David Gutfreund opened for 135,000 from the button only to have Phanora Prom three-bet to 310,000 from the big blind. Gutfreund responded by moving all in for 670,000 more, and Prom hit the tank hard for a solid five minutes.
Eventually he released his hand, and he looked disgusted that he did after Gutfreund showed just the .
A short-stacked David Warga — a two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner — shoved all in for his last 350,000 from the button and Ben Keeline called from the small blind.
Keeline:
Warga:
Warga was behind, and the flop didn't do much for him. The turn gave him some chop options, but the would blank on the river to send him home in 13th place.
Cuong Van Nguyen has been on a heater as of later. Most recently, he was responsible for the elimination of Day 1b chip leader Derek McMaster.
It happened when Nguyen raised to 135,000 from the hijack and then called McMaster's shove of roughly 400,000 from the big blind.
Nguyen:
McMaster:
McMaster was in trouble, but the flop gave him a bunch of spade outs. The turn gave him a chop opportunity, but none of his cards came as the paired the board on the river.
After Corey Zedo opened with a raise, one-time chip leader William Givens three-bet all in from the cutoff for his last 200,000. Action folded back to Zedo, who made the call.
Givens:
Zedo:
It was a flip, and Givens held strong on both the flop and turn, but the spiked on the river to drive a dagger through his heart.
Sylvain Cote got his last 250,000 or so all in preflop and was racing against Cuong Van Nguyen.
Nguyen:
Cote:
The flop didn't hit Cote directly, but it did give him plenty of options. Unfortunately, the running turn and river were no help and he had to settle for 16th place.