Niall Farrell moved all in for 170,000 and was called by Dominik Nitsche. Farrell turned over and let out a friendly "f***!" when he saw Nitsche's . "At least my flush draws are alive," said the amiable Farrell.
The flop came leading Farrell to say "that's not good" as it gave Nitsche a set of eights.
The turn was the and the river was the and Farrell wished the table good luck as he was eliminated in 21st place.
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From early position, Andre Akkari raised to 26,000. Thomas Muhlocker called on the button, and then Ilkin Garibli called from the small blind. After Daniel Negreanu folded from the big blind, the dealer ripped off the flop.
On the flop, Garibli checked, and Akkari bet 45,000. Muhlocker made the call, which left him with 238,000 behind, and then Garibli opted for a check-raise and made it 112,000 to go. Akkari folded, but then Muhlocker tanked and shoved all in. Garibli quickly called with the for bottom set, and that was well ahead of Muhlocker's .
The turn was the to leave Muhlocker drawing dead, and then the river completed the board with the . Garibli won the pot, and Muhlocker exited in 22nd place for $63,260.
From the under-the-gun-plus-one position, Garrett Greer raised to 26,000. Andre Akkari thought about it for a bit from the next seat, and then folded. Joe Kuether was next up, and he made the call from the cutoff seat, before Faraz Jaka jacked it up to 82,000 on the button. Play folded back to Greer, and he folded. Kuether called, though, and the two were off to a flop.
The flop came down , and Kuether checked. Jaka slid forward a bet of 90,000, and Kuether folded.
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Niall Farrell opened from early position for 27,000 and Piotr Franczak called out of the blinds. The flop came and Franczak check-called a 25,000 bet from Farrell.
The turn was the and Franczak led out for 50,000. Farrell made the call. The river was the and Franczak led out for 75,000 and Farrell again called.
Franczak turned over for a full house, jacks full of fives and Farrell mucked with a confused look on his face. Franczak then explained that he didn't look preflop.
After a series of raises before the flop, Ilkin Amirov found himself all in and at risk for his last 351,000 against Taylor Paur.
Paur showed and needed to find help to best Amirov's . The flop came down , keeping Amirov's ladies out in front. The on the turn changed nothing, meaning that Paur needed one of the two remaining tens on the river to score the elimination. Unfortunately for Paur, the finished the board and he was forced to send a majority of his stack to Amirov.
Oleksii Khoroshenin made it 29,000 from under the gun and it folded to Scott Seiver in middle position who three-bet to 75,000. The rest of the table folded back to Khoroshenin who announced a four-bet all in. Seiver instantly called for his own tournament life, prompting an eye roll from Khoroshenin.
Khoroshenin:
Seiver:
The board ran out , giving Seiver trip aces for the double. He now has about 670,000 while Khoroshenin has dropped down to 540,000.