Justin Young opened to 17,000 from the hijack and Anthony Zinno three-bet to 65,000 on the button. Rainer Kempe counted out his chips before shipping all in for 166,000 out of the small blind. Ryan Riess was in the big blind and asked for a count before moving all in over the top for about 220,000. Both Young and Zinno folded after messing around with each other and the remaining two hands were tabled.
Ryan Riess:
Rainer Kempe:
Kempe was drawing to just three aces left in the deck. The flop fell and Riess took a strangle-hold on the hand with a set of queens. The landed on the turn and Kempe was left drawing dead to the on the river.
"Nice life," Sam Soverel said to Riess after the hand.
Anthony Zinno opened to 17,000 on the button and Benjamin Pollak tanked for a minute before three-betting to 57,000 out of the big blind. Zinno just called and the flop came .
Both players checked to the on the turn and Pollak led out for 38,000. Zinno once again just called and the completed the board. Pollak shoved all in and Zinno called off his last 146,500 chips. Zinno tabled and Pollak sent his cards to the muck before they were revealed.
With registration now closed, the official numbers have been posted. There were a total of 68 entries making up a prizepool of $680,000. There will be a total of 10 places paid with a min-cash worth $20,400 and the winner taking home $190,400. Here is a look at the full payouts.
Three players went to the flop of and the action was checked to David Peters on the button. Peters bet 13,000 into a pot of 40,000 and Andy Park folded from the small blind. Bryn Kenney was in the big blind and called to see the on the turn.
Both players checked to the on the river and Kenney checked one more time. Peters pushed forward what looked to be a bet of 36,000 and Kenney check-raised all in. Peters called for his remaining 92,000 and Kenney tabled for just a pair of fours. Peters showed for two pair and earned himself the double up.
The action folded to Erik Seidel on the button who announced all in for a little over 100,000. Andy Park took a look at his cards in the big blind and quickly made the call. Seidel turned over but ran into Park's .
The flop came giving Park top set and Seidel was left with a gut-shot straight draw. The changed nothing on the turn and the on the river only improved Park's hand to a full house.
Hellmuth returned during the last break of late registration for his second bullet of the day and it lasted about as long as his first one did. On a board reading , Hellmuth was all in for around 40,000 with and was up against the of Ryan Riess.
Hellmuth held a straight and flush draw but the on the river awarded him a consolation prize of a pair of sixes, not good enough to beat Riess' pair of kings.