
D2
Xin Yuan Sweats It On The Soft Bubble

Xin Yuan opens big at cutoff for 50,000 but on the button is Shalom Elharar who three-bets to 130,000. After the rest fold, Yuan tosses the rest of his chips in and is flipping against Elharar.
Xin Yuan: 8♣ 8♠
Shalom Elharar: A♥ K♥
With the board running Q♣ Q♠ 7♥ 7♣ 2♣ Yuan bags a reload but not before sweating it.
Player | Chips |
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SE Shalom Elharar | 298,000(37 BB) |
XY Xin Yuan | 245,000(31 BB) |
Yakiv Syzghanov Felted by Shalom Elharar

"Just stop leave something for everyone else please," John Perry jokes as the red hot run of Shalom Elharar continues. From being a short stack an hour ago, he doubled once and then knocks out two players. Latest casualty is Yakiv Syzghanov in spectacular fashion when two pocket pairs clash.
Syzghanov's T♣ T♥ are behind versus K♣ K♠ and it remains that way despite hitting a set on the K♦ T♠ 8♦ 9♦ J♦ runout.
Player | Chips |
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SE Shalom Elharar | 435,000(87 BB) |
YS Yakiv Syzghanov | busted |
Shalom Elharar's Rush Continues
Shalom Elharar's rush continues with two more pots going his way. He three-bet Xin Yuan's min-raise to make it 23,000 to see the flop. Yuan calls and the board comes 5♦ 4♦ Q♦ . Elharar fires a 22,000 bet and Yuan quickly folds. Elharar tells him he had pocket Ten with a diamond.
Next hand, Elharar raises again to make it 18,000, action folds around and Bert Perry says, "come on, man, when is gonna stop." Elharar shows him A♠ K♦ .
Player | Chips |
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SE Shalom Elharar | 480,000(96 BB) |
Mike Takayama Defends With A Four-Bet

Bert Perry opens 10,000, Eric Wasylenko calls it, then button Shalom Elharar three-bets 28,000. After the small blind gets out of the way, Mike Takayama on the big blind four-bets 52,000. This gets fast folds from Perry and Wasylenko while Elharar tanks for some time then decides to save his 87,000 chips behind.
Player | Chips |
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MT Mike Takayama | 230,000(46 BB) |
SE Shalom Elharar | 87,000(17 BB) |
Johan Lees Doubles Thru Shalom Elharar
Down to the last 38,500, Johan Lees is all-in with the 8♥ 8♣ . Shalom Elharar has him covered but holds the inferior pair in 6♣ 6♠ .
There is no upset on the Q♦ 5♥ 4♠ Q♣ J♦ board and Lees survives.
Player | Chips |
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JL Johan Lees | 83,000(28 BB) |
SE Shalom Elharar | 48,000(16 BB) |
D1A
Jennifer Cassell Shoves Into Shalom Elharar's Trips

From lojack, Shalom Elharar opens 3000, then calls hijack Jennifer Cassell's three-bet of 9000 to see the flop J♠ J♥ 6♣ . Cassell continues for 4000, Elharar check-raises 10,000, Cassell flats to head to fourth street T♠ . Elharar leads out 30,000, Cassell snap-jams, Elharar snap-calls.
Cassell flips open A♦ A♣ which trails Elharar's K♠ J♦ . The river 7♦ is no help to Cassell to pack up and go.
Player | Chips |
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SE Shalom Elharar | 114,500(95 BB) |
JC Jennifer Cassell | busted |