"I'm back to 15,000"? Parmod Soni exclaimed just after his double up. Because in the last few hours, he went from 70,000 to 7,000 after experiencing two terrible runouts.
With his remaining 7,000 chips, he desperately needed to double up. And the moment his all-in was called finally came.
Parmod Soni: J?J?
Opponent: K?Q?
Soni's fate rested in the hands of the dealer, who revealed a board of 7?8?8?3?4?. Only low cards, which allowed Soni to stay in the tournament.
A player in early position opened to 900 and it folded to Ahmed Karrim in the cutoff who put in a three-bet to 2,600. The rest of the table got out of the way and the initial raiser called.
The flop fanned out Q?J?7? and the early position player checked over to Karrim who continued for 3,300. His opponent took a few seconds, but in the end let their cards go and the pot was sent to Karrim.
The board K?K?5?8? was already dealt when the big blind checked to Oliver Biles who checked as well to see a 10? on the river. This time the big blind bet 2,800 and after some thinking, Biles called.
The big blind tabled K?7? for trips and Biles quickly sent his cards into the muck.
Julien Sitbon three-bet to 2,500 from the button and a player in early position called.
The flop came 8?7?5? and Sitbon continued for 2,000. His opponent called to the 2? turn, where he led out for 4,000.
Sitbon looked back at his hand and tanked for a moment before he called. The river came the 6? and his opponent now checked, allowing Sitbon to fire out 8,200.
The early-position player now tanked for about a minute before calling. Sitbon turned over A?4? for a rivered straight and his opponent nodded his head in acknowledgment before surrendering the pot.
With around 10,000 in the middle preflop, Miles Barnum and Gaston Miculitzki went heads-up to a flop of A?10?6?. Barnum was first to act and threw in a bet of 6,000. Miculitzki thought the bet was 1,100 and called. Once the dealer informed him of the bet, he stated that he was color-blind and now wished to fold.
The original ruling was that Miculitzki could surrender his 1,100 and fold. Barnum along with others at the table argued the ruling and a second opinion was obtained. Upon further review, it was determined that Miculitzki must call the full 6,000 but he was able to keep his cards.
The turn brought the K? and Barnum checked this time. Miculitzki frustratingly moved all in for 37,800 which put Barnum in the tank for a couple of minutes before he called. Miculitzki tabled K?K? for a set of kings while Barnum was left drawing slim with A?Q?. The river was the 7? and Miculitzki scored a big double up.
Miculitzki celebrated a bit by clapping his hands much to the dismay of Barnum. "That's f***ed up man. Why are you celebrating?" Miculitzki felt justified in his celebration as the two players barked back and forth for a couple of moments.
Manuel Ruivo was heads-up from middle position against Tsugunari Toma, who was on the button, on a 6?9?2? flop. Ruivo check-called a 1,600 bet from Toma and then both players checked on the 10? turn.
The 5? filled the river and Ruivo cut out a bet to 5,200 and placed it into the middle. Toma re-checked his hole cards and decided to fold — conceding the pot to Ruivo.