Bryn Kenney raised to 45,000 from under the gun, Tony Gregg called in the cutoff, and Curt Kohlberg called out of the small blind. The dealer spread a flop of , Kohlberg checked, and Kenney continued for 80,000. Only Gregg called.
The turn was a repeat eight - the - and both players checked.
The river was the , Kaverman slid out 265,000, and Gregg went into the tank. The 2013 WSOP One Drop High Roller winner rechecked his cards before cutting out enough chips to make the call. He set them aside, then placed them on top of his stack, then grabbed them again.
Gregg ultimately committed the stack, and Kaverman showed for kings and eights with an ace kicker. The "End Boss" revealed for a ten-high flush, however, and was awarded the pot.
Byron Kaverman opened to 45,000 sitting in the hijack, and Glen Lafaye flatted out of the small blind. Eric Afriat tried to play the bully once again - as he has all tournament - three-betting to 120,000 in defense of his big blind.
Kaverman was unimpressed though, and he four-bet to 245,000 after his usual routine of taking a minute or so to think. Lafaye suddenly sprung to life, five-bet jamming for the rest of his stack (right around 330,000 total). Afriat got out of the way and Kaverman called the bet after committing himself with the previous four-bet, tabling as he did so.
When he saw Lafaye reveal Kaverman quietly told the table "I guess that's the hand I wanted to see," as his jack-high hand was actually flipping rather than dominated.
Flop:
When the flop came down talk of a big sweat circled the table, as Kaverman had picked up eight additional outs with his up-and-down straight draw. The turn was a swing and a miss, however, coming .
River:
Just like that Kaverman had caught up to cross the finish line first in his race against Lafaye, making his straight to send the latter home in 17th place.
Justin Young opened to 45,000 from under the gun, Curt Kohlberg called out of the small blind, and Bobby Oboodi called in the big blind. The trio all checked on a flop of , and the turn was the . Kohlberg checked, Oboodi tossed out 40,000, Young called, and Kohlberg check-raised to 220,000. Oboodi quickly got out of the way, and Young tanked for a bit before calling.
The river was the , Kohlberg sat quietly for a minute or so before tapping the felt, and Young pushed forward three towers of gray T5,000 chips with a few checkers on top. The bet was 330,000, and after another few minutes of tanking, Kohlberg called.
Young rapped the felt, signifying he was beat, and turned over air; . Kohlberg revealed for a flopped set of fours, and instead of raking in the pot, he got out of his seat and starting walking around. Evidently overcome with emotion, he continued to pace back and forth, breathing deeply as the dealer prepared for the next hand.
He eventually took his seat, but continued to concentrate on his breathing for several minutes after the hand.
The board read by the turn and Eric Afriat led out for a 30,000 bet sitting in the small blind.
Tony "End Boss" Gregg did what he does best, raising the action to 104,000 out of the big blind and staring silently into space. This folded Glen Lafaye on the button, but the man who topped the counts after Day 2 and Day 3 used his big stack to bully the boss, and he three-bet to 225,000.
Gregg appeared to be mildly surprised by the chip leader's play back, but eventually he respected the reraise and laid his hand down, a bemused look spreading ever so slightly on his usually stone cold countenance.
Chris O'Rourke raised to 35,000 in early position, Abraham Korotki called near the button, and David Grandieri re-raised to 185,000, leaving just 6,000 behind. O'Rourke moved all in, Korotki folded, and Grandieri tossed in his remaining chips.
O'Rourke:
Grandieri:
It was your classic race situation for Grandieri's tournament life, but unfortunately for him he found no help from the runout. He'll take home $41,488 for his efforts, while O'Rourke is nearing a million chips.
Brock Parker raised to 35,000 in middle position, Eric Afriat called in the hijack, and Bobby Oboodi defended his big blind. The flop fell , Oboodi and Parker checked, and Afriat fired out 50,000. Both of his opponents called.
The turn was the , the action checked to Afriat again, and he tossed out another 90,000. Oboodi moved all in for 430,000, and Parker instantly folded.
Afriat mulled the decision over for three minutes or so before folding as well, and Oboodi dragged the pot.