Andrey Zaichenko opened his button to 40,000 only to have Fu Wong three-bet to 60,000. Ram Vaswani capped it at 80,000 and Zaichenko made the call as Wong committed his final 72,000.
Vaswani led at the flop only to have Zaichenko two-bet as Vaswani called. The on the turn saw Vaswani check-fold as the cards were tabled.
Wong:
Zaichenko:
The river of the was enough to see Wong sent to the rail in 14th place as Zaichenko moves to 560,000 in chips.
Matthew Ashton raised from the hijack seat and Jacobo Fernandez called from the cutoff seat. Tom Dwan also made the call from the big blind and the three players took the flop. Action was checked by Dwan and Ashton bet. Fernandez called and Dwan folded.
The turn was the and Ashton checked. Fernandez bet and Ashton called.
The river was the and Ashton check-called again. Fernandez showed the and was scooped by Ashton's .
The buzz today at this $10,000 H.O.R.S.E event is all about Tom "durrrr" Dwan as he is a mere 12 eliminations away from his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet. And yet, even as he is this close to the glory of finally grabbing a bracelet, he is still registered for and playing in two events today.
Dwan is currently also registered for Event 40: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed. As of right now, he is letting his stack in Event #40 blind away over in the Pavilion while he chases WSOP fame in the Amazon Room. The rail is currently wrapped three people deep all of the way around the blue section of the Amazon Room, all eyes watching as Dwan attempts to defeat his final 12 competitors.
Tom Dwan bet out on fifth street only to have Jacobo Fernandez two-bet to 40,000. Dwan called, and was then faced with a bet on sixth street as both player's boards read as follows.
Dwan: (X)(X) /
Fernandez: (X)(X) /
"It seems like you've had to pair your eights!" announced Dwan as he contemplated a decision on sixth street.
After roughly ninety seconds of deliberating, Dwan kicked his cards to the muck to relinquish the pot to Fernandez.
Andrey Zaichenko two-bet on third street before Erik Sagstrom three-bet to 60,000. The original player that completed folded as Zaichenko made the call before calling a bet on fourth. Zaichenko would then take the lead on fifth and sixth street with Sagstrom calling on both occasions; with sixth finding himself all in for his last 30,000.
Zaichenko: /
Sagstrom: /
With Sagstrom drawing dead, he tossed his hole cards at the muck, only to be told that they had to be revealed.
Zaichenko caught a on seventh, and Sagstrom a to see the Swedish player exit in 13th place for a $31,719 payday as Zaichenko moved to 735,000 in chips.
Tom Dwan brought in with the king and then Fabrice Soulier completed. Kyle Loman made the call and Dwan also splashed in the chips to see fourth street. On fourth street, Soulier had the best hand showing and led the betting with both Dwan and Loman calling. On fifth, Soulier bet again and both players called.
On sixth street it was Loman who bet and got called by both players. Then on seventh, everyone checked.
Loman turned over for an eighty-seven. Dwan gave his famous "look to the sky" and rolled his eyes with his mouth open while tossing his hand into the muck. Soulier also mucked and Loman won the pot.
With everyone on Tom Dwan-watch, we unfortunately missed the exact details of Ram Vaswani's elimination.
Stud
Speaking to Tournament Director Robbie Thompson, he detailed to us that Michael Binger made sixes and deuces and Vaswani bricked out eventually making just an ace-high.
Vaswani heads to the rail in 12th place, and will collect $38,916 for his efforts to add to his $3.4 million in lifetime earnings, 16 WSOP cashes and one gold bracelet ($1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout in 2007).
PIcking up the action on fourth street, Kyle Loman, bet and was called on fourth, fifth and sixth. On seventh, both players checked. Lowman rolled over the for two pair, aces and fours. Dwan mucked his hand and lost the pot.