Oleksii Khoroshenin opened to 140,000 from the hijack and Ilkin Garibli called from the big blind.
The flop came down and Garibli checked to Khoroshenin who bet 160,000. Garibli check-raised to 340,000 and sent Khoroshenin into the tank for a bit before he folded.
Oleksii Khoroshenin made it 140,000 to go from the button and found a call from Scott Seiver in the big blind. The two saw hit the felt and Seiver check-called a continuation of 155,000.
Fourth street was the and Seiver checked for a second time. Khoroshenin checked it back, allowing the to finish off the community cards. Seiver knocked the table, Khoroshenin fired 475,000, and Seiver let it go.
Khoroshenin pulled the pot and boosted his stack to about 1.96 million to Seiver's 1.65 million.
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Jean-Pascal Savard raised to 130,000 from the cutoff seat, and Ilkin Garibli called out of the big blind to see the flop come down . Garibli checked, Savard bet 125,000, and Garibli called.
The turn went check-check after the was added to the board, and then the paired the board on the river. Garibli checked, Savard bet 340,000, and Garibli folded.
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Ilkin Garibli raised to 130,000 from the cutoff and Oleksii Khoroshenin called from the small blind.
The flop came down and Khoroshenin checked to Garibli who continued for 180,000. Khoroshenin called, the hit the turn and both checked to see the river. Khoroshenin fired 310,000 and after a few moments Garibli raised to about 1.165 million.
Khoroshenin gave it some thought, but ultimately folded.
With a dead small blind this hand, Jean Pascal Savard raised to 125,000 from early possition. Joe Kuether called from the big blind and the flop fell .
Kuether checked, Savard bet 155,000, Kuether shoved for about 825,000 and Savard called.
Savard:
Kuether:
Kuether led with two pair and held up throuh the turn and river to score the double up.
Jean-Pascal Savard raised to 150,000 from the hijack and it folded over to Faraz Jaka in the big blind. He moved all in for about 440,000 total and Savard instantly called.
Savard:
Jaka:
The board fell down , keeping Savard's big slick in the lead. Jaka was eliminated in 7th place and collected $221,440 for his efforts.
Faraz Jaka moved all in for 140,000 before the flop and found calls from Scott Seiver on the button and Ilkin Garibli in the big blind. The flop came down and Garibli checked. Seiver reached for chips and moved them across the betting line.
"You've got it," said Garibli, instantly folding his hand.
With that, the hands were turned over with Jaka at risk.
Jaka:
Seiver:
The board completed with the and the , keeping Jaka's ducks in the lead. He was able to triple up but is still under 10 big blinds.
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and Garibli checked to Khoroshenin who bet 160,000. Garibli check-raised to 340,000 and sent Khoroshenin into the tank for a bit before he folded.
hit the felt and Seiver check-called a continuation of 155,000.
and Seiver checked for a second time. Khoroshenin checked it back, allowing the 
to finish off the community cards. Seiver knocked the table, Khoroshenin fired 475,000, and Seiver let it go.
. Garibli checked, Savard bet 125,000, and Garibli called.
was added to the board, and then the 
paired the board on the river. Garibli checked, Savard bet 340,000, and Garibli folded.
and Khoroshenin checked to Garibli who continued for 180,000. Khoroshenin called, the 
hit the turn and both checked to see the 
river. Khoroshenin fired 310,000 and after a few moments Garibli raised to about 1.165 million.
turn and 
river to score the double up.
and Garibli checked. Seiver reached for chips and moved them across the betting line.
, keeping Jaka's ducks in the lead. He was able to triple up but is still under 10 big blinds.