Aaron Overton opened to 43,000 from middle position, Josh Brikis called out of the cutoff, and the dealer fanned . Overton continued for 36,000, and Brikis called.
The turn was the , and Overton led again - this time for 49,000. Brikis again called.
The completed the board, and Overton paused before sliding out a tower of grey T5,000 chips. The bet was 190,000, and Brikis looked him up.
"Flush," Overton muttered, turning over .
Brikis mucked his hand, and shipped Overton nearly half of his stack.
The action has been crazy this afternoon and we found a huge pot brewing on the turn between former chipleader Ryan Higgins and Jeremy Halaska. A giant pot was already built and the board read . Halaska checked and induced a bet a from Higgins then Halaska shoved.
Higgins had a pained look on his face and took off his hat in frustration. He announced a call and turned over for a flush draw. Halaska held for trips.
"Nice defend," Higgins said.
The river bricked for Higgins when it fell and he shipped a lot of chips across the table.
Justin Liberto opened in middle position, Cameron Hamilton called near the button, and Tyler Kenney put in a three-bet from the blinds. Liberto then four-bet jammed for nearly 800,000, Hamilton folded, and Kenney tank-called.
Showdown
Liberto
Kenney
It was a massive flip for well over a million chips, and the flop gave Kenney a big lead. Neither the turn () nor the river () improved Liberto's hand, and he was eliminated in 15th place.
Ryan Higgins opened for 45,000 and Dave Johnston three-bet to 125,000 from the button. The blinds released and Higgins shoved. Johnston called and the hands were tabled.
Johnston:
Higgins:
The board ran and Higgins' straight trumped Johnston's set and sent him to the rail.
On the first hand back from break, Josh Brikis was all in for his tournament life holding a pair of sevens. Ryan Higgins had him at risk with king-jack, and there was a jack on the flop. Brikis failed to improve on both the turn and the river, and was eliminated from the tournament just short of the final table.
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. Overton continued for 36,000, and Brikis called.
, and Overton led again - this time for 49,000. Brikis again called.
completed the board, and Overton paused before sliding out a tower of grey T5,000 chips. The bet was 190,000, and Brikis looked him up.
.
. Halaska checked and induced a bet a from Higgins then Halaska shoved.
for a flush draw. Halaska held 
for trips.
and he shipped a lot of chips across the table.
and Rodriguez was eliminated.
flop gave Kenney a big lead. Neither the turn (
) improved Liberto's hand, and he was eliminated in 15th place.
and Higgins' straight trumped Johnston's set and sent him to the rail.
