Luke Schwarz started things off with a raise to 22,000 holding . Phil Laak flat-called holding the . JC Tran reraised to 82,000 holding . Schwartz folded rather painfully and then Laak folded, allowing Tran to pick up the money preflop.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised with to 24,000. Roland De Wolfe three-bet to 62,000 with the . Timoshenko saw that De Wolfe basically committed himself to the hand and moved all in. De Wolfe made the call.
The board ran out and De Wolfe was sent to the rail in 6th place, taking home three points and $6,000.
On the first hand of the new level, action folded to Vanessa Rousso on the button. She raised to 25,000 and then Yevgeniy Timoshenko reraised all in for 142,000. Rousso held and made the call against Timoshenko's .
The board ran out and Timoshenko doubled up to 294,000 chips.
Roland De Wolfe raised to 15,000 with and Phil Laak called on the button with . Vanessa Rousso called from the big blind with .
The flop came down and everyone checked. The turn gave Rousso a strangle hold on the hand with the . She fired 20,000 and De Wolfe raised to 61,000. Laak folded and then Rousso moved all in. De Wolfe folded quickly.
"That's the worst raise I've ever seen," needled Luke Schwartz.
Phil Laak raised preflop with and Luke Schwartz just flatted him with pocket jacks. The flop came down and Schwartz check-called a bet from Laak.
The turn was the and Schwartz checked. Laak fired 42,000 and Schwartz folded. Laak wanted to see the river and the dealer put it out there with the . He then showed his hand to the table. He's up over 860,000 chips.
Phil Laak raised to 16,000 with two black eights. Ian Frazer woke up to and reraised to 51,000. Laak then dumped it all in and Frazer called off his 295,000 chips.
The flop was huge for Laak, coming down and landing him with a set. The turn was the and the river the . Frazer was the player at risk in the hand and was sent home in 7th place, earning $4,000 for the finish and taking home two points.
Luke Schwartz raised to 16,000 with and was called in two spots. First, JC Tran called with the and then Yevgeniy Timoshenko called with .
The flop came down and all three players checked. The turn brought the and Timoshenko checked first action. Schwartz fired 36,000 and Tran called. Timoshenko folded.
The river was the and Schwartz asked how much Tran was playing.
"About 280,000," responded Tran.
"So I guess the over shove isn't an option," responded Schwartz, before betting 50,000. Tran paid him off and Schwartz won the hand with three jacks.