Matt Giannetti opened the pot for a raise and Matt Greenwood called from late position as did Brian Alioa from the small blind. Jonathan Tare then raises pot to 134,000 from the big blind. Giannetti makes the huge call, Greenwood folds and Alioa comes along for the ride.
The flop came and Alioa moved all in for just 18,500. Tare came over the top for a 190,000 all in and Giannetti was forced to fold his hand.
Tare: for a set of aces. Alioa only turns over two of his cards, saying he only has a straight draw.
The board fills out giving Tare a full house and the pot. He moves to the chip lead with 580,000 while Alioa makes his exit in 18th place.
Joe Chang opened for 18,000 from the small blind and Kevin Iacofano made the call from the big blind.
Chang checked the flop over to Iacofano, who bet 30,000. Chang called and they went to the turn, the . Chang bet 86,000, but Iacofano put him to the test, moving all in for an additional 172,000. Chang ultimately folded, leaving himself with 190,000.
After a flop of Matt Giannetti checked the small blind, Greg Pappas checked from late position and Vic Park bet 36,000 from the button. Giannetti check-raised pot and Pappas got out of the way. Park called for his remaining 59,000 and showed . Giannetti turned over .
The on the turn was a blank for both players, but the on the river completed Park's straight. He doubled up to 180,000 while Giannetti droped to 189,000.
Jason Mercier raised to 10,500 from middle position and Kirill Gerasimov called from the big blind. The flop came and Gerasimov led out for 15,500. Mercier raised enough to put Kirill all in and he called for his tournament life.
Gerasimov:
Mercier:
The on the turn gave Gerasimov a straight, however, when the fell on the river Mercier made a full house, eliminating the the Russian from the tournament.