Michael Blanovsky raised to 100,000 from the small blind and Randolph Lanosga defended his big blind.
The flop fell and Blanovsky checked-called a bet of 100,000. After the turn came , Blanovsky again check-called a bet, this time for 250,000.
The river brought the to the table and Blanovsky shifted gears, leading out with a bet of 700,000. Lanosga was a believer and threw his cards into the muck.
After a button-raise to 100,000 by Arkadiy Tsinis, Randolph Lanosga decided to see the flop. The dealer spread the across the table and both players knocked the felt.
The turn came and Lanosga checked again, prompting Tsinis to slide 150,000 into the pot. After the bet was called, the river fell and Lanosga checked for the third time. Tsinis continued his aggressive line, betting 400,000 and staring straight ahead.
Lanosga looked his man up but instantly mucked when he saw the held by Tsinis. His two-pair was best and Tsinis built his chip lead to 4,100,000.
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Arkadiy Tsinis is now the monster chip leader!
Michael Blanovsky folded from the button and Randolph Lanosga called from the small blind before Arkadiy Tsinis checked his option from the big blind to go heads-up to the flop of .
Lanosga checked to Tsinis who led out for 60,000. Lanosga called, then checked again on the turn of the , giving Lanosga his cue to bet out 210,000. However, Tsinis check-raised to 420,000 and Lanosga called before the dealer produced the river of the .
This time, Lanosga led out for 250,000, only to see Tsinis raise to one million straight. Lanosga called, tabling for the nut flush, but Tsinis had hit queens full with and he's now the dominant force at this final table with almost six million!
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Randolph Lanosga - 3rd Place ($233,732)
Having been crippled only moments ago, Randolph Lanosga has surrendered the rest of his chips to Michael Blanovsky to finish up in third place ($233,732).
Arakadiy Tsinis limped in from the button before the flop, but Blanovsky raised to 200,000 from the small blind. Lanosga shoved his remaining 1.15 million from the big blind and Tsinis folded before Blanovsky snap-called.
Blanovsky:
Lanosga:
The flop of improved neither hand, but Blanovsky hit the set with the on the turn. Even so, Lanosga now had the open-ended straight draw ...
... but alas, it wasn't to be. The blanked out on the river and we are now heads-up for the title!
Arkadiy Tsinis has just won the first five hands of this heads-up battle against Michael Lanovsky to further extend his chip lead.
After Tsinis stole the first three sets of blinds and antes, Lanovsky surrended the button before the first board of the heads-up battle played out. Tsinis raised to 120,000 from the button and Lanovsky called before checking his option on the flop of .
Tsinis bet 120,000 again, but Lanovsky then check-raised to 365,000. Tsinis called, then Lanovsky checked again on the turn of the . Tsinis fired out 360,000 and Lanovsky mucked his hand.
Arkadiy Tsinis may have won the early part of this heads-up battle, but Michael Blanovsky isn't going anywhere, having been able to reclaim some of his chips as play in WSOP Event #38 continues.
Blanovsky picked up three sets of blinds and antes before Tsinis raised from the button to 125,000. Blanovsky called, then both players checked the flop of before Blanovsky check-folded to Tsinis' bet of 125,000 on the turn of the .
Two hands later, Tsinis raised to 120,000 and Blanovsky called before the dealer spread the flop of . Blanovsky checked and Tsinis led out for 125,000, only to fold after Blanovsky check-raised to 425,000.
Arkadiy Tsinis has just taken a big chunk of change from Michael Blanovsky to move up to almost 7.5 million as this heads-up battle continues.
After two walks, Tsinis raised to 120,000 from the button and Blanovsky called before checking the flop of . Tsinis opened for 75,000 and he then called Blanovsky's check-raise of 275,000 before calling Blanovsky's bet of 500,000 straight on the turn of the .
Both players then checked down the river and Blanovsky tabled for a busted straight flush draw, which was no good against Tsinis' .
and Blanovsky checked-called a bet of 100,000. After the turn came 
, Blanovsky again check-called a bet, this time for 250,000.
to the table and Blanovsky shifted gears, leading out with a bet of 700,000. Lanosga was a believer and threw his cards into the muck.
across the table and both players knocked the felt.
and Lanosga checked again, prompting Tsinis to slide 150,000 into the pot. After the bet was called, the river fell 
and Lanosga checked for the third time. Tsinis continued his aggressive line, betting 400,000 and staring straight ahead.
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for the nut flush, but Tsinis had hit queens full with 
and he's now the dominant force at this final table with almost six million!
improved neither hand, but Blanovsky hit the set with the 
on the turn. Even so, Lanosga now had the open-ended straight draw ...
. Tsinis fired out 360,000 and Lanovsky mucked his hand.
before Blanovsky check-folded to Tsinis' bet of 125,000 on the turn of the 
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. Tsinis opened for 75,000 and he then called Blanovsky's check-raise of 275,000 before calling Blanovsky's bet of 500,000 straight on the turn of the 
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