Raul Paez raised to 30,000 from mid-position and Mark Smith three-bet to 150,000 from the cutoff. Michael Leonard called in the small blind and so did Paez.
The flop came , Leonard bet 155,000 and Paez called. Smith shoved, so did Leonard with the slightly shorter stack. Paez snap-called too, having both of them covered.
Michael Leonard:
Mark Smith:
Raul Paez:
"Oh no!" both Smith and Leonard exclaimed when they saw Paez's cards.
Paez had flopped a set of tens, Smith was looking for a straight, and Leonard needed another king or even more help.
The turn brought them the to give Smith a straight. Leonard got up from his chair but then the on the river fell to give Leonard the higher straight to triple up.
The dealer counted out Leonard's stack and determined Leonard had 473,000 in front of him. After paying Leonard, Smith was left with 17,000. As Smith held the better hand than Paez, Paez not only had to pay Leonard, he also had to pay Smith, leaving himself behind with just over 300,000.
Just before the break, Andrew Hulme shoved for 168,000 from early position. Mohammed Ghollamrezapoue called in mid-position and so did Leo Worthington-Leese in the small blind.
The flop came and both Worthington-Leese and Ghollamrezapoue checked through to the on the turn. Ghollamrezapoue check-folded to the 225,000 bet of Worthington-Leese.
Andrew Hulme:
Leo Worthington-Leese:
Hulme was behind with his pocket fours against the pocket queens of Worthington-Leese but the on the river gave Hulme the straight he needed to triple up and stay alive.
Trevor Reardon was all-in for his last 150,000 or so from the big blind and at risk as he was called by Michal Lubas on the button.
Trevor Reardon:
Michal Lubas:
The flop came to give Reardon a higher pair.
The turn was the to give Reardon trips but the on the river gave Lubas the full house to eliminate Reardon from the tournament for now.
As the tournament allows players to reenter once per flight, Reardon might be back later on, either in this flight or in one of the other four that are still coming up.