Steve Sung completed and Steven Albini raised with Aleksandr Denisov making the call along with Sung. Albini bet and only Denisov called before that action was repeated on fifth. Sixth street saw Albini check-call 4,000 before doing so on seventh street as well.
The show gets off to a bumpy start thanks to a few technical difficulties, but a great story about a David Williams bluff and another about "hood" poker get the ball rolling again. Dan O'Brien then joins the program to talk about his jet ski accident, his Me vs. U challenge against Danielle Andersen, and more.
Cyndy Violette busted shortly after the money bubble burst.
Cyndy Violette was all in on an early street, and Nabih Helmi and Steve Diano continued to build a side pot until checking the river.
Violette: /
Helmi: /
Diano: /
Violette's two pair was good against Diano, who had unimproved aces, but Helmi had made queens up to take both the side pot and the main pot, eliminating Violette.
Bryan Campanello bet fifth street into two opponents with the following boards:
Campanello: /
Frank Athey: /
Bryn Kenney: /
Both of Campanello's opponents called, and Kenney bet six street when he caught , while Athey got and Campanello . Kenney bet the end again, and Kenney called while Athey folded.
"Aces up," Campanello said, showing for aces and jacks. Kenney couldn't beat it.
Farshad Ben Cohen completed and Phil Laak raised with Cohen calling, before he called a bet on fourth and fifth before betting sixth after Laak checked. Laak made the call as Cohen bet seventh and Laak called.
Cohen: / /
Laak: / /
Cohen tabled his / for a flush and Laak mucked while slipping to roughly 30,000 as Cohen climbed to 49,000 in chips.
Jean Maurice limped in and Martin Sigel completed with Maurice calling. Sigel then bet fourth with Maurice calling before he led fifth and Sigel raised. Maurice made the call as both players checked sixth.
Maurice: / /
Sigel: / /
On seventh, Maurice bet 3,000 and Sigel raised with Maurice calling.
"Kings-up," announced Sigel.
"Three jacks," responded Maurice.
Maurice tabled his and Sigel flipped out bending two of his cards as he tabled his .
The tournament director came over and issued Sigel an orbit penalty of eight hands for ruining two of his hole cards.
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(folded on fourth)
/ 
/ 
for a straight as Albini flashed his 
and mucked while slipping to 32,500. Denisov is now back to having a six-figure chip stack.
, while Athey got 
. Kenney bet the end again, and Kenney called while Athey folded.
for aces and jacks. Kenney couldn't beat it.
/ 
/ 
/ 
for a flush and Laak mucked while slipping to roughly 30,000 as Cohen climbed to 49,000 in chips.
/ 
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