Daniel Alaei limped the button and then called when Michael Stonehill raised to 15,000. Alaei then called a bet of 19,000 on the ![]()
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flop, and Stonehill checked the
turn. Alaei took the opportunity to move all in, and Stonehill quickly folded.
2014 World Series of Poker
Michael Stonehill opened for 10,000 on the button and Daniel Alaei called. When the flop fell ![]()
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, Alaei check-called a bet of 12,000 and then both players checked the
turn. The
river saw Alaei lead out for 18,000, and Stonehill folded.
Daniel Alaei limped the button and Michael Stonehill checked his option from the big blind, which brought about a flop of ![]()
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. Stonehill check-called a bet of 6,000 and then the dealer burned and turned the
. Stonehill check-called another bet, this time 16,000, and the
completed the board on the river.
Stonehill checked for a third time and finally folded when Alaei bet 32,000.
Nivel: 8
Ciegas: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
As was the case on Day 1, Daniel Alaei is involved in the last match of the day. Since play resumed after the dinner break, Alaei has closed the gap slightly on Michael Stonehill.
| Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Bell | 346,000 |
| 2 | Taylor Paur | 339,000 |
| 3 | Kory Kilpatrick | 344,000 |
| 4 | Jack Duong | 338,000 |
| 5 | Noah Bronstein | 354,000 |
| 6 | ||
| 7 | Dylan Linde | 346,000 |
| 8 | Eric Wasserson | 345,000 |
| 9 | Narendra Banwari | 346,000 |
| 10 | Phil Galfond | 347,000 |
Alex Bolotin raised to 8,000 on the button, Narendra Banwari three-bet to 19,000 from the big blind and Bolotin four-bet all in for about 110,000. Banwari called.
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to keep Banwari ahead, but Bolotin caught the
on the turn to take the lead.
"Goddamnit," muttered Banwari.
River:
"Yes!" said an excited Banwari as he rivered a queen to make a set of queens to reserve his seat at the final table.
Bolotin's valiant attempt at winning back-to-back shootouts came up just a little bit short.
Alex Bolotin raised on the button and Narendra Banwari called. When the flop came down ![]()
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, Banwari checked and Bolotin bet 8,000. Banwari woke up with a check-raise to 20,000, Bolotin called, and it was off to the
turn.
Banwari bet 34,000, and Bolotin paused a beat before moving all in for 88,000. Banwari folded.
Phil Galfond raised on the button to about 44,000 effective and Stewart Newman called all in from the big blind.
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flop didn't change much, though the
turn gave Newman a flush draw while pairing Galfond. The
river was of no consequence to Newman, clinching the match and a seat at the final table for Galfond.
Stewart Newman opened for 8,000 from the button and Phil Galfond defended the big blind. The ![]()
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flop saw Galfond check-call a bet of 7,000, and then both players checked the
turn. When the
completed the board on the river, Galfond led out for 13,000 and Newman folded.