First into the pot from the cutoff, Ruben Visser opened to 85,000, and Marc McLaughlin defended his big blind to go heads-up with the Dutchman.
The flop came with a pair, , and McLaughlin elected to lead out with a bet of 105,000. Visser popped him up to 240,000, and McLaughlin beat him into the pot with all his chips. It was somewhere around 700,000, and Visser called just as quickly as he'd been shoved on.
Showdown
Visser:
McLaughlin:
Visser's overpair had him poised for the knockout, and the turn and river made that a reality. It's the end of the road for Marc McLaughlin, and his chips boost Visser all the way up to 1.935 million -- more than twice his dinner count.
Action folded to Tom Koral in the hijack and he put in a raise to 90,000. Action folded to a short-stacked Jonathan Seelbach in the big blind and he shipped his entire stack of 835,000. Koral mare the call and Seelbach discovered he was in bad shape.
Showdown
Koral:
Seelbach:
The gave Seelbach a pair of sixes for the lead, but it also provided Koral with a flush draw. Seelbach's hope was quickly demolished when the peeled off on the turn, leaving him drawing to one of the two remaining sixes in the deck. The on the river was close, but not quite what Seelbach needed.
He was eliminated from the tournament in 87th place while Koral chipped up to 3.5 million.
Claudia Crawford raised to 85,000 from the cutoff seat and it folded around to Ryan Lenaghan -- one of the tourney's biggest stacks at the moment -- in the big blind. He checked his cards, then counted out a reraise to 250,000. Crawford considered, then called.
The flop came . Lenaghan led for 360,000, then Crawford raised to 760,000. Lenaghan responded by shoving all in, and Crawford thought a while before letting her hand go.
Lenaghan has about 7.3 million now, while Crawford slips to 1.02 million.
From under the gun, Bryan Devonshire raised to 85,000. Action folded to Andrey Pateychuk on the button and he made the call before action moved to Aleksandr Mozhnyakov in the big blind. Mozhnyakov also called to keep three players in to the flop.
The flop came down and Mozhnyakov checked. Devonshire also checked and then Pateychuk fired 155,000. Mozhnyakov called and Devonshire folded.
The turn was the and both players checked to see the fall on the river. Both players checked again.
Mozhnyakov tabled the for a rivered pair of tens after flopping a gutshot. Pateychuk began mumbling to himself in a foreign language. His body language was that of someone who wasn't happy of all. He then mucked his hand and Mozhnyakov won the pot.
We've colored the lavender T100,000 chips into play, though we think they're slightly more periwinkle than lavender. Whatever you call them, they're in action now, and it's one of only two chip denominations that will be in the bags when the November Nine seals them shut in a couple days.
Tom Grey opened with a raise to 80,000 from middle position and it folded around to Ben Mintz in the big blind who reraised to 215,000. Grey called, and the flop came . Both checked. The turn brought the . This time Mintz led for 240,000, and Grey called.
The river brought the and a bet of 525,000 from Mintz. Grey quickly announced he was all in for the 1.705 million he had left, and Mintz immediately reacted by jumping back in his chair as if something had been swung in his direction. He then went into the tank.
The cameras hovered as he thought out loud. He slowly counted out his chips, noting "it's literally for everything but four chips" after he was done. Finally he folded, in response to which his rail cheered. "Let's go, Mintz! Good fold!" they said.
As the chips were sent Grey's way, Steve Brecher spoke up, complaining that hands were taking too long, ostensibly because of the delays to accommodate filming. "Let's go!" he said, and eventually -- though not as quickly as Brecher would like -- all was readied for the next hand to be dealt.
Grey sits with about 2.7 million now, while Mintz is at about 1.85 million.
Claudia Crawford moved all in on a flop of and was called by Guillaume Darcourt. "Good call," Crawford said as all of the money was in the middle. "I've got outs."
Crawford:
Darcourt:
The turn came the and was of no help to Crawford. She would have needed an eight, jack, queen, or king to get the job done. Instead the peeled off on the river and she was sent packing. This win boosts Darcourt's stack to 4,900,000.
Frank Sinopoli raised to 110,000 from early position only to have Nelson Robinson three-bet to 255,000 from middle position. Action folded back around to Sinopoli and he simply moved all in for 1.65 million. Robinson snap-called and it appeared Sinopoli was in big trouble
Showdown
Sinopoli:
Robinson:
Robinson had the granddaddy of all hands and Sinopoli happened to have second best. The flop didn't change a thing, and neither did the turn. In order to survive, Sinopoli needed one of the two remaining kings on the river, which had just a 5% chance of happening.
Apparently that was all Sinopoli needed as the spiked! Sinopoli jumped from his chair and let out a boisterous, "Yeah, baby!" His rail was equally excited and the subdued Amazon Room suddenly came to life as shouts of cheers echoed off the walls.
Sinopoli doubled his stack to 3.38 million on the hand while Robinson dropped to 1.1 million.
, and McLaughlin elected to lead out with a bet of 105,000. Visser popped him up to 240,000, and McLaughlin beat him into the pot with all his chips. It was somewhere around 700,000, and Visser called just as quickly as he'd been shoved on.
and river 
made that a reality. It's the end of the road for Marc McLaughlin, and his chips boost Visser all the way up to 1.935 million -- more than twice his dinner count.
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gave Seelbach a pair of sixes for the lead, but it also provided Koral with a flush draw. Seelbach's hope was quickly demolished when the 
peeled off on the turn, leaving him drawing to one of the two remaining sixes in the deck. The 
and Mozhnyakov checked. Devonshire also checked and then Pateychuk fired 155,000. Mozhnyakov called and Devonshire folded.
fall on the river. Both players checked again.
for a rivered pair of tens after flopping a gutshot. Pateychuk began mumbling to himself in a foreign language. His body language was that of someone who wasn't happy of all. He then mucked his hand and Mozhnyakov won the pot.
. Both checked. The turn brought the 
and a bet of 525,000 from Mintz. Grey quickly announced he was all in for the 1.705 million he had left, and Mintz immediately reacted by jumping back in his chair as if something had been swung in his direction. He then went into the tank.
and was of no help to Crawford. She would have needed an eight, jack, queen, or king to get the job done. Instead the 
spiked! Sinopoli jumped from his chair and let out a boisterous, "Yeah, baby!" His rail was equally excited and the subdued Amazon Room suddenly came to life as shouts of cheers echoed off the walls.
