Nicholas Petitti was all in and at risk for around 20,000 or so preflop with , and Jay Dragland had him at risk with .
Both players made a pair of aces on the flop, and Dragland took a commanding lead when the turn brought the . The bricked off on the river, and Petitti was eliminated.
At the neighboring table, we saw Scott Seiver get up from his chair and the dealer yell, "Payout!"
When we arrived, the board was completed and was sitting in front of Pierre Neuville. Neuville said Seiver flopped top two pair - this is obviously impossible because Seiver would've then made a full house - so we are to assume that Seiver may have had and was counterfeited on the turn.
While all of this was happening, Andrea Dato busted Viet Vo, Amanda Musumeci took out Kevin Saul, and Bjorn Li exited with unknown action.
Jeremy Givens raised from the button to 5,000 and Jeremy Kottler called from the small blind. Bertrand Grospellier, known for his aggressive style, three-bet from the big blind to 17,500 and Givens made the call.
"All in," Kottler announced and shortly thereafter Grospellier moved all in as well. Givens folded and the heads up showdown went as following.
Kottler:
Grospellier:
The board ran out and Grospellier shook his head as he paid off 102,600 chips to Kottler. The French pro's crippled while Kottler's among the bigger stacks in the room.
With the board reading , Mark Darner checked to Jared Hamby who bet 15,000. Darner check-raised all in for 66,200 effective and Hamby snap called all in.
Darner:
Hamby:
The inconsequential river locked up the double for Hamby.
Bassil Karam raised to 5,000 in the cutoff, Ariel Celestino reraised to 14,000 on his direct left, and Raymond Dandrea moved all in for 30,900 out of the small blind. Karam quickly folded and Celestino let out a long sigh.
"If it's under forty I have to call," he said, leaning back in his chair. "How much is it?"
The dealer confirmed the amount, and Celestino called.
Celestino:
Dandrea:
The flop fell , changing very little, but the on the turn gave Celestino an additional four outs to make a wheel.
"Three," the Brazilian requested.
The dealer obliged, revealing the on the river, and Celestino completed his straight draw. Dandrea was eliminated.
While Dandrea was getting up from the table, Dan O'Brien and Josh Brikis were busted from adjacent tables with unknown action.
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Two aggressive players just clashed, and the third one involved ending up getting knocked out. Andrea Dato raised under the gun to 5,000 and the action folded to Bryn Kenney, who raised to 13,500 from the small blind. Justin Oliver, who was seated in the big blind, moved all in for 38,400 and that put the pressure back on Dato.
The Italian-pro made the call after about a minute and Kenney took another minute before moving all in.
Dato shook his head in disbelief and folded his face up.
Kenney:
Oliver:
The board ran out and Kenney knocked Oliver out.
"You run bad, Bryn," Dani Stern said with a smile.
"Yeah, that you're not in that seat," Kenney replied with a bigger smile looking at the empty chair next to him.
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