Stuart Kerr open-shoved all in for his last 90,000 or so on the button. Dan Shak looked him up from the big blind, and the hands were opened.
Kerr:
Shak:
"I'm just happy to have live cards," Stuart said.
The flop fell , giving Shak a large lead, and it was all over when the turned. A meaningless completed the board, and Stuart, who started the day with just 97,000 chips, hit the rail in 27th place.
It happened when the under-the-gun player opened for 24,000 and Wong three-bet to 75,000 from the button. James Obst responded by four-betting to 136,000 from the small blind, the original raiser folded, and Wong moved all in for 405,000. Obst called and was dominated.
Obst:
Wong:
Wong was primed to double to more than the chip average and put himself in serious contention to make a run at the title, but the flop robbed him of that as Obst spiked a set. Wong was clearly disappointed and was up out of his seat even before the turned. That meant Wong needed a jack on the river to survive, but he was left wanting as the blanked.
Wong, who did an interview with PokerNews earlier today, was eliminated from the tournament in 28th place.
With 300,000 already in the pot and a board reading , James Obst checked and watched Dan Shak bet 200,000. Obst tanked for a long time before putting in the call, but he mucked just as soon as Shak rolled over for a flopped full house.
Joey Lovelady and [Removed:17] were heads up on a flop of . Yan fired 59,000, Lovelady raised to 115,000, Yan re-raised to 225,000, and Lovelady moved all in for effectively 562,000. Yan snap-called.
Lovelady:
Yan:
Both players flopped a straight, but Yan had the nuts. The turn was the , giving Lovelady a straight flush draw, and now any heart would eliminate Yan.
The completed the board, and Yan let out a sigh of relief. He now sits with 1.175 million chips, while Lovelady was reduced to around 215,000.
Dan Shak and "Hong Kong" Kenny Wong were heads up on a flop of . Shak checked, Wong fired out a bet, and Shak check-raised to 75,000. Wong moved all in for 118,000 on top, and Shak reluctantly called.
Shak:
Wong:
The on the turn gave Shak a flush draw to go along with his two-pair and trips outs, but the bricked on the river. Wong doubled to 470,000 chips, while Shak is still flirting with one million chips.
"I thought it was coming," Wong said after the hand. "Especially after the spade turned."
Dave Garcia open-shoved all in for his last 50,000 or so from under the gun, and Dylan Honeyman called in the small blind.
Garcia:
Honeyman:
Garcia refused to look as the dealer rapped the table then spread . Once the tournament director announced there was a king on the flop though, he gave a hearty fist pump.
The turn was the , which gave both players the same flush draw. It also reduced Honeyman's win outs to a single card.
Garcia was still looking away when the spiked on the river, but he knew the bad news once he heard the groan of the crowd. He was eliminated, while Honeyman now has 885,000 chips.
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, giving Shak a large lead, and it was all over when the 
turned. A meaningless 
completed the board, and Stuart, who started the day with just 97,000 chips, hit the rail in 27th place.
flop robbed him of that as Obst spiked a set. Wong was clearly disappointed and was up out of his seat even before the 
turned. That meant Wong needed a jack on the river to survive, but he was left wanting as the 
blanked.
, James Obst checked and watched Dan Shak bet 200,000. Obst tanked for a long time before putting in the call, but he mucked just as soon as Shak rolled over 
. Yan fired 59,000, Lovelady raised to 115,000, Yan re-raised to 225,000, and Lovelady moved all in for effectively 562,000. Yan snap-called.
, giving Lovelady a straight flush draw, and now any heart would eliminate Yan.
completed the board, and Yan let out a sigh of relief. He now sits with 1.175 million chips, while Lovelady was reduced to around 215,000.
of Dylan Honeyman.
, and Kuo doubled.
