Christopher Audrain raised to 110,000 from under the gun, and John Michalak three-bet to 325,000 from the button. Audrain tanked for a minute before making the call.
The flop was checked by Audrain, and Michalak bet 225,000. Audrain immediately folded.
Paul Bianchi opened to 80,000 from the cutoff, and John Michalak quickly called on the button. Hamid Izadi also called in the big blind.
The flop came , and Izadi checked it over to Bianchi, who chose not to continue. When Michalak bet 100,000, Izadi snap-mucked, and Bianchi laid it down as well.
Hamid Izadi raised to 100,000 from the button, and Christopher Audrain called in the small blind, as did Paul Bianchi in the big blind.
The flop saw Audrain lead out for 160,000, which quickly chased Bianchi out. Izadi tanked for a minute before calling.
Audrain bet 200,000 on the turn, and Izadi called again.
The fell on the river, and Audrain bet 200,000. Izadi called, and Audrain tabled for a busted flush draw. Izadi rolled over for kings-up and the winner.
Paul Bianchi opened to 80,000 on the button, and Justin Coliny called in the big blind.
The two went to a flop of , and, as we've seen him do a handful of times before in this tournament, Coliny led into his raiser for 125,000. Bianchi thought for a moment and called.
The board paired on the turn, and Coliny continued for 250,000. Bianchi took his time counting down his stack and considering his options, eventually raising to 575,000. Action was back on Coliny, who gave it a minute before three-bet shoving and putting Bianchi at risk for his tournament life. But Bianchi couldn't have possibly called any faster.
Paul Bianchi:
Justin Coliny:
Bianchi had nailed the turn for trips, and Coliny's bluff-shove couldn't get through, leaving him drawing dead before the river. Bianchi raked the pot and took the chip lead.
John Michalak raised to 100,000 from the small blind, and Justin Coliny called in the big blind.
Michalak bet 115,000 on the flop, and Coliny called.
Both players checked the turn, and Michalak checked again on the river. Coliny bet 300,000, and Michalak check-raised all in. Coliny snapped off his last 985,000 and showed for a flush, but Michalak held for a full house to eliminate Coliny.
Hamid Izadi opened to 120,000 from the cutoff, and Chris Audrain called on the button.
A paired flop came in the form of , and Izadi bet 300,000, an effective all-in versus Audrain's short stack.
Audrain alternated between staring at Izadi and looking down at the board, shuffling chips throughout intense concentration. The clock was eventually called, though it's unclear by whom, and Audrain laid it down with 20 seconds to spare.