Alan Johnson limped in from early position before Renata Colache jammed for 295,000 from the next seat over. Kaifan Wang shoved for around 1,000,000, which forced out Johnson.
Renata Colache: K♣J♠
Kaifan Wang: A♠2♠
Wang remained narrowly ahead on the Q♠10♥6♥ flop but Colache made her straight on the 9♠ turn. However, the 10♠ river gave Wang the flush and he locked up the bounty.
There are around 16 minutes remaining at the current blinds and the updated counts of the final two tables are as follows.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | Alan Johnson | United States | 570,000 | 11 |
| 2 | 2 | Renata Colache | United States | 290,000 | 6 |
| 2 | 3 | Anthony LaRocca | United States | 950,000 | 19 |
| 2 | 4 | Yuriy Davidoff | United States | 645,000 | 13 |
| 2 | 5 | Erick Ortiz | United States | 820,000 | 16 |
| 2 | 6 | Kaifan Wang | United States | 1,000,000 | 20 |
| 2 | 7 | Lingyu Zen | United States | 1,400,000 | 28 |
| 2 | 8 | Alan Nosonchuk | United States | 2,800,000 | 56 |
| 2 | 9 | Vance Martin III | United States | 2,500,000 | 50 |
| 4 | 1 | George Grabe | United States | 2,800,000 | 56 |
| 4 | 2 | Robert Bernstein | United States | 1,625,000 | 33 |
| 4 | 3 | Matthew Faust (PA) | United States | 500,000 | 10 |
| 4 | 4 | Simon Lau | United States | 1,890,000 | 38 |
| 4 | 5 | Todd Lewis | United States | 1,625,000 | 33 |
| 4 | 6 | Namit Patel | United States | 3,815,000 | 76 |
| 4 | 7 | Shane Brown | United States | 5,000,000 | 100 |
| 4 | 8 | John Port | United States | 2,000,000 | 40 |
| 4 | 9 | David Lu | United States | 1,025,000 | 21 |
Vance Martin III opened to 125,000 and Matthew Faust called on the button. In the big blind, Karen Rodriguez jammed for her 435,000 stack. Martin just called for a third of his stack, and Faust flatted covering by a few blinds.
The K♣8♥7♠ flop checked through on the side pot. Martin led on the 5♣ turn and Faust called.
On the Q♦ river, Martin led for 175,000 and Faust folded.
Karen Rodriguez: A♥10♦
Vance Martin III: K♠J♠
Martin's pair of kings was best to send Rodriguez to the rail, as the tournament has now been reduced to its final two tables.
Renata Colache limped in from the button and called when Vance Martin III made it 175,000 from the small blind.
Maritn continued for 175,000 and called off of his stack of 515,000 when Colache jammed.
Vance Martin III: J♦J♠
Renata Colache: 9♥8♥
Colache flopped top pair but remained behind the pocket jacks. Martin doubled up after the 5♦5♣ runout.
On the next deal, Martin raised to 100,000 from the button before Shane Brown shoved as the big stack. Matthew Faust committed his stack of 675,000 and Martin got out of the way.
Matthew Faust: Q♠Q♦
Shane Brown: K♥J♦
The queens made a full house on the A♠Q♥9♦J♠A♠ runout and Faust doubled.
Renata Colache opened to 125,000 from the cutoff before Vance Martin III jammed for 295,000 from the button. In the big blind, Matthew Faust rejammed for 840,000 and Colache painfully folded after a short tank.
Vance Martin III: J♠J♦
Matthew Faust: K♥9♥
The K♠J♣7♥ flop gave Faust top pair, but Martin made middle set. The 7♠ turn added outs for Faust to make a better full house, but the river was the A♠, giving Martin the winner.
Alan Nosonchuk opoened to 115,000 from the hijack and Erick Ortiz called from the big blind.
On the 9♠4♦2♥ flop, Ortiz check-raised to 435,000 over a bet of 135,000. Nssonchuk snap-jammed as the big stack. After some thought, Ortiz flashed the 9♦ and folded.
Level: 21
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
The remaining 19 players are taking their second 15-minute break of the day.
The two largest bounties remain available as play will resume in Level 21 with blinds of 25,000/50,000 and an average stack of 1,631,000.
On a flop of 10♣9♥4♦ in a single three-way pot, Alan Nosonchuk and Alan Johnson checked to Erick Ortiz who bet 120,000. Alan Nosonchuk then pushed all-in with the covering stack while Ortiz reluctantly called.
Erick Ortiz: 9♠8♠
Alan Nosonchuk: Q♦J♠
The 10♦ turn and 4♠ river were blanks and Ortiz doubled for 475,000 just before the break.
Shane Brown opened to 175,000 from the hijack before Karen Rodriguez put in her last 190,000 from the small blind. Renata Colache called from the big blind and Brown put in the extra chips.
It checked through to showdown, for the board to read 6♦4♣2♣7♦3♦.
Karen Rodriguez: 5♦5♥
Renata Colache: 8♣6♣
Shane Brown: K♥J♥
Rodriguez had a straight and tripled up.
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