From the cutoff seat, Nick Petrangelo raised to 100,000. Dan Heimiller flat-called from the small blind, and then Faraz Jaka reraised to 340,000 from the big blind. After Petrangelo folded, Heimiller quickly moved all in for 570,000. Jaka called with the and saw he was up against the for Heimiller.
The flop gave Jaka trips when the fell. The turn was the to leave Heimiller needing a king on the river, but he wouldn't find it when the completed the board.
With that, Heimiller was eliminated in eighth place for $162,700. Jaka climbed to 2.1 million in chips.
With a dead button following the elimination of Dan Heimiller in eighth place, Jean-Pascal Savard raised to 90,000 from early position. Nick Petrangelo three-bet to 240,000 from what was effectively the cutoff seat, and play folded back to Savard. He folded, and Petrangelo won the pot.
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Oleksii Khoroshenin made it 85,000 from early position and Nick Petrangelo called from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded, leaving the two heads up to the flop.
The dealer put out and Khoroshenin quickly checked. Petrangelo bet 115,000 and Khoroshenin called. Both players checked the on the turn and the on the river, allowing Khoroshenin to table a winning . He pulled the pot and now has about 2.27 million in chips.
Nick Petrangelo opened to 90,000 in the hijack, Ilkin Garibli called from the cutoff, Faraz Jaka called on the button and Oleksii Khoroshenin called in the big blind.
They each checked to the turn of a board where Garibli bet 185,000. Only Petrangelo called to see the river, which he checked. Garibli bet 335,000, sending Petrangelo into the tank for a bit before he folded.
"Muck, dont show," requested Petrangelo.
"Don't worry, no free information," laughed Garibli.
Oleksii Khoroshenin raised to 85,000 from the cutoff seat, and Jean-Pascal Savard called on the button. Nick Petrangelo called from the big blind, and the flop came down . All three players checked, and the turn was the . Following a check from Petrangelo and Khoroshenin, Savard bet 142,000. Petrangelo and Khoroshenin folded, to give Savard the pot.
Ilkin Garibli made it 80,000 to go and it folded over to Oleksii Khoroshenin on the button who three-bet the action to 215,000. The blinds folded and Garibli called to see a flop.
The two watched on as hit the felt. Garibli checked and Khoroshenin continued out for 235,000. Garibli called and the turn was the , pairing the board. Both players opted to check and see the on the river. Garibli checked for a third time and Khoroshenin put out a bet of 515,000.
Garibli went deep into the tank for about three minutes before ultimately deciding to let go of his cards. Khoroshenin welcomed the pot and boosted his stack to 2.525 million.