Ilich Closes The Gap
Jamil Wakil and Drazen Ilich each committed 268,000 to get to the 
flop.
Both checked and did the same when the 
hit the turn. The 
river was checked by Wakil, but Ilich opted to fire another 268,000 on the river. Wakil gave it some thought, ultimately tossing in the chips to call.
Ilich tabled 
, Wakil mucked, and Ilich took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,500,000
-570,000
|
-570,000 |
|
2,390,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
turn which Wakil checked. Ilich bet 190,000, Wakil called, and the 
completed the board. A check from Wakil sent Ilich into the tank for a bit before he fired a whopping 520,000 on the river.
for the absolute nuts, while Wakil mucked and saw his chip lead go over to Ilich.
turn. Another check from O'Brien led to another bet from Harnden, this one for 180,000. O'Brien, though, put in a check-raise to 360,000. Harnden gave it up, giving the pot to O'Brien.
, and Harnden slowed down with a check. It was all part of his plan, though, apparently. When Williamson took his cue to bet 250,000, Harnden check-raised to 600,000 straight, and his opponent tanked and folded.
. Harnden snap-called with the crushing 
, though, and Hastings was drawing slim for survival.
. The rest of the field can breathe just a bit easier now as the dangerous pro has been sent off. He'll take $17,184 for his work — worth a handful of big blinds at the nosebleed stakes he's accustomed to playing.
flop to work with, but they checked through to the 
turn. Valerstein made his delayed continuation bet of 66,000, and O'Brien wanted to play for more as he raised to 155,000. Valerstein gave it just a quick look before matching the bet.
for the set, and it was the winner.
, a big kaboom for Stefanski as he flopped Broadway and was guaranteed to survive his all in. The turn 
was the meaningless river. After doubling up and then some, Stefanski has worked his stack back up to 992,000 and back close to his high point in the tournament from late in Day 2.