Action began when the player under the gun made it 4,000 to go. Andrew Lichtenberger made the call from the cutoff and the player on the button three-bet to 12,800. The under the gun player made the call and Lichtenberger moved all in for 58,300. The button folded and the player under the gun made the call.
Lichtenberger:
Opponent:
The board fell and Lichtenberger's pair of aces with a king kicker were able to take down the pot and earn him a double up.
Brandon Meyers opened in the cutoff for 4,500 and Michael Abdoulah called from the big blind. The flop fell and Abdoulah checked. Meyers bet out 5,500 and Abdoulah called to see the turn. Abdoulah checked again and Meyers bet out 13,500. Abdoulah called and the river fell . Abdoulah checked a third time and Meyers bet 28,000.
Abdoulah announced call and grimaced at the bad news when Meyers tabled . The he painfully counted out the 28,000 and shipped it over to Meyers -- who now sits at 210,000.
A player in early position opened for 5,500 and Nick Holbrook raised to 12,500 in late position. Action folded back to the original raiser and he moved all in for 45,300. Holbrook called and tabled and was up against .
The board ran and Holbrook lost another big portion of his stack.
Rory Campbell has just been eliminated at the hands of Yann Roudaut as play continues in WSOP Event #56.
On a flop of , Campbell checked out of the big blind, as did the player in the UTG +1 position before Roudaut opened for 14,000. Campbell shoved and the UTG +1 player got out of the way before the cards were tabled:
Roudaut:
Campbell:
Neither the turn of the or the river were of any help to Campbell and he was eliminated. Roudaut is now up to almost 150,000 in chips.
Andy Philachack opened for 6,000 and his opponent in the small blind raised to 16,000. Philachack flatted and the flop came . The small blind bet out 23,500 -- almost half his stack -- and Philachack moved all in. The small blind tanked, obviously conflicted with his decisions in front of him.
He eventually folded and Philachack decided to show his because his table was being broken at that moment. Philachack is flirting with 300,000.
Brandon Meyers and another player each put 10,000 in the pot preflop. The flop rolled out and both players checked. The turn produced the and Meyers check-called 12,000. The river came and Meyers moved all in -- having his opponent well covered.
and Lichtenberger's pair of aces with a king kicker were able to take down the pot and earn him a double up.
turn. Abdoulah checked again and Meyers bet out 13,500. Abdoulah called and the river fell 
. Abdoulah checked a third time and Meyers bet 28,000.
and was up against 
.
and Holbrook lost another big portion of his stack.
, Campbell checked out of the big blind, as did the player in the UTG +1 position before Roudaut opened for 14,000. Campbell shoved and the UTG +1 player got out of the way before the cards were tabled:
were of any help to Campbell and he was eliminated. Roudaut is now up to almost 150,000 in chips.
and Meyers check-called 12,000. The river came