From middle position, Mikhail Yakovlev raised to 95,000. Two to his left in the cutoff, Eric Froehlich three-bet him to 250,000. Yakovlev thought for a bit before making the call.
The flop was and Yakovlev checked to Froehlich who moved all in for 1,010,000. Yakovlev confirmed that Froehlich had said, "All in" with the dealer and then immediately made the call. Froehlich had but had shoved into the current nuts. Yakovlev held and had his opponent drawing very thin.
However, the turn changed everything. The spiked the board and left Yakovlev looking for the case ten. Froehlich's rail, that happens to include Justin Bonomo (who was seated at this very table last night), Isaac Haxton, and others celebrated with their man when the queen hit.
The landed on the river and Froehlich goes from being on the brink of elimination to our new chip leader in the blink of an eye. Yakovlev is still very much alive though with 1.6 million.
Antonin Teisseire does his best Gene Simmons impression after doubling up.
Eric Froehlich opened the button to 100,000, and Antonin Teisseire three-bet shoved for 620,000 from the big blind. Froehlich made the call, and Teissere was in good shape to double.
Showdown
Froehlich:
Teisseire:
The meant Froehlch was picking up some chop outs, but the turn and river failed to come through. That's just fine for Teissere who notches a big double to push up to 1.305 million, and that puts him just ahead of Froehlich who steps back to 1.25 million.
Jim Routos knocks the felt after being eliminated in 9th.
Antonin Teisseire opened the action from middle position with a raise to 70,000. Jim Routos three-bet him to 175,000 from the cutoff before Narendra Banwari four-bet bet from the big blind to 400,000. Teisseire folded and Routos moved all in for exactly one million chips. Banwari had Routos barely covered and made the call.
Routos:
Banwari:
The flop was and Banwari vaulted into the lead with a pair of queens. The turn was the and the river was the , both bricks for Routos.
He is eliminated in 9th place while Banwari now has 2.3 million chips.
In a battle of the blinds, Adam Geyer raised to open the pot, and Mikhail Yakovlev called from the big blind to go heads up to the flop.
It came , and Geyer continued out with 120,000 more. Yakovlev flatted, and he called another 275,000 after the turn. Both players checked through the river, and Geyer flashed the . It was no good; Yakovlev showed up to take the pot with a pair of kings. This one moves him up to about 3 million!
Darryl Ronconi raised from the hijack to 75,000 before Michael Fosco moved all in for 600,000 in the cutoff. The rest of the players folded back to Ronconi and he made the call.
Ronconi:
Fosco:
The flop was which gave Fosco some extra outs with a straight draw. The turn bricked off with the and the river was no help either. Fosco hits the rail as our official final table bubbler and the players are now on a 20 minute break as they prepare themselves to chase that bracelet.
Darryl Ronconi opened to 75,000, and Mikhail Yakovlev three-bet to 160,000 from the button. Ronconi called, and we'd go forward to the most significant action we've seen in 20 minutes. The flop drew a continuation bet of 185,000 from Yakovlev, and Ronconi check-called.
The turned, and Ronconi check-called another 250,000. One more time on the river, Ronconi check-called 300,000 to see the showdown. Yakovlev tabled , and aces up were good enough to win the pot.
That gives Yakovlev the chip lead with 2.1 million, knocking Ronconi down into the middle of the pack for the first time in a while with 1.25 million.
and Yakovlev checked to Froehlich who moved all in for 1,010,000. Yakovlev confirmed that Froehlich had said, "All in" with the dealer and then immediately made the call. Froehlich had 
but had shoved into the current nuts. Yakovlev held 
and had his opponent drawing very thin.
spiked the board and left Yakovlev looking for the case ten. Froehlich's rail, that happens to include Justin Bonomo (who was seated at this very table last night), Isaac Haxton, and others celebrated with their man when the queen hit.
landed on the river and Froehlich goes from being on the brink of elimination to our new chip leader in the blink of an eye. Yakovlev is still very much alive though with 1.6 million.
meant Froehlch was picking up some chop outs, but the turn 
and river 
failed to come through. That's just fine for Teissere who notches a big double to push up to 1.305 million, and that puts him just ahead of Froehlich who steps back to 1.25 million.
and the river was the 
, and Geyer continued out with 120,000 more. Yakovlev flatted, and he called another 275,000 after the 
turn. Both players checked through the 
. It was no good; Yakovlev showed up 
to take the pot with a pair of kings. This one moves him up to about 3 million!
river was no help either. Fosco hits the rail as our official final table bubbler and the players are now on a 20 minute break as they prepare themselves to chase that bracelet.
river, Ronconi check-called 300,000 to see the showdown. Yakovlev tabled 