Huge Cooler Sends Greenwood To the Rail in 3rd Place ($350,000)

Phil Ivey called in the hijack with [AhAd]; Sam Greenwood checked the button with [Kc8c]. A flop of [Ac8sQc] boded action, and it did not disappoint. At this stage, however, it was limited to a 200,000 lead from Ivey, called by Greenwood. Ivey turned quads with the [As] turn and checked

Katz Doubles Up Through Yong, Yong Doubles Right Back Through Ivey

It folded to cutoff Wai Kin Yong, who moved in for 2,000,000 with [9cTc]. Button (and short stack) Cary Katz, took the plunge with [Ad7c], hitting a full house on the river as the board ran out [TsAc7h9s7d]. The very next hand, Yong, down to 1,405,000, called all in with [AcKs]

Yong Doubles Through Van Blarcum

Wai Kin Yong moved all in for 990,000 when it folded to him in the hijack with [QsJs]. Over to button Aaron Van Blarcum, who snap-called him with [TdTc] from a stack of 1,260,000. Hands went on backs, the board running out [Qc9c7h8s7c]. Yong breathes more easily with over 2,000,000

Katz Immediately Doubles

Picking up [KsKh], Cary Katz moved in for his 840,000 over the top of two limpers. One of them was Wai Kin Yong with [AhQc], who re-shoved, getting it heads up with Katz. The runout of [Ts9c6cTcJs] favoured the all-in player, and Katz is right back in the mix.

Straight Over Straight Dents Katz

Fiveway limping for 60,000 (starting with Wai Kin Yong holding [AdAc]) started a pot with a [8d9dTd] flop. Everyone checked it, holding: Rudoy: [9s8c] Katz: [7h7d] Davies: [Kh8h] Van Blarcum (button): [Qd7s]. The turn [6h] brought the two players with sevens a straight. It checked through to Van Blarcum, who bet 205,000, called by Katz

Yong Spikes River Two-Outer to Double Through Rudoy

First hand after two tables became one, Wai Kin Yong shoved when it folded to him in the hijack with the mighty [AhKh]. Next to act Mikhail Rudoy asked for a count (1,350,000) then rejammed with [JsJh]. Everyone else folded (including Cary Katz with [QhQc]) and the cards were on

Ivey’s Two Pair Counterfeited on Turn, Yong Benefits

Wai Kin Yong called for 60,000 with [As9s] after Cary Katz ([7c6c] utg); Phil Ivey checked his option with [Qc6d]. Flop: [6hTsQs] - two pair for Ivey and the nut flush draw for Yong, who bet 130,000. Ivey just called and Katz threw his cards in the muck. Turn: [Td]. Yong led

Official Final Table TBC in Event #5 $50k Short Deck; Eight Remain Led by Comeback King Sam Greenwood

Eight players return for Day 2 of the third Short Deck event at the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Super High Roller Series Sochi. In the lead is Sam Greenwood, fresh from his 5th place finish in yesterday’s Event #4 $50,000 “long deck” event which netted him $180,000, followed by none other

Wai Kin Yong Bubbles Super High Roller Bowl Bahamas

Wai Kin Yong raised to 55,000 on the button and Seth Davies defended the big blind. The flop landed [4d3dAh] and Davies checked. Yong continued for 60,000, and Davies check-raised to 170,000. Yong thought for a moment, and then called as the turn fell the [6s]. Davies announced he was all in for

Wai Kin Yong vs. Christoph Vogelsang

Christoph Vogelsang raised to 50,000 from the button and Wai Kin Yong called in the big blind. The flop landed [4d4h5d] and Yong checked. Vogelsang bet 30,000, and Yong check-raised to 75,000 total. Vogelsang called, and when the turn landed the [Jh], Yong bet 120,000. Vogelsang called once more as the river landed