Action folded to David Guay in the cutoff, and he raised to 85,000. Shyam Srinivasan three-bet to 315,000 from the small blind and after thinking for about a minute, Guay four-bet to 2,085,000. Srinivasan didn't think twice and piled his stack worth 1,945,000 into the middle. Guay called.
Srinivasan was at risk but well ahead with up against Guay's .
The flop came , and Srinivasan paired his king to extend his lead much further. The turn was the , and Guay was drawing dead to the on the river.
Canadians may have a reputation for being nice and apologizing for anything and everything, but these two certainly came to battle.
The video crew swarmed around a table where Valentin Messina and Jeffrey Rothstein were battling in a massive pot.
There was already around 1,300,000 in the pot, and Rothstein had moved all in on the river of a board. Rothstein's all in was for 1,195,000, which would give Messina a big chip lead if he called and won the hand. Messina tanked for a few minutes while a sizable crowd gathered around.
Eventually, Messina called, and Rothstein tabled for trip fours. Messina's hand was also shown, having a pair of kings with .
While Mickey Craft has made his exit from the tournament, he's still managing to make his presence felt in the tournament.
Craft reappeared at his old table bearing a tray full of Patron shots. He handed one out to every player at the table to a loud roar of cheers from the rail and his old table mates, who began laughing. Some drank their shots while others protested.
"If you wanna play good, Patron!" one of the players said.
To reporters, Craft explained what he was up to and why he had bought his table a round of shots.
"I just want to say thank you to everyone for everything," Craft said. "I just wanted to make a little fun of poker. Whether you go out with king-queen or seven-deuce, it's all for fun. I just wanted to make a little light of these guys day and to say thank you."
While Craft may not be going further than Day 5, he certainly has made a big impact on many here in the tournament and will be remembered as one of the most memorable players from this year's Main Event.
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The player under the gun opened to 100,000. Martin Finger called from late position, and Ian Johns called from the cutoff. Action folded to Hans Winzeler in the big blind, and he three-bet jammed. The player under the gun folded, and Finger four-bet shoved over top, forcing Johns out of the hand.
Finger:
Winzeler:
The board ran out , and Finger scooped the pot, sending Winzeler to the exit.
A preflop raising war had Gyeong Byeong Lee, in the cutoff, and Robert Schulz, from the small blind, each committing about 450,000 to the pot after a raise and a three-bet.
The flop came down , and both players checked to see the on the turn. Schulz decided to lead out, putting out a bet of 440,000. Lee thought for a long time, so long, in fact, that another player at the table called the clock on him. With 10 seconds left on his clock, Lee decided to raise, making it one million total.
Schulz dropped into the tank. He thought for several minutes, then moved all in for a total of 2,525,000. Lee asked for a count, thought for about a minute, then folded his hand, allowing Schulz to take in the monster pot.
Jonathan Dwek opened with a raise to 125,000, and Karen Sarkisyan three-bet to 275,000. Action was back on Dwek, and he made it 575,000. Sarkisyan called.
The flop came , and both players checked to the on the turn, where fireworks exploded. Dwek bet 700,000, and Sarkisyan called. The river was the , and Dwek shoved all in with a covering stack. Sarkisyan snap-called all in for his total stack of 940,000.
Dwek confidently turned over , but his hand was no good. Sarkisyan was holding for three tens, and he earned a double-up through the Superman-clad Dwek.
That pot pushed Sarkisyan over four million chips, while Dwek was left with just over one million.
Ryan Leng raised to 110,000 in middle position, and Ankush Mandavia called in late position. The flop came , and Leng checked. Mandavia bet 100,000, and Leng announced, "All in." Mandavia called for his remaining stack of around 1,260,000.
Leng:
Mandavia:
Mandavia was behind the queens of Leng, and he couldn't find help from the turn or the river. Mandavia hit the rail, and Leng collected the chips.
Rachid Ben Cherif opened with a raise to 125,000 from middle position. Charlie Carrel defended his big blind.
On the flop, Carrel checked Ben Cherif, who bet 140,000. Carrel called. The turn was the , and both players checked. On the river, Carrel checked again, and this time, Ben Cherif moved all in for just under 500,000. Carrel went into the tank. He leaned over his neighbor to get a better look at Ben Cherif.
"If I know this guy, and I do, he's got ear tells," Carrel said. "It's blinkin'. It's twitchin'."
Carrel leaned back, then cut out the amount needed to call, shuffling chips very quickly between his fingers.
"These ear tells are crazy," Carrel said. Finally, he decided to call.
Ben Cherif showed for a rivered set. Since Ben Cherif was all in, Carrel was also forced to show his for just bottom pair.
"His ear was twitching!" Carrel shouted in his defense.
Ben Cherif doubled up, while Carrel fell to just over three million.
Zu Zhou raised in early position, and Shyam Srinivasan three-bet to 275,000 from the cutoff. The remaining players folded, and Zhou called.
The flop came , and Zhou checked. Srinivasan bet 175,000, and Zhou called. On the turn, Zhou checked again, and Srinivasan moved all in. The dealer counted his stack at 1,065,000, and Zhou called.
Srinivasan:
Zhou:
Zhou had turned two pair, tens and eights, and Srinivasan needed a king to win the hand. The river was the , and Srinivasan's run in the Main Event came to an end.
Zhou collected the pot, which put him over six million chips.
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board. Rothstein's all in was for 1,195,000, which would give Messina a big chip lead if he called and won the hand. Messina tanked for a few minutes while a sizable crowd gathered around. 
for trip fours. Messina's hand was also shown, having a pair of kings with 
, Damian Salas checked in the big blind, and Jonathan Dwek bet 550,000 under the gun. Salas thought for a while and called. 
for aces and twos with a queen kicker, and Salas showed 
, and both players checked to the 
, and Dwek shoved all in with a covering stack. Sarkisyan snap-called all in for his total stack of 940,000.
, and Leng checked. Mandavia bet 100,000, and Leng announced, "All in." Mandavia called for his remaining stack of around 1,260,000. 
river. Mandavia hit the rail, and Leng collected the chips.
river, Carrel checked again, and this time, Ben Cherif moved all in for just under 500,000. Carrel went into the tank. He leaned over his neighbor to get a better look at Ben Cherif. 
turn, Zhou checked again, and Srinivasan moved all in. The dealer counted his stack at 1,065,000, and Zhou called. 
, and Srinivasan's run in the Main Event came to an end.