After Dermot Blain raised to 14,000 from middle position and Megrous Kidhir called from the cutoff seat before Joao Barbosa reraised all in for 142,000 from the button. Play folded back to Kidhir and he thought for a bit and then made the call.
Barbosa:
Kidhir:
The board ran out and Kidhir won the hand to send Barbosa to the rail.
Rifat Palevic check-called a big bet of 100,000 on the board from Amir Lehavot before the dealer landed the on the river. Palevic checked again and Lehavot bet 200,000. Palevic tanked for a couple minutes and then made the call.
Lehavot tabled the for a set of eights on the turn. Palevic mucked his hand and sent over the chips.
With the departure of Constant Rijkenberg, things have gotten... well, not any easier at all at the featured table. Jake Cody raises the Dutchman's EPT title, and he raises a WPT title and a WSOP bracelet. Triple Crown winner Cody has taken the place of Rijkenberg, and the TV table now sets up like so:
Michael Drummond has put himself in a very good position in this tournament after this hand against Elio Fox.
Elio Fox raised from early position and Michael Drummond called in the big blind. The flop was and Drummond check-called a 17,000 Fox bet. The turn was the and Drummond check-raised to 112,000, after Fox had bet 38,000, and Fox called. The river was the and Drummond bet 142,000 and Fox called. Drummond tabled for the nuts and Fox folded his hand.
From the cutoff set Ricardo Tavares raised to 14,000. John Duthie flat-called on the button and Rebecca Tavares moved all in from the small blind for 86,000. Tavares called and Duthie folded.
Acion folded to Rifat Palevic in the cutoff seat and he raised to 13,000. Amir Lehavot three-bet to 35,000 from the button. Play folded back to Palevic and he called to see the flop come down . After Palevic checked, Lehavot bet 44,000. Palevic quickly folded and Lehavot won the pot.
Pavel Ivan raised to 13,000 from middle position and Matt Waxman flat-called from the hijack seat. In the cutoff seat was Giacomo Maisto and he moved all in for 48,000. Play folded back to Ivan and he called. Waxman also called.
The board ran out ace-high with four other cards lower than an eight and no pair on board while Ivan and Waxman checked it down. Waxman showded and neither Ivan or Maisto could beat it. Waxman won the hand with his king-queen high and sent Maisto to the rail.
Tom Bedell raised to 13,000 from middle position and Thibaud Guenegou flatted from the cutoff seat. On the button, Tony G reraised all in for a little over 200,000. Everyone folded and Tony G won the pot.
We picked up the action on a flop. Patrik Antonius checked, and McLean Karr (who we infer was the preflop raiser) did as well, and Artem Litvinov bet 25,000 from the button. Antonius called, but Karr check-raised all in for 87,000 total. Litvinov folded instantly.
Antonius, though, would take at least five minutes to make his play. He cut out the bet and stared at Karr, rattling the chips in his hand shaking his head. "Wow, it's so close," he said finally, still clanking the calling chips together in his hand. A long while later, he folded showing the , and Karr is off the hook for now.