Chino Rheem raised to 50,000 from under the gun and Matthias Eibinger defended his big blind. On the flop, Eibinger checked, Rheem bet 65,000, and Eibinger called. On the turn, Eibinger led out for 85,000 and Rheem called in position.
The river was the and Eibinger checked this time. Rheem decided on a bet of 230,000 and the Austrian called it off. The American showed for a full house and Eibinger had to muck.
"That's the beauty of Chino," Matt Berkey said afterwards. "No matter how hard he tries, he can't f*ck up. He could have a self-destruct button for his life and it wouldn't work."
"This from a guy who's never f*cked up in his life," Rheem laughed.
"If you ever need help wedging that horseshoe deeper in your ass, let me know," Berkey replied.
Rajesh Vohra raised to 50,000 on the button. Daniel Strelitz, in the big blind, called.
The flop was and was checked to the turn and to the river.
Strelitz bet 85,000. Vohra took a few minutes of reflection, staring at Strelitz, before making the call. Vohra showed and Strelitz revealed for a straight to win the pot.
In a limped pot to the flop, Pavel Veksler min-bet and Marc-Andre Ladouceur called. The turn brought no betting action and Veksler then bet the river for 125,000. Ladouceur tossed in a single chip for the call and Veksler rolled over for two pair as winning hand.
Scott Wellenbach opened to 50,000 from the hijack with . Jeff Hakim, on the button with , three-bet to 165,000. Wellenbach added the remainder to call.
The dealer spread a flop of and was checked around to the turn. Wellenbach checked again. Hakim fired 175,000. Wellenbach check-called.
The river filled up the board and Wellenbach checked for a third time. Hakim bet 350,000. Wellenbach took a minute of reflection before giving up his hand.
Matt Berkey raised the small blind to 55,000 and Joao Simao three-bet to 195,000, Berkey called. The flop came and both players opted to check. On the turn, Berkey checked and called a bet worth 100,000 before checking again the on the river.
Simao took a final stab at the pot and made it 135,000 to go. Berkey gave it some thought and called to see Simao roll over for a bluff, he claimed the pot with for top pair.
Filipe Oliveira raised to 245,000 on the button, leaving himself with just 55,000 behind. Christoph Vogelsang three-bet shoved from the big blind and, with a payjump in sight, took his time.
Oliveira laughed at Vogelsang, as they both knew what was up. He stood up and looked at the other table before calling it off.
Filipe Oliveira:
Christoph Vogelsang:
Vogelsang revealed first and Oliveira, after seeing Vogelsang's hand, showed only his jack at first to keep the other card a secret. The dealer didn't allow it and both cards had to be tabled.
The board ran out and Oliveira was drawing dead by the time the turn had arrived. The winner of the MILLIONS event in the Bahamas two months ago took home $52,440 for another Caribbean deep run.
Pavel Veksler made it 40,000 to go and was called two ways by Aleksandr Gofman and Matthias Eibinger in the blinds. On the flop, Gofman and Eibinger checked to Veksler, who continued for 55,000. Gofman check-raised all in for 460,000 and Eibinger jammed over the top for 1.5 million to force out Veksler.
Aleksandr Gofman:
Matthias Eibinger:
The turn immediately left Gofman drawing dead and the river was a formality. Gofman was eliminated in 22nd place and takes home $52,440.