Christopher Underwood open-jammed for just over 1 million chips from under the gun, and the action folded to Shiva Dudani who went deep into the tank. After more than two minutes of thought, he finally made the call.
Underwood:
Dudani:
The flop gave Dudani a leading pair of queens, and Underwood didn't improve on the turn () or the river []. Underwood, who finished 18th in this year's Senior's Event at the WSOP, earns $31,565 for his 12th-place finish.
Ryan Riess and Joshua Reichard were heads up in a raised pot with the flop reading . Riess put out a bet, Reichard moved all in, and Riess snapped it off.
Riess:
Reichard:
"No nine!" Reiss shouted.
The turn and river bricked , respectively, and Reichard was eliminated.
We are now down to a ten-handed, unofficial final table. We'll have the redraw for you shortly.
The players are currently playing 10-handed at the "unofficial" final table. Once one player is eliminated in 10th place, the field will move up to the main stage to get setup, and then they will all be sent on dinner.
Sean Szurko opened to 100,000 from the hijack seat, Josh Williams three-bet to 225,000 from the small blind, and Erik Roussakis cold four-bet to 550,000 from the big blind. Szurko quickly got out of the way, and Williams went into the tank. After the better part of a minute, he called, and the dealer fanned .
Williams checked, and Roussakis quickly slid out what looked like 575,000. Williams sat quietly, riffling a handful of blue T25,000 chips with his hand, and eventually uttered, "All in."
Roussakis looked stunned. He quickly counted how many chips he had since Williams had him covered, and mulled the decision over for less than a minute before folding face up.
Williams mucked his hand face down, and raked in the massive pot.
Josh Williams opened to 130,000 from under the gun, Zal Irani called in the hijack seat, and Sean Szurko three-bet to 275,000 on the button. Both Williams and Irani called, and the flop fell .
The action checked to Szurko, who continued for 500,000, and both Williams and Irani released.