Dani Stern raised to 18,000 from under the gun and action trickled all of the way around the table to Fedor Holz in the big blind. Holz called and the two saw a flop. Holz checked and Stern continued out for 25,000. Holz came over the top with a check-raise to 100,000, essentially putting Stern to the test for his tournament life. Ultimately, Stern decided to fold his hand and was left with 98,000 in chips. Holz, on the other hand, climbed to 675,000.
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Ilya Bulychev opened to 20,000 from early position and Christoph Vogelsang three-bet to 46,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Bulychev who took about 90 seconds before he called.
The flop fell and Bulychev checked to Vogelsang who continued for 33,000. Bulychev check-raised all in for about 125,000 and Vogelsang called.
Bulychev:
Vogelsang:
The turn and river were no help to Bulychev, securing the pot for Vogelsang.
Zach Hyman opened with a raise to 15,000 only to have Isaac Haxton three-bet the action to 40,000 from the button. Action came back to Hyman and he called to see a flop of . Hyman checked to the raiser who continued out for 35,000. Hyman called and the hit the turn.
Hyman checked for a second time and Haxton followed suit, allowing the to fall on the river. Hyman checked and Haxton took his time counting out his stack. After a moment, Haxton moved a vast majority of his stack into the middle, prompting an instant fold from Hyman.
Erik Seidel (on the button) called a Jason Koon (small blind) three-bet to 47,000 to see a flop.
Koon check-called 50,000 from Seidel, landing the turn. Another check from Koon led to another bet from Seidel, this one for 100,000. Koon tanked for about 60 seconds before check-raising all in for about 275,000 effective. Seidel called all in with , but was drawing dead against Koon's .
Action folded to Dong Kim in the cutoff seat, and he raised all in for 66,000. When play got to Sam Greenwood in the big blind, he checked his cards and then asked for a count. Once received, Greenwood shrugged and made the call with the . Kim had the .
When you're the chip leader of a tournament, things just seem to go your way sometimes. That was the case here as Greenwood spiked a four on the flop to take the lead. The landed on the turn, and the completed the board on the river. With that, Kim was off to the rail and Greenwood increased his stack.
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In a three-bet pot, Sean Winter and Justin Bonomo took a flop of . Winter checked over to Bonomo who fired 45,000 from the button. Winter called to see the pair the board on fourth street. Both players checked and the hit the river.
Winter checked his option for a third time and Bonomo followed suit. Winter showed for sixes and treys. At the sight of this, Bonomo threw his hand into the muck and Winter pulled in the pot.
flop. Holz checked and Stern continued out for 25,000. Holz came over the top with a check-raise to 100,000, essentially putting Stern to the test for his tournament life. Ultimately, Stern decided to fold his hand and was left with 98,000 in chips. Holz, on the other hand, climbed to 675,000.
and Bulychev checked to Vogelsang who continued for 33,000. Bulychev check-raised all in for about 125,000 and Vogelsang called.
turn and 
river were no help to Bulychev, securing the pot for Vogelsang.
. Hyman checked to the raiser who continued out for 35,000. Hyman called and the 
hit the turn.
to fall on the river. Hyman checked and Haxton took his time counting out his stack. After a moment, Haxton moved a vast majority of his stack into the middle, prompting an instant fold from Hyman.
flop.
turn. Another check from Koon led to another bet from Seidel, this one for 100,000. Koon tanked for about 60 seconds before check-raising all in for about 275,000 effective. Seidel called all in with 
, but was drawing dead against Koon's 
.
. Kim had the 
.
completed the board on the river. With that, Kim was off to the rail and Greenwood increased his stack.
pair the board on fourth street. Both players checked and the 
hit the river.
for sixes and treys. At the sight of this, Bonomo threw his hand into the muck and Winter pulled in the pot.
