Nick Petrangelo raised to 24,000 from under the gun. Pedro Chaves called in the hijack before Alberto Meran moved all in for approximately 80,000. Tom-Aksel Bedell reshoved on the button which forced quick folds from Petrangelo and Chaves.
Alberto Meran:
Tom-Aksel Bedell:
It was a classic flip. The flop came which gave Bedell a straight draw. The turn was a blank as it came the . However the river was the which eliminates Meran from the tournament.
Nick Petrangelo moved all in for 155,000 from the hijack. Alex Kulev was super short and called in the big blind for his tournament life.
Alex Kulev:
Nick Petrangelo:
Petrangelo said "Six-Three nice call" as the board ran out to eliminate Kulev from the tournament. Meanwhile PokerStars Team Pro Sam Grafton was also eliminated.
Action was picked up on the river with a pot of at least 250,000 in the middle and the board reading . From the cutoff, Sirzat Hissou bet 100,000. Alberto Meran called under the gun.
Hissou showed down the for the flopped set to win the pot.
Sirzat Hissou raised to 22,000 from early position. He was called by Alberto Meran on the button before Tom-Aksel Bedell three-bet to 75,000 from the big blind.
Hissou moved all in for 324,000 which caused Meran to fold. Bedell asked for a count before making the call covering Hissou.
Sirzat Hissou:
Tom-Aksel Bedell:
Hissou was in great shape and needed to fade an ace to stay alive. The board ran out to give Hissou the double up.
The very next hand Alex Kulev raised on the button to 20,000 before Bedell moved all in from the small blind for 156,000. Kulev called.
Tom-Aksel Bedell:
Alex Kulev:
This time it was Bedell's turn to dominate his opponent. The flop came which gave Kulev plenty of outs. But it was too many outs as the turn came the and the river the to give Bedell the double.