On a flop of , Christopher Mounteney found himself all in from the small blind against Jeff Rossiter on the button.
Mounteney:
Rossiter:
The on the turn saw Rossiter capture the lead turning a straight, but with Mounteney needing any heart to remain alive, there was still a sweat.
Unfortunately it would be all anti-climatical as the found its way on the river to end Mounteney's tournament in twenty-ninth place as Rossiter climbed to 350,000 in chips.
On the hand following the one where he was crushed to 12,000, Sanchez Rodriguez was all in with the . He was able to crack aces as the board ran out to give him a straight. He's back to 40,000 now.
On the board of , the man with both first and last name ending in "Z", Sanchez Rodriguez, checked to Patrik Antonius. Antonius bet 65,000 and Rodriguez made the call. The river completed the board with the and Rodriguez checked again. Antonius bet 160,000 and Rodriguez called. Antonius tabled the to beat Rodriguez's and win the pot.
Rodriguez was crushed on the hand with his river call, getting knocked all the way down to 12,000. Antonius moved to over a million with 1.05 million in chips.
First up, last year's third-place finisher Sorel Mizzi bet 52,000 on the flop of . Randy Lew made the call before Randy Dorfman mucked.
The turn brought the and Mizzi bet out 87,000. Lew again made the call to see the come down on the river. Mizzi fired again -- 183,000 this time. Lew tanked for a bit and then released his hand. Mizzi won the pot and moved to 890,000 while Lew dropped back to 375,000.