Konstantino Pantaridis Eliminates Lane Phillips

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Lane Phillips raises to 5,000 under-the-gun and gets called by the player on the button and Adam Santos in the small blind before Konstantinos Pantaridis (pictured) three-bet to 18,800 in the big blind. Phillips wasted little time in moving all in for roughly 40,000 and Pantaridis called.

Phillips showed KcJh and was behind Pantaridis’ AhQc. The board ran out Qs5h4cTsTc and Pantaridis scoops the pot and is the chip leader for the flight with 185,000.

Pantaridis Doubles Through Santos

Konstantinos Pantaridis raised to 5,400 under-the-gun and gets called by Adam Santos from the big blind. They see a flop of 8c6c3h and Santos check-calls 10,000 from Pantaridis.

The dealer burns and turns the Th and Santos moves all in. Pantaridis quickly calls off his last 23,500 and the cards are turned up.

Santos shows 3c2h, good for bottom pair and Pantaridis is in the lead with JdJs. The river is the 9h and Pantaridis doubles up to 82,000.  Santos slips to 31,000.

Lane Phillips Eliminates Wally Maddah

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After a raise preflop, three players saw a flop of KdQs6c. Lane Phillips (pictured) continues with a bet of 4,200. There was a fold before Wally Maddah moves all in for 22,500 additional chips.

Phillips goes into the tank for several minutes as he takes inventory of his chips to see what he would be left with if he calls and loses. After several minutes in the tank, Phillips begrudgingly tosses in a call and in the lead.

Phillips shows AsQd, good for second pair and is up against Maddah’s JcTd, good for an open-ended straight draw. The turn is the 5h and the river is the 4s and Phillips increases his chip stack to roughly 115,000.

Garmus Doubles

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Oscar Lindo raised to 3,000 from early position before the player in the cutoff who did not want to reveal his name three-bet to 8,500. Gediminas Garmus (pictured) moves all in for 33,000 and action quickly folds back to the cutoff who goes into the tank for a few minutes before calling.

Garmus tables KhKc and is in the lead against his opponent’s QcQh. The board runs out Jh8h7hAhTd and Garmus makes the nut flush to double up to just over 70,000.

Godwin vs. Manjura

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Jon Godwin (pictured) bets 5,200 on the turn with the board reading Ac8c5cTs and gets called by Rob Manjura. The river is the 5h and Godwin bets 9,900.

Manjura goes into the tank for a few moments before tossing forward two 5,000 chips indicating a call. Godwin shows As5s, good for a full house and Manjura mucks his hand.

“Did I get lucky on the river?” asked Godwin, who climbs to 88,000 in chips.

“Hitting the five was the lucky part,” said Manjura. “You just did it twice.”

Pantaridis Sends Martini and McIntyre Home

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On a flop of Th7c3c, Konstantinos Pantaridis (pictured) bets and is called by Amie Martini on the button. The turn is the Ah and Pantaridis bets 4,500 before Martini moves all in for just over 12,000.

Pantaridis quickly calls and shows Ad9h. Martini already starts to collect her belongings as she tables KsJc. The river is the 3h and Pantaridis scoops the pot as his stack grows to 61,000

The very next hand, Pantaridis and Jack McIntyre take a flop heads-up of As4s3s. Pantaridis bets and McIntyre quickly moves all in. Pantaridis calls before any chips are even counted.

McIntyre shows 4c4h for middle set and is crushed to see that he only has one out against Pantaridis’ AdAh, good for top set. The turn is the 6d and the river is the Js and Pantaridis crosses the 80,000 mark.