Event #70: $400 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold’em

James Rann was all in and at risk against Nikhil Nair and the cards hit their backs.

James Rann:   
Nikhil Nair:   

The full board ran out       and Rann would be eliminated in 21st place after failing to improve.

Nikhil Nair	17,000,000	-32,000,000
James Rann	0	-28,000,000

Richie Wong was all in and at risk against Darrick Arreola and the cards hit their backs.

Richie Wong:   
Darrick Arreola:   

The full board ran out       and Wong would be sent to the rail in 23rd place.

Darrick Arreola	120,000,000	43,000,000
Richie Wong	0	-12,500,000

There was an early position open by Moshe Refaelowitz and action folded to Mitchell Watson in the small blind. He took only a moment before going all in for his tournament life. Refaelowitz called.

Mitchell Watson:   
Moshe Refaelowitz:   

The full board ran out       and Watson would score the double late in Day 3.

Moshe Refaelowitz	17,000,000	-20,000,000
Mitchell Watson	13,000,000	-2,200,000

Michael Young went all in from early position and was called by Louis Russo, who had about the same sized stack.

Michael Young:   
Louis Russo:   

The flop was innocuous as it fanned out    , but when the   rolled off it gave Russo a chance to scoop, as he had just picked up the nut flush draw. The river was a sigh of relief for Young as the   came off the top of the deck.

Just two hands later Young went all in through his own initiative but just picked up the blinds, showing   .

Michael Young	18,300,000	4,500,000
Louis Russo	18,000,000	1,000,000

Action was joined with two players all in. Day 2 chip leader Jesse Kertland was all in and at risk and had been called by Pete Chen.

The cards hit their backs.

Jesse Kertland:   
Pete Chen:   

The full board ran out       and although both players hit two pair, only Chen would drag the pot. Kertland hit the rail after an impressive showing.

Pete Chen	56,000,000	10,000,000
Jesse Kertland	0	-10,000,000

With a pay jump of over $3,000 between 27th and 26th place, Manuel Bravo Martins put all but one of his chips in the middle. When the player to his left pushed forward a stack to ask for the rest, the table folded around.

Martins took another minute in his decision, but eventually the clock was called and the floor determined he would get another minute before a thirty-second count down. He did end up flicking the chip in and putting himself at risk.

Manuel Bravo Martins:   
Pete Chen:   

Martins was ahead with ace high going to a flop of    . The turn was doom for Martins as the   peeled, making it so he had to catch an ace to survive, but the river peeled the   instead.

Pete Chen	46,000,000	9,700,000
Manuel Bravo Martins	0	-8,000,000

Ken Barkoff went all in from late position and was rather deflated when Moshe Refaelowitz announced a call.

Ken Barkoff:   
Moshe Refaelowitz:   

The flop was    , leaving Barkoff looking for a king, but it never came as the   and   rolled off. Refaelowitz scooped the pot with a pair of kings and the players are now redrawing for the final three tables.

Moshe Refaelowitz	15,800,000
Ken Barkoff	0	-11,175,000

Action was opened to 1,600,000 by Ghadi Akari in late position. It then folded to Toshimasa Sakato in the big blind who jammed for 10,600,000. The action was back on Akari who got a count and quickly called.

Toshimasa Sakato:   
Ghadi Akari:   

Akari was in great position to get a knockout and scoop. The     flop was great but the   turn vaulted Sakato in to the lead. The   river would bring no help. Sakato would get a pure double late in Day 3.

Toshimasa Sakato	22,000,000	6,075,000
Ghadi Akari	8,400,000	-12,600,000

Michael Halevy and Nikhil Nair got all their chips in the middle preflop with both sides feeling confident in their holdings. That changed when their hands were revealed.

Michael Halevy:   
Louis Russo:   

Halevy needed to find a jack or a miracle. The flop did help him some as the dealer presented,    , making it so he could add an eight to the short list of his available outs. The turn was the   and once the   fell, there was no more hope to fall back on as Halevy was sent to the payouts.

Nikhil Nair was also seen at this table and it seems he's been quietly accumulating chips as the day marches on.

Louis Russo	26,500,000	-9,500,000
Nikhil Nair	25,800,000	25,800,000
Michael Halevy	0	-16,975,000

Action is joined with Darrick Arreola leading from the small blind to 2,500,000 on a board of     . Ghadi Akari is in middle position and goes into the tank. Eventually he lands on a flat call. Ryan Ramsdell is the third player in the hand and was all in before the turn.

The river is the   and Arreola snap checks. Action was back on Akari who doesn't take long before announcing he is all in.

Arreola shows    and folds. Akari rolled over    for a flopped wheel, turned flush draw, and rivered nut flush. Unfortunately, Ramsdell was just holding a pair of threes and would hit the rail.

Darrick Arreola	29,000,000	100,000
Ghadi Akari	21,000,000	2,300,000
Ryan Ramsdell	0	-11,800,000