There has been a shift in the distribution of chips in the last orbit, as Michael Korovine has risen from the ashes and now leads the final 4 of The $250 Frenzy.
Here are the current chip counts, as play enters level 35:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Michael | Korovine | 14,750,000 |
| Andonios | Papageorgiou | 6,200,000 |
| Rami | Hammoud | 5,750,000 |
| Tomas | Larivee Magni | 2,450,000 |
In a confrontation of the blinds, Michael Korovine called a raise preflop from Rami Hammoud in the small blind, and then proceeded to call on all three streets, including an all-in on the river.
With the board showing 
, Rami was hesitant to table his hand after his river shove got called, but eventually he turned over 
for a missed flush draw, and lost a massive pot to Michael and his 
.
With that, Michael climbed up to around 12 million in chips, while Rami dropped to around 5.5 million.
The very next hand Michael took a chunk out of Tomas Larivee Magni to increase his lead.
A break has just begun, and we will bring an update on the chip counts in a moment.
It was starting to look like Rami Hammoud was invincible on this Day 3, as he grew his stack steadily into the chip lead without really taking too many loses.
Moments after a potential deal was refused by some of the players, Andonios Papageorgiu, the shorter stack of the final 4, made a move from the button, going all-in for a little over 3.5 million. He was quickly called by Rami in the big blind, and players tabled their hands.
Andonios: 
Rami: 
Andonios came from behind and spiked a king on the 
board to win the 7+ million chip pot, and keep us 4-handed here on the final table of The $250 Frenzy.
Facing a raise of 500,000 from Michael Korovine, Andonios Papageorgiou 3bet his 3,525,000 stack from the button, finding a call from the original raiser.
Michael: 
Andonios:
Board: 
Michael was left with a little over 3.5 million after the hand, while Andonios climbed up over 7 million.
After a quiet few orbits, we finally saw a hand reach showdown.
Roger Thibault opened to 600,000 from under the gun, and before Rami Hammoud had a chance to slide forward his 3bet form the big blind, Roger instantly announced his all-in. Rami quickly made the call.
Rami: 
Roger:
Roger was in a world of trouble, as Rami flopped a flush draw, but in the end all he needed was the king-kicker to score the knock out, as the board read .
Rami now holds nearly half the chips in play.
5th place: Roger Thibault – $16,535
Roger Thibault
The $250 Frenzy is down to 5 players after a furry of eliminations early on. Action has slowed down a little since we entered 5-handed poker, as players are quite deep at this point. The average stack is hovering around 30 big blinds at the start of this level, and all 5 players have shown they have what it takes to win this, so it’s still anyones game.
Here is a look at the chip distribution, as we enter level 33.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Rami | Hammoud | 9200,000 |
| Andonios | Papageorgiou | 6425,000 |
| Michael | Korovine | 4950,000 |
| Roger | Thibault | 4850,000 |
| Tomas | Larivee Magni | 3725,000 |
Rami Hammoud
Action folded around to Michael Korovine on the button, who opened to 350,000. Santos Ciulla, sitting in the big blind, 3bet all-in, and found a call from Michael.
Michael: 
Santos: 
Santos only had Michael covered by 85,000 in the hand, so they were both virtually flipping for their tournament life. It was Michael who ended up on top however, as he paired on the 
board to win the 7.3 million chip pot.
Santos was eliminated on the very next hand.
6th place: Santos Ciulla – $12,450
Santos Ciulla
Shane St John was our next casualty on this final table, as he moved in with 
, only to get called by Andonios Papageorgiou with 
.
The community cards brought no help to Shane, and the 
board was the last Shane would see in this tournament.
7th place: Shane St John – $9,140
Shane St John
Action folded around to Michael Korovine in the small blinds, and he pulled the trigger, moving all-in for 1,560,000. Santos Ciulla made the quick call from the big blind, and the two players were off to the races.
Michael: 
Santos:
With the board showing 
, Michael secured the double up, while Santos dropped to below 3 million.
Bryce Potter, who came into Day 3 as the chip leader, has just been eliminated off of this final table in 8th place.
On a board showing 
, he found himself all-in and far behind table opponent Tomas Larivee Magni, who flopped a set of tens with . Bryce still had outs, holding the 
, but couldn’t find a queen with the running and to end his Event 3 run in 8th place.
8th place: Bryce Potter – $6,209
Bryce Potter
