turned over for queens up, scooping the pot, and leaving Arntzen with just 5,000 in chips.
Arntzen
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Todd Brunson
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Adam Friedman
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John Monnette
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Nikolai Yakovenko
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There was no bring in because Arntzen was all in with the ante, and Brunson folded. Friedman completed, and only Yakovenko called. Yakovenko check-called a bet on fourth street, the two checked on fifth, and Yakovenko led out on sixth. Friedman called. Both players knuckled on seventh, and Friedman turned over for fives and fours. Yakovenko was forced to show his hand, but it was quickly mucked and we missed the contents, and Arntzen tabled for no made hand.
He was eliminated in fifth place, and exited the main stage to a round of applause.
John Monnette pushed out a bet on fourth street and Sven Arntzen called. Both players checked fifth, but Monnette picked up the aggression by betting sixth and seventh. Monnette flipped up for a seven-high straight and a seven low, which was enough to scoop the pot from Arntzen.
The next hand, Arntzen called bets from Adam Friedman on fourth, fifth, and sixth street. They both checked seventh and Friedman showed trip sevens. Arntzen could not beat that and had no low so he is now crippled, sitting on about 90,000.
Yakovenko brought it in, Monnette completed, and Yakovenko called. On fourth street, Yakovenko check-called a bet, and the two checked on fifth and sixth.
Yakovenko led out on seventh, Monnette raised, and Yakovenko went into the tank. Finally he called, and Monnette tabled .
"What's that?" Yakovenko asked.
It was ace-high and a seventy-six low, and when Yakovenko tabled , he was awarded half of the pot for his pair of nines.
Adam Friedman brought in and Sven Arntzen raised. John Monnette pushed out a three-bet and Friedman folded his hand. Arntzen called and the two players were off to fourth street.
Monnette bet out on fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh and received calls each time. Arntzen tabled for a pair of deuces and a seventy-five, but Monnette was able to grab the low with for a sixty-five.