Action folded to Rachid Ben Cherif in the small blind, and he completed. Yuan-Yuan Li raised to 100,000 in the big, and Ben Cherif called.
On the flop, Ben Cherif checked, and Li bet 100,000. Ben Cherif check-raised to 280,000, and Li moved all in, having Ben Cherif covered. Ben Cherif thought better of it and folded his hand, and the pot went to Li.
Shyam Srinivasan lost an all-in against Zu Zhou soon after his own double-up, and what followed was a five-way flop of . Zhou bet 150,000, and Srinivasan called on the button before Barry Schmiess check-raised all in from the big blind. That forced out all opponents, and one player jokingly prodded Schmiess, "Show your eight-three."
With about 300,000 in the pot on a board reading , Charlie Carrel checked from the small blind, as did Sean Gibson in the big blind and Alexander Greenblatt in early position. The turn was the . Carrel led out for 200,000, and Gibson called, while Greenblatt quickly got out of the way. The river was the . Carrel thought for a moment and put out a massive bet worth 900,000. Gibson went into the tank for a good minute but eventually folded.
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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Cosmin Joldis was a long way behind in an all-in between him and Andrey Pateychuk.
The flop came , providing some help to Joldis' cause. The on the turn gave him even more outs, with a queen, king or ace giving him the double-up. The river was the , giving him trips and doubling him up.
On the turn of a board, two players checked to Antoine Saout, who bet 170,000. Randy Pisane raised to 340,000, and the two other players folded. Saout called. The river was the . Saout checked, and Pisane bet 275,000. Saout called.
Pisane showed for king-high, and Saout won with for a pair of nines.
From under the gun, Cosmin Joldis raised to 85,000, and Benjamin Pollak three-bet to 220,000 in the cutoff. Joldis four-bet to 485,000, and Pollak asked to see his stack before calling.
On the flop, both players checked, and the appeared on the turn. Joldis checked once more, and Pollak bet 375,000, which Joldis called. The river completed the board, and Joldis checked with just over one million chips behind. Pollak moved all in, and the Romanian was sent into the think tank. He eventually asked for the stack size of Pollak, who had him covered by more than two-to-one at that point, and folded half a minute later.
There was a raise to 85,000 from early position, and Charlie Carrel called from the cutoff, along with both Sean Gibson on the button and the big blind.
The flop came , and the action was checked to Gibson on the button. He bet 135,000, and Carrel was the only one to call. The turn brought the , and Carrel checked again. Gibson fired 275,000, and Carrel thought for a couple moments before calling. The river was the , and Carrel checked for the third time. Gibson had some chips in his hand, ready to bet, and Carrel tossed his cards to the muck.
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 .
Michael Benvenuti moved all in for 425,000 on the button with ace-king, and Damian Salas called in the big blind with pocket threes to put him at risk.
The flop was , and Salas was still in the lead. Benvenuti took the lead on the turn, but the river gave Salas a set of threes to win the pot and eliminate Benvenuti.
flop, Ben Cherif checked, and Li bet 100,000. Ben Cherif check-raised to 280,000, and Li moved all in, having Ben Cherif covered. Ben Cherif thought better of it and folded his hand, and the pot went to Li.
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. Zhou bet 150,000, and Srinivasan called on the button before Barry Schmiess check-raised all in from the big blind. That forced out all opponents, and one player jokingly prodded Schmiess, "Show your eight-three."
, Charlie Carrel checked from the small blind, as did Sean Gibson in the big blind and Alexander Greenblatt in early position. The turn was the 
. Carrel led out for 200,000, and Gibson called, while Greenblatt quickly got out of the way. The river was the 
. Carrel thought for a moment and put out a massive bet worth 900,000. Gibson went into the tank for a good minute but eventually folded.
, providing some help to Joldis' cause. The 
, giving him trips and doubling him up.
. Saout checked, and Pisane bet 275,000. Saout called.
for king-high, and Saout won with 
flop, both players checked, and the 
river completed the board, and Joldis checked with just over one million chips behind. Pollak moved all in, and the Romanian was sent into the think tank. He eventually asked for the stack size of Pollak, who had him covered by more than two-to-one at that point, and folded half a minute later.
, and Carrel checked again. Gibson fired 275,000, and Carrel thought for a couple moments before calling. The river was the 
, and Carrel checked for the third time. Gibson had some chips in his hand, ready to bet, and Carrel tossed his cards to the muck.
for trip fours. Messina's hand was also shown, having a pair of kings with 
, and Salas was still in the lead. Benvenuti took the lead on the 
turn, but the 
river gave Salas a set of threes to win the pot and eliminate Benvenuti.
