Peter Charalambous raised to 20,000 before the flop, and Marcelo Costa called in position to go heads-up.
The two men checked all the way to the river on a board. On the end, Charalmbous bet 40,000 -- exactly half of Costa's remaining chips. The call eventually came, and the news was not good for Costa.
Showdown
Charalambous:
Costa:
Charalmbous made the nut low to take that half of the pot, and Costa can only earn one-quarter as he and his opponent both shared the same top hand. With his quartering, Costa has fallen back to 73,000 chips.
Fabrizio Gonzalez raised to 28,000 from the cutoff only to have Anders Taylor three-bet from the button. The blinds both folded, Gonzalez moved all in for 78,000, and Taylor called.
Taylor:
Gonzalez:
The flop quickly put an end to any low hopes, meaning Taylor's ace-king was currently the best hand. The turn gave Gonzalez a flush draw, but the river completely blanked. The ace-king of Taylor held on to score the elimination of Gonzalez in 22nd place.
Action folded to Nick Schulman in the hijack and he raised to 20,000, which Trevor Reader called from the button. It was heads up to the flop and Schulman proceeded to check-call a bet of 32,000. It then went check-check on both the turn and river.
Schulman sheepishly turned over for two small pair, which ended up being good as Reader simply mucked.
From the button, David Bach raised to 20,000, and Anders Taylor three-bet the pot from the small blind. It was 68,000 total, and Bach called to see a flop.
It came , and Taylor led out all in for 101,000. Bach matched the bet with the covering stack, and he was well in front as the cards were turned over.
Showdown
Bach:
Taylor:
Bach's top pair gave him a big lead, and the on the turn kept him in front. Taylor needed to catch a seven to scoop or a low card to stay alive with a chop. The river was the , a suitably low non-pair for Taylor, and he ran down a low hand to survive his all in. The two men get their money back, and Taylor has 173,000.
Anders Taylor opened to 16,000 from middle position, and Lee Watkinson three-bet to 52,000. He only had 76,000 to start the hand, and Taylor put him all in with a chance at the knockout.
Showdown
Taylor:
Watkinson:
The flop brought the nuts for Taylor, starting right off with an eight-high straight. Watkinson had made his low, but Taylor was getting greedy, calling for a "three!" to counterfeit his opponent. The turn was not much change, but it did give Watkinson a few scoop outs to work with. The river was a disaster, though, and Taylor's wish was thusly granted. Watkinson's hand was invalid after the last card, and he has been sent off in 21st place.
Tobias Hausen began the day on a decent stack, but he failed to gain any momentum. We recently watched as he committed his last 73,000 preflop and was up against Brent Wheeler.
Hausen:
Wheeler:
The flop assured there would be no low, but it did provide Hausen with a Broadway straight; however, it also gave Wheeler a set, meaning he'd scoop the pot if the board paired. Sure enough, the dealer burned and turned the to put an end to Hausen's day.
The meaningless was put out on the river as Wheeler raked in the pot; meanwhile, Hausen was eliminated in 20th place for $12,623.
Action folded to Phil "Unabomber" Laak on the button and he raised to 25,000, which Nick Schulman called from the small blind. The chip leader then lead out for 36,000 on the flop, which Laak called in position. Both players checked the turn, leading to the river.
Again Schulman checked, but this time Laak opted to bet 55,000. Schulman thought for a solid two minutes before tossing his cards to the muck.
board. On the end, Charalmbous bet 40,000 -- exactly half of Costa's remaining chips. The call eventually came, and the news was not good for Costa.
top hand. With his quartering, Costa has fallen back to 73,000 chips.
flop quickly put an end to any low hopes, meaning Taylor's ace-king was currently the best hand. The 
turn gave Gonzalez a flush draw, but the 
river completely blanked. The ace-king of Taylor held on to score the elimination of Gonzalez in 22nd place.
flop and Schulman proceeded to check-call a bet of 32,000. It then went check-check on both the 
river.
, and Taylor led out all in for 101,000. Bach matched the bet with the covering stack, and he was well in front as the cards were turned over.
, a suitably low non-pair for Taylor, and he ran down a low hand to survive his all in. The two men get their money back, and Taylor has 173,000.
was not much change, but it did give Watkinson a few scoop outs to work with. The river 
