Talal Shakerchi was down to 1,120,000 and moved all in from early position. Big blind Anatoly Gurtovoy looked at his cards one by one and tossed in a 100,000-chip to call.
Anatoly Gurtovoy:
Talal Shakerchi:
The flop came about as good as they could come for Shakerchi: . The on the turn brought some scare but the on the river was a blank and Schakerchi doubled up.
Rick Salomon moved all in from the hijack for 2,280,000, and Alfred De Carolis quickly called from the button.
De Carolis:
Salomon:
The flop rolled out , keeping De Carolis in the lead. The turn was the , and Salomon stood up to leave. But the river was the , pairing Salomon's king to give him the double up.
Anatoly Gurtovoy, Dan Shak and Bob Safai all stuck in 325,000 apiece pre-flop and were greeted with a flop. It wasn't to their liking and everyone checked. On the turn Safai led for 600,000 and Shak was the only caller. The river was checked through and Safai's was the winner. A visibly frustrated Shak mucked his cards and went off for a conflab with Scott Seiver (his coach). He returned to the table and said: "I know you're betting the river if you miss too."
Over on Table 9 Paul Phua raised it up and Andrew Pantling defended from the big blind. The board was checked all the way to the river, at which point Pantling bet 575,000. Phua tank called and mucked when Pantling showed .
"I've found a new hero," said James Bord applauding Pantling's thin value river bet. "Phua you've been replaced temporarily," he joked.
Rick Salomon raised to 425,000 from the hijack, then Cary Katz three-bet to 1,200,000 from the cutoff. Alfred De Carolis was on the button, and he studied Katz's stack for a minute before electing to fold. Paul Newey was in the small blind, and he goes into the tank. After thinking over his options, he moved all in for 2,160,000. Salomon quickly folded, and Katz reluctantly called.
Katz:
Newey:
The flop fell , giving Newey top set and a virtual stranglehold on the hand. The turn was the , giving Katz outs to a straight, but the river was the , a complete blank. Newey won with his set and doubled up.
Action folded to Dan Shak in the small blind and he open-raised to 425,000. Big blind Bob Safai casually made the call.
The flop came and Shak checked. Safai bet 800,000 and Shak called.
With the pairing the board on the turn, Shak checked again. Safai bet 2.4 million and Shak moved all in for a little more than double that. Safai instantly called.
Bob Safai:
Dan Shak:
The on the river couldn't help Shak and after it turned out Safai had him just nearly covered, Shak made his exit from the tournament.
. The 
on the turn brought some scare but the 
on the river was a blank and Schakerchi doubled up.
, keeping De Carolis in the lead. The turn was the 
, and Salomon stood up to leave. But the river was the 
, pairing Salomon's king to give him the double up.
. 
to battle.
on the river were blanks and Laliberté said his goodbyes.
river was checked through and Safai's 
board was checked all the way to the river, at which point Pantling bet 575,000. Phua tank called and mucked when Pantling showed 
.
, giving Newey top set and a virtual stranglehold on the hand. The turn was the 
and Shak checked. Safai bet 800,000 and Shak called.
