Jennifer Cassell made it 500,000 from under the gun with Q♠Q♦ and Reece Bedot defended his big blind with K♣8♠.
On tne 8♣Q♣2♠ flop, Bedot check-called a bet of 300,000 from Cassell to see the 4♠ hit the turn. Again Bedot checked, but this time he folded after Cassell fired 1,700,000.
Jennifer Cassell ripped from the small blind for 2,700,000 and Daniel Neilson called from the big blind.
Jennifer Cassell: Q♠5♠
Daniel Neilson: K♥Q♦
Cassell was in trouble and was dominated by the hand of Neilson, and looked to be heading for the rail on the 10♠A♥6♣ flop. A 6♦ on the turn brought around some chop possibilties, and the 10♦ on the river did double-pair the board, meaning both players chopped it up.
Reece Bedot made it 500,000 from under the gun and Johan Lees shoved 2,800,000 from the small blind. Bedot called.
Johan Lees: Q♥Q♣
Reece Bedot: A♣7♦
Lees was at risk but had the best hand, which further improved on the 7♠Q♦10♠ flop with top set. A K♣ on the turn did gave Bedot a gutshot, but the 7♥ rived filled up Lees and kept him alive.
Dustin Tran wasted no time, ripping in 3,500,000 from the small blind. But before the chips had even settled, Jennifer Cassell cold four-bet shoved her towering 7,000,000 stack from the big blind. Bedot, calm as ever, snap-called his 3,600,000 and suddenly, one the biggest pot of the tournament was live—with three players all-in and dreaming.
Dustin Tran: Q♣J♣
Reece Bedot: A♠A♦
Jennifer Cassell: 8♥8♣
Aces for Bedot. The Snowmen for Cassell. And Tran? Armed with paint and hoping to scribble all over their dreams.
The flop came down 5♥3♦9♦, and the tension hit a fever pitch as the rail roared. Tran got no help. Cassell picked up a glimmer with a backdoor straight draw. Then the 6♦ hit the turn—no good for Tran, who was now drawing dead. Cassell picked up a gutter, but Bedot's nut diamond held all the power.
The J♥ on the river changed nothing.
Tran was sent packing in sixth. Cassell took a hit. And Bedot? He rocketed up the leaderboard!
Jennifer Cassell opened to 500,000 from the hijack with K♠Q♦ and Daniel Neilson three-bet the cutoff to 1,700,000 holding K♦10♠. When it got back to Cassell, she called.
A flop of 9♦10♦4♣ saw Cassell check-call a bet of 1,000,000 from Neilson to the 2♥ turn. Again Cassell checked, and again Neilson piled on the pressure with a bet of 1,700,000. Cassell had to give it up.
Daniel Neilson limped in from the small blind with K♣3♣ and Johan Lees raised to 710,000 out of the big blind with 9♠9♦. Neilson called.
A flop of 10♣J♣3♥ was spread across the table and both tapped the table to the Q♣ turn, giving Neilson a flush. Again the action went check-check and the 5♠ hit the river. Neilson counted out chips and fired out 2,000,000. Lees let it go.
Daniel Neilson made it 400,000 from the cutoff and Reece Bedot peeled from the big blind.
The flop came Q♠9♣6♣ and Bedot check-called a bet of 350,000 from Neilson to the 10♥ turn, where he again went into check-call mode when Neilson bet 1,400,000.
Both knuckled the table on the 9♦ river and Neilson's A♥J♣ was good against Bedot's missed flush draw with 8♣2♣.
