Phil Hellmuth limped in from the cutoff, James Akenhead completed from the small blind before Julio Marines raised it to 33,000 in the big blind. Both Hellmuth and Akenhead made the call to see a flop of .
Action checked around and the hit the turn. Akenhead fired out a bet of 130,000 forcing a fold from Marines but Hellmuth responded by moving all in. Akenhead made the pot-committed call.
Hellmuth:
Akenhead:
Akenhead was left with just a straight draw as Hellmuth showed a superior flush draw to go with his straight draw and two pair. The river was the and Hellmuth made his straight to double up to 430,000 with Akenhead down to just 65,000.
On a flop of , Matthew Wheat and David Ulliott checked it over to Damon Kaufman who moved all in for his last 48,000. Wheat made the call as Ulliott got out of the way.
Wheat:
Kaufman:
Wheat flopped a set as Kaufman would need help, but it didn't arrive on the turn and river. Kaufman heads home as Wheat is now up to 253,000.
David "Devilfish" Ulliot raised to 20,000 from the button, and Daniel Harmetz reraised from the small blind. When Chau Giang folded his big, Uliott said, "You're out? Then I'm all in." Harmetz committed the rest of his own chips, and the cards were turned up with him at risk:
Ulliott:
Harmetz:
There was a jack in the door, and Devilfish said, "No. F***!" as the flop rolled out . The turn was a disaster as it gave Harmetz the unbeatable Broadway straight and cued a string of carefully crafted expletives from Devilfish. The river was a mere formality, and Harmetz was awarded an extra 146,000 chips to bolster his stack. He's got double that now, while Devilfish sinks back under 100,000.
Shortly after the previous hand, David "Devilfish" Ulliott moved all in for his last 64,000 on a flop of . Nenad Medic folded but Matthew Wheat made the call.
Ulliott:
Wheat:
Ulliott held the lead with his nines but Wheat held flush, straight and big pair possibilities. The turn was the and river the to brick out and give Ulliott the double up.
We were in the process of counting Tom Dwan's 653,000-chip fortress when another pot developed. There were three players including Dwan to a flop of , and action check-checked to Timothy Flanders. He slid out a half-pot bet of 15,000, and both opponents called.
On the turn, the drew a check to Dwan, but he was not checking this time. After asking the first player to move his hands out of the way, Dwan announced, "Pot," and stacked out 75,000 chips. Flanders folded with a shake of his head, and the other opponent did likewise to send yet another pot to Dwan. He's up over 700,000 now, and he's really pounding his table mates into the felt, there's just no other way to put it.
Catching the action on a flop of play checked to Phil Hellmuth who fired 24,000. Julio Marines was the lone caller as the turn hit the .
Hellmuth checked and Marines checked behind to see the complete the board. Hellmuth checked and gave a wry grin as Marines fired 44,000. Hellmuth let is his hand go.
Hellmuth is going some signs of fatigue, despite his chip stack looking healthy at around 400,000. He's got his head down on the table between hands and just told the tournament director to come and watch his dealer to make sure he "followed standard procedure" with the shuffle.
James Akenhead has been eliminated after committing his last chips on a flop of against Jason Lester.
Akenhead opened for aces but Lester had the lead with for two pair. The turn and river didn't improve Akenhead and he was sent to the exit just short of the cash. Lester is now up to 148,000.
With the board reading action checked to Tom Dwan who fired 19,000 into the pot. Tony Cousineau made the call before Alessio Isaia check-raised to 82,000. Dwan was the lone caller as Cousineau got out of the way.
The river was the and both players checked it down. Isaia opened for a set of tens which was good as Dwan mucked.
Dwan is still well in front with 715,000 as Isaia moves up to 360,000.
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hit the turn. Akenhead fired out a bet of 130,000 forcing a fold from Marines but Hellmuth responded by moving all in. Akenhead made the pot-committed call.
and Hellmuth made his straight to double up to 430,000 with Akenhead down to just 65,000.
turn and 
was a mere formality, and Harmetz was awarded an extra 146,000 chips to bolster his stack. He's got double that now, while Devilfish sinks back under 100,000.
. Nenad Medic folded but Matthew Wheat made the call.
and river the 
, and action check-checked to Timothy Flanders. He slid out a half-pot bet of 15,000, and both opponents called.
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complete the board. Hellmuth checked and gave a wry grin as Marines fired 44,000. Hellmuth let is his hand go.
against Jason Lester.
for aces but Lester had the lead with 
turn and 
