Alex Jacob raised to 125,000 from middle position, and he found action from Chairud Vangchailued in the small blind.
Heads up, the flop came out . Vangchailued led out with a bet of 200,000, and Jacob called. Fourth street came the , and both men tapped the table in turn. The last card off was the . Vangchailued figured he'd try it again, and he slid out 175,000 more chips. Jacob went into the tank for several minutes, at times looking like he wanted to fold and at times looking as if he were going to move all in. Eventually, he settled on a call, almost regretfully adding his chips to the pot. Vangchailued tabled , and a frustrated Jacob could not beat it. He's slipped back to 975,000, bumping his opponent up to 1,600,000.
Tyler Spalding made it 150,000 to go from the hijack seat. In the small blind, Ray Foley reraised to 425,000. Spalding moved all in for a total of 945,000, and Foley made the call, having his man well covered.
Showdown
Spalding:
Foley:
The board ran safe for the all-in player, showing up . After that big swing, Spalding has just pulled ahead of his opponent with 1,985,000 to Foley's 1,835,000.
The action started when Tyler Spalding opened with a raise to 160,000. Richard Lutes made the call down the line, and Jonathan Markham moved all in for a total of 400,000 even. Spalding asked for a count before eventually calling, but Markham moved all in for another 350,000 on top of that! Spalding had little choice but to make the call, though he did so reluctantly, putting both opponents at risk of elimination.
Showdown
Spalding:
Lutes:
Markham:
The board would run out completely dry, coming . A crowd of fans rushed in on Markham, more excited than he was at the newfound chips. In the end, Lutes comes out about even, Markham triples up, and Spalding has dropped a big chunk of his stack.
On a heads-up flop showing , Brandon Cantu checked, and Richard Lutes moved all in for a little over 500,000. Cantu very quickly called. This all transpired very quickly, and spectators began jockeying for position to see what was going on.
Showdown
Cantu:
Lutes:
Despite having no pair, Lutes had the best hand at this point. Looking to fade a heart or a jack to stay alive, Lutes hated the next card off. Cantu found the right away on the turn, enough to leave Lutes drawing dead and adding another knockout notch in Cantu's belt.
For his three days' worth of work, Richard Lutes will pocket more than $85,000.
Chairud Vangchailued limped in from middle position, and Brandon Cantu followed suit on down the line. Alex Jacob completed from the small blind, and Ray Foley tapped the table for a free flop from the big.
With four-way action, the flop came out . The action passed around to the button where Brandon Cantu put out a bet of 150,000. The blinds folded, but Vangchailued came along. The turn was the , and both men checked. The river came the , and Vangchailued checked again. Cantu figured he was good for a bet, and he fired 200,000 more at the pot. His opponent called, and Cantu tabled .
In the second four-way pot in a row, Chairud Vangchailued limped to start it, and Brandon Cantu, Ray Foley, and Wei Mu all saw a cheap flop with him.
It came , and the blinds checked. Vangchailued put out 150,000, and both Cantu and Mu made the call.
The turn was the . Mu checked, Vangchailued bet another 300,000, and both opponents called once again.
On the river, the changed the action. Mu moved all in first to act, sliding out his remaining 475,000 chips. Vangchailued wasted little time folding, and Cantu would also let his hand go after some thought, sending a big pot over to Mu.
Under the gun, Chairud Vangchailued tried to raise to 100,000 before the dealer informed him that he had to double the big blind up to 120,000. He put in the extra four chips, and Tyler Spalding made the call in the next seat over. Action skipped Brandon Cantu, and Alex Jacob moved all in for just over 800,000. Vangchailued quickly called, letting Spalding escape further damage.
Showdown
Vangchailued:
Jacob:
The flop was dramatic, but it changed nothing as it rolled out . Two pair was decent for the at-risk player, but Jacob had flopped a set with the case jack. Looking for a queen but finding none, Vangchailued watched the last turn and river of his night come down and .
Failing to get over the hump, Chairud Vangchailued has made his exit in 7th place. He'll walk away with $96,355 for his work.