After an opening raise from Rick Salomon, Talal Shakerchi moved all in for about 2,000,000. Salomon asked for an exact count, but quickly announced a call while Shakerchi was still counting.
Shakerchi:
Salomon:
The board ran out . Shakerchi got no help from the deck, and Salomon won with his pocket nines to send Shakerchi to the rail.
The Doctor is back in good health after doubling up three times in quick succession.
The first occurred when Andrew Pantling opened to 500,000 on the button with and Dempsey, who was essentially all-in from the big blind called all-in for 460,000 total with . The board kept him alive but still left him very short on chips.
Two hands later Pantling opened to 500,000 again, this time, with , Dempsey shoved for 1,130,000 total with and Pantling called the extra. The flop again hit both players but Dempsey held on the turn and river.
So Dempsey was now back in 10 big blind territory having turned his micro stack into a short stack. He got it in two hands later from under-the-gun and Al De Carolis looked him up. Dempsey was behind this time with dominated by his opponent's . However, the run out meant Dempsey rivered a flush. He was all-in for 2,780,000 and is now up to 6,120,000 which is basically what he had before he doubled up Cary Katz 20 minutes ago!
Cary Katz raised to 500,000 from middle position, and Sean Dempsey three-bet to 1,500,000 from the small blind. Katz announced he was all in. He had 6,120,000, and Dempsey called.
Dempsey:
Katz:
Katz was in good shape with his pocket kings, and the board gave Dempsey no help as it ran out . Katz's kings were good, and he doubled up. Dempsey was left short-stacked.
Bad beats hurt period. In a €1,000,000 tournament, they must sting like crazy and it's a feeling Bob Safai is going through right now after losing a monster pot to Andrew Pantling to bust the Big One For One Drop.
Elton Tsang lit the touch paper, making it 600,000 to go from under-the-gun, Pantling called from middle position and Safai did likewise from the big blind. The flop was checked through and the fell on the turn. Safai bet big, leading out for 1,500,000, Tsang folded and action was on Pantling. He took a look at his opponent's stack (it looked like Safai had about 9,000,000 total) and then slid out enough orange 500,000 chips to set Safai all-in. He almost beat him into the pot.
Pantling:
Safai:
It was a turned straight against turned two pair, Pantling still had four outs for the win and the river made him a full house. "So sick," said Antonio Esfandiari, who's here coaching Safai. Even Pantling winced as the river card hit the table, it was that kind of beat. A shell shocked Safai wandered away from the table to the bleachers, while Pantling, with a stack of 34,370,000 has almost 25% of the chips in play.
Haralobos Voulgaris raised to 450,000 from the hijack. Paul Newey called all in for his last 285,000 from the cutoff. Alfred De Carolis called Voulgaris's raises from the small blind. Newey was all in, and the other players had action on the side.
The flop came . De Carolis led out for 1,000,000 and Voulgaris quickly folded. De Carolis won the side pot, and he and Newey tabled their cards.
Newey:
De Carolis:
De Carolis was ahead with top pair, but Newey had a straight draw. The turn was the , and the river was the . De Carolis won with jacks up, and Newey was eliminated.
Andrew Pantling raised to 450,000 from the hijack, and Haralabos Voulgaris three-bet to 1,225,000 from the cutoff. Pantling called.
The flop came and Pantling checked. Voulgaris continued for 1,300,000, and Pantling then check-raised to 3,000,000. Voulgaris thought for a minute, then mucked his cards.
From the hijack Cary Katz moved all-in for 3,250,000 and action passed to Paul Newey, who was in the big blind. He thought for a while and then announced call.
"Damn," I must be behind," said Katz turning over , he wasn't. It was a race though as Newey had . The run out kept Katz in front and left Newey with just two big blinds.
The James in question was James Bord, he intended to raise but threw out just a single 500,000 chip and it went as a limp. No worries as Pierre Garand, who was in position, did the raising for him by making it 525,000 to play and when it folded back to Bord he called.
The flop fell which elicited a few raised eyebrows and chatter at the table. There was no action though as it checked through to the turn. Bord came out firing, betting 400,000, Garand raised to 1,200,000 and Bord tanked before jamming. He had Garand covered, the Canadian had about 2,150,000 back and faced with a tournament-defining decision he understandably took his time. A couple of minutes passed and he decided that all-in was the play.
Bord showed for quads and Garand was drawing dead with . The completed the board and Garand shook hands with his opponents and wished them luck before heading on his way.
. Shakerchi got no help from the deck, and Salomon won with his pocket nines to send Shakerchi to the rail.
and Dempsey, who was essentially all-in from the big blind called all-in for 460,000 total with 
board kept him alive but still left him very short on chips.
and Pantling called the extra. The 
turn and 
river. 
dominated by his opponent's 
. However, the 
run out meant Dempsey rivered a flush. He was all-in for 2,780,000 and is now up to 6,120,000 which is basically what he had before he doubled up Cary Katz 20 minutes ago!
and Gurtovoy bet 500,000. Bord called, Salomon folded.
. Katz's kings were good, and he doubled up. Dempsey was left short-stacked.
river made him a full house. "So sick," said Antonio Esfandiari, who's here coaching Safai. Even Pantling winced as the river card hit the table, it was that kind of beat. A shell shocked Safai wandered away from the table to the bleachers, while Pantling, with a stack of 34,370,000 has almost 25% of the chips in play.
. De Carolis led out for 1,000,000 and Voulgaris quickly folded. De Carolis won the side pot, and he and Newey tabled their cards.
, and the river was the 
and Pantling checked. Voulgaris continued for 1,300,000, and Pantling then check-raised to 3,000,000. Voulgaris thought for a minute, then mucked his cards.
turn. Bord came out firing, betting 400,000, Garand raised to 1,200,000 and Bord tanked before jamming. He had Garand covered, the Canadian had about 2,150,000 back and faced with a tournament-defining decision he understandably took his time. A couple of minutes passed and he decided that all-in was the play.
completed the board and Garand shook hands with his opponents and wished them luck before heading on his way.