From the hijack Jeff Thompson raised and George Danzer three-bet from the small blind. Thompson called and the flop brought on which Danzer bet and Thompson called.
The turn was the and this time Danzer check-called. On the river the hit and Danzer checked after which Thompson bet.
"I thought you had a six before and I was check-raising the river, but now..." Danzer said.
Danzer called in silence only to see Thompson table .
"Wow ! Nice bet!" the German said, as he asked if his opponent knew that he had two nines. Danzer lost this pot and Thompson remained among the big stacks.
From middle position Lee Goldman raised, Nick Schulman three-bet from the button and Dan Shak called from the small blind. Goldman four-bet when it got back to him and both Schulman and Shak called.
The flop brought and Goldman bet, both Schulman and Shak called. On the turn the hit and Goldman bet again, Schulman called and Shak tossed in his final 600 chips. The river brought the and Schulman folded when Goldman bet again.
Goldman showed and Shak mucked, gathered his belongings and left the tournament area.
Vitaly Lukin, winner of the $40,000 No-Limit Hold'em tournament at the 2009 WSOP, has just been knocked out.
First Lunkin was granted another chance when he was all in holding versus Shaun Deeb's . The board ran out to give the Russian pro a straight, but he still only had 2,100 chips.
On the next hand Paul Mannoni raised and Lunkin called all in from the small blind. Kerry Welsh called from the big blind and the flop brought . Mannoni called a bet from Welsh and the turn was the . Welsh bet again and Mannoni called.
The river was the and Mannoni folded when Welsh bet again. Welsh showed and he knocked out Lunkin who showed .
Matt Salsberg joins the PokerNews Podcast to talk about his third-place finish at the 2014 World Series of Poker, being dangerous, a new show he's developing, and much more.
Scott Seiver raised and Roland Israelashvili three-bet in position. Seiver called and the flop brought out , which was checked by Seiver.
Israelashvili bet again and Seiver made the call. On the turn the hit and Seiver check-called again. The river was the and it cost Seiver another bet to go to showdown.
Israelashvili showed and with the nut flush he took down this pot.