Hand #95: Kevin Eyster completed from the small blind and Travis Rice checked his option in the big blind. The flop came and Eyster led out for 160,000. Rice raised to 350,000 and Eyster called. The two would check the turn and river and Eyster would win the pot with .
Hand #96: Khoa Nguyen opened to 355,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #97: Rice called from the button and Jason Helder made it 550,000 to go from the small blind. Rice folded.
Hand #98: Eyster opened to 320,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #99: Nguyen opened to 450,000 from the button and Eyster moved all in from the big blind. Nguyen let out a sigh and released his hand.
Hand #100: Jason Helder opened to 320,000 from under the gun only to have Khoa Nguyen three-bet to one million from the next seat over. The rest of the table folded back to Helder who kicked his cards in as well.
Hand #101: Travis Rice limped from the button, Helder completed the small blind, and Nguyen moved all in from the big blind. Both of his opponents folded.
Hand #102: Rice limped, Helder raised to 425,000 from the button, and it folded back to Rice who called.
The flop came and both players checked to the turn. Two more checks allowed the to fall on the river. Rice bet 700,000 and Helder folded.
Hand #104: Travis Rice raised to 350,000 from under the gun. Action came to Khoa Nguyen who flatted from the button, prompting Chris Drake to three-bet ship for 2.545 million from the small blind. Action came back to Rice and he announced a call. Nguyen went into the tank.
About two minutes passed before Nguyen called off for his own tournament life of about 2.8 million.
Rice:
Drake:
Nguyen:
Rice led with his jacks heading to the community cards and had a chance to score a double elimination. Drake quickly took the lead on the flop, though, making trip aces. The rolled off on fourth street, giving Nguyen a flush draw, but it did not come through as the hit the river. Drake scooped the main pot while Rice was awarded the change from Nguyen's stack.
Nguyen collected $110,663 for his fifth place finish.
Hand #105: Chris Drake opened to 320,000 from the button and Kevin Eyster reraised to 880,000 from the small blind. Drake made the call and the two would see a flop of . Eyster led out for 900,000 and Drake popped it up to two million leading to a snap-fold from Eyster.
Hand #106: Travis Rice called from the small blind and Jason Helder checked his option. The two would check it down on the board and Helder would win the pot with queen high.
Hand #107: Eyster raised to 320,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #108: Helder raised to 320,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #109: Helder raised to 320,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #110: Helder received a walk.
Hand #111: Drake received a walk.
Hand #112: Rice opened to 375,000 and Eyster called out of the big blind. The two checked the flop and Eyster took the pot down with a 400,000 chip bet on the turn. Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Hand #113: Chris Drake raised to 400,000 from under the gun and it folded to Jason Helder in the big blind. He made the action 1.3 million to go, prompting a fold from Drake.
Hand #114: Kevin Eyster raised to 400,000 from under the gun and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #115: Helder made it 400,000 from the button and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #116: Helder made it 400,000 from the cutoff and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #117: Drake was first to act and raised to 400,000. Action folded to Helder's big blind and he flatted. The flop hit the felt and both players checked. The turned, Helder fired, and Drake released.
Hand #118: Action folded to Helder small blind and he completed. Drake checked his option and the duo checked down an entire board of . Helder showed for queen-high, which was good enough to take down the pot.
Hand #119: Travis Rice moved all in first to act for 2,020,000 and was quickly called by Jason Helden. Rice had and Helden . It was over quickly as the flop came and after the on the turn, Helden joked "I don't like my chances." The river was a meaningless . Rice doubled up to approximately 4.25 million.
Hand #120: Kevin Eyster moved all in from the small blind and Rice folded his big blind.
Hand #121: Rice moved all in from the small blind and Helder folded his big blind.
Hand #122: Rice raised to 425,000 from the button and was called by Helder and Chris Drake out of the blinds. The flop came and Rice would take the pot down with a 670,000 chip bet.
Hand #123: Helder raised to 400,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #124: Jason Helder opened to 400,000 from under the gun and Chris Drake made it 1.1 million to go from the button. Action came back to Helder and he called to see a flop.
The dealer fanned and Helder check-called a continuation of 1.2 million. The hit the turn and both players checked, allowing the to finish the board. There were two more checks and Helder tabled a winning for a pair of kings.
Hand #125: Drake made it 400,000 from under the gun only to have Travis Rice three-bet the action to 1.2 million from the small blind. Action folded back to Drake who folded as well.
Hand #126: Rice limped his button, action folded to Drake, and he raised out of the big blind. Rice let his hand go.
Hand #127: Helder opened to 400,000 and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #128: Drake made it 400,000 from the button and Rice called from the big blind. The flop came down and Rice checked. Drake fired 400,000 and Rice moved out a call.
Fourth street was the and on this street Rice check-called for one million. The on the river put two pair on the board. Rice checked, Drake shipped all in, and Rice folded.
Hand #129: Chris Drake opened for 100,000 and Jason Helder called out of the big blind. The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and Helder led out for 500,000 and was called by Drake. The two checked the river and would chop the pot as Helder had and Drake .
Hand #130: Kevin Eyster moved all in and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #131: Travis Rice opened for 400,000 and Helder reraised to 950,000. Drake four-bet to three million and Rice quickly got out of the way. Helder moved all in and Drake snap-called and the two were off to the races with Helder holding and Drake . The board would run out to give Helder yet another big pot and eliminate Drake in fourth place for $134,096. Helder has 27 million of the 33 million chips in play after the hand.
The remaining three discussing an ICM chop momentarily but decided to play on.
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and Eyster led out for 160,000. Rice raised to 350,000 and Eyster called. The two would check the 
turn and 
river and Eyster would win the pot with 
.
and both players checked to the 
turn. Two more checks allowed the 
to fall on the river. Rice bet 700,000 and Helder folded.
rolled off on fourth street, giving Nguyen a flush draw, but it did not come through as the 
hit the river. Drake scooped the main pot while Rice was awarded the change from Nguyen's stack.
flop and Eyster took the pot down with a 400,000 chip bet on the 
turn. Players are now on a 15-minute break.
flop hit the felt and both players checked. The 
. Helder showed 
for queen-high, which was good enough to take down the pot.
and Rice would take the pot down with a 670,000 chip bet.
and Helder check-called a continuation of 1.2 million. The 
and on this street Rice check-called for one million. The 
on the river put two pair on the board. Rice checked, Drake shipped all in, and Rice folded.
and Drake 
to give Helder yet another big pot and eliminate Drake in fourth place for $134,096. Helder has 27 million of the 33 million chips in play after the hand.