After a series of small pots, John Andress had the button and opened to 85,000. Brian Ali called and the flop fell . Both players checked and the turn brought the . Ali checked, Andress fired 100,000 and Ali immediately announced, "Three hundred thousand."
Andress screwed his face up a little bit, but after a moment for deliberation threw in enough purple T10,000 chips to make the call.
The river was the and both players checked. Ali shook his head, signifying he had nothing and Andress tabled for ace-high. Ali mucked and Andress raked in the pot.
Brian Ali limped in on the button, Patrick Houchins completed from the small blind and John Andress checked his option in the big blind making this a family pot.
The flop fell and Houchins instantly moved all in for 900,000 - about 7.5 times the pot. Andress' eyebrows raised sharply before he folded and Ali snapped it off!!!
Showdown
Houchins:
Ali:
"Wow," Houchins exclaimed.
The former chip leader needed a four to survive, but his tournament came to a close when the fell on the turn. Houchins was shaking hands as the hit the river and was off to the cashier to pick up $62,893.
Ali is rope-a-doping his the competition, that's an incredible five knockouts is this level alone.
Patrick Houchins folded from UTG, and John Andress looked over to Ellis Jeff Frazier in the small blind. Frazier opened his hands to show his stack -- about 420,000 -- and Andress folded. Frazier then checked his cards and said he was all in, and Brian Ali instantly called from the big blind.
Frazier
Ali
Frazier winced as he saw his opponent's bigger ace. The flop worsened the situation considerably for Frazier, coming . The turn provided Frazier a fighting chance, but the river gave Ali yet another knockout.
Down goes Frazier in 4th place, while Ali's stack remains the greatest by far. He floating like a butterfly, way above the others with more than 4.2 million.
Roland Israelavshili open-shoved his last 200,000 or so from the cutoff and Patrick Houchins snapped it off from the big blind.
Showdown
Israelavshili:
Houchins:
"Fifty-fifty," Israelavshili said with a smile.
Israelavshili flopped a pair when the dealer fanned , but he was still well behind. Neither the on the turn nor the on the river improved his hand, and he was eliminated in 5th place for $35,213.
"First last year and fifth this year," he said to WSOP Media Director Nolan Dalla. "Not too bad."
We couldn't have said it better ourselves, Roland.
John Andress opened with a raise to 100,000 from the cutoff, and it folded over to Roland Israelavshili in the small blind who made it 300,000 to go. Brian Ali folded from the BB, then Andress studied for about a half-minute before announcing he was all in. "Call," said Israelashvili tabling then nodding with a shrug as he saw Andress' .
The flop came , and when the turn appeared Israelashvili noted it was over, as no river card could help him. That one took Andress up to 2.1 million while knocking the defending champ down to just 170,000.
We'll set aside the boxing metaphors for this small double-up, as hard as that might be.
Short-stacked Ellis Frazier was just all in for 340,000 from the cutoff, and mega-ginormous-stacked Brian Ali called from the big blind. Frazier had and Ali .
The flop added a bit of a sweat, but Frazier was able to fade both the turn and river to double to 710,000. Ali still has the big lead with 3.85 million.
Brian Ali raised preflop and was called by Jeff Rowland in the big blind. The flop fell down and Rowland quickly led for 90,000. Ali immediately called.
The turn was the and Rowland again led - this time for 110,000. Ali called.
The river was the and Rowland slowed down, checking to Ali who immediately moved all in. Rowland went deep into the tank and after a minute or two he called!
"I have the ten of clubs," Rowland announced.
Ali slammed on the felt and was shipped a massive pot. Rowland mutter a few choice words under his breath and storm away from the final table area.
It folded around to Brian Ali who -- as the chip leader has done frequently -- just limped in from the cutoff. John Andress called from the SB and Jerry "DontBluffMePLZZ" Van Strydonck checked in the BB.
The flop came all spades -- -- and the blinds both checked. "It's on me?" asked Ali, who then bet 80,000. Andress folded, Strydonck pushed his stack of about 500,000 in the middle, and Ali quickly called.
Strydonck
Ali
A set of fives for Ali and top pair and a flush draw for Strydonck. The improved Ali to a full house, but Strydonck still had a few outs for a better boat. But the river was the , and Strydonck hits the rail in seventh.
Ali increases his big lead and now sits with about 3.5 million.
Brian Ali limped in from middle position and the action folded to Jeff Rowland who completed from the small blind. Albert "vtlaxer09" Winchester squeezed all in for just over 300,000 from the big blind and Ali quickly called. Rowland got out of the way and we were off to the races.
Showdown
Ali:
Winchester:
The board ran and Winchester was eliminated from the tournament. He rapped the table with a smile and wished the remaining players good luck before heading to the cashier to collect $16,486 for his efforts.
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. Both players checked and the turn brought the 
. Ali checked, Andress fired 100,000 and Ali immediately announced, "Three hundred thousand."
and both players checked. Ali shook his head, signifying he had nothing and Andress tabled 
for ace-high. Ali mucked and Andress raked in the pot.
and Houchins instantly moved all in for 900,000 - about 7.5 times the pot. Andress' eyebrows raised sharply before he folded and Ali snapped it off!!!
turn provided Frazier a fighting chance, but the 
river gave Ali yet another knockout.
, but he was still well behind. Neither the 
on the turn nor the 
on the river improved his hand, and he was eliminated in 5th place for $35,213.
then nodding with a shrug as he saw Andress' 
, and when the 
.
flop added a bit of a sweat, but Frazier was able to fade both the turn 
to double to 710,000. Ali still has the big lead with 3.85 million.
and Rowland quickly led for 90,000. Ali immediately called.
and Rowland slowed down, checking to Ali who immediately moved all in. Rowland went deep into the tank and after a minute or two he called!
on the felt and was shipped a massive pot. Rowland mutter a few choice words under his breath and storm away from the final table area.
-- and the blinds both checked. "It's on me?" asked Ali, who then bet 80,000. Andress folded, Strydonck pushed his stack of about 500,000 in the middle, and Ali quickly called.
improved Ali to a full house, but Strydonck still had a few outs for a better boat. But the river was the 
