Chip leader Jake Schindler raised to 3,500 under the gun and Phil Hellmuth, who had entered the tournament minutes prior, called next to act. Christian Christner came along from the big blind and three players took a flop of .
All three players checked, and then both Christner and Schindler checked the turn. Hellmuth took the opportunity to bet 5,000, Christner folded, and Schindler woke up with a check-raise to 18,000.
Hellmuth called the additional 13,000 and the completed the board on the river. Schindler spiked in a tall stack of blue T5,000 chips, and Hellmuth quickly used both hands to slide in all of his chips, which was 103,500.
Schindler's bet was more than that, and he sheepishly showed the for a bluff. Hellmuth then tabled the for a full house and the double.
Action folded around to Justin Bonomo on the button and he raised to 4,000. Christian Christner responded by three-betting to 17,500 from the small blind and Bonomo just called to see the flop.
Christner bet 35,000, and Bonomo called off for his remaining 34,000.
Bonomo:
Christner:
Bonomo got it in good, and he was looking to hold to ship the double. The turn was safe, but the river was not. Christner paired his queen and Bonomo was sent to the rail.
Sergio Aido raised to 5,000 under the gun and action folded all the way around to Phil Hellmuth, who called from the big blind.
Hellmuth then check-called a bet of 3,000 on the flop before both players checked the turn. Action repeated itself on the river and Hellmuth declared, "Ten."
"Good," Aido replied. He then mucked after Hellmuth tabled his .
Fedor Holz, who opted to re-enter this tournament, raised to 4,000 under the gun and Keith Lehr called from the cutoff. Jason Koon came along from the small blind, Koray Aldemir did the same from the big, and it was four-way action to the flop.
All four players checked and then action repeated itself on both the turn and river.
Koon showed the , Aldemir the , and Holz the for a pair of fives. Lehr mucked and Holz was pushed the pot.
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Cary Katz raised to 5,000 from the hijack and Ben Lamb called from the button. Zach Hyman, who was on his second bullet, then three-bet to 21,000 from the small blind and Katz called. Lamb got out of the way and the flop came down .
"Diamond check," Hyman said before looking back at his cards. Katz, who hear the word "check," then tapped the table for what he thought was a check behind.
The dealer asked Hyman if he had checked, and since he hadn't he opted to bet.
"I'll keep it small," he said before betting 10,000. Katz quickly min-raised to 20,000. "All in," Hyman responded, which committed his stack of approximately 90,000. Katz snap called.
Katz:
Hyman:
It was a bad spot for Hyman as Katz had flopped top pair with a better diamond draw. The turn gave Katz the nut flush, and Hyman had no recourse but to exit the tournament area after the meaningless was run out on the river.
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turn. Hellmuth took the opportunity to bet 5,000, Christner folded, and Schindler woke up with a check-raise to 18,000.
completed the board on the river. Schindler spiked in a tall stack of blue T5,000 chips, and Hellmuth quickly used both hands to slide in all of his chips, which was 103,500.
for a bluff. Hellmuth then tabled the 
for a full house and the double.
turn was safe, but the 
river was not. Christner paired his queen and Bonomo was sent to the rail.
flop before both players checked the 
river and Hellmuth declared, "Ten."
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, Aldemir the 
, and Holz the 
for a pair of fives. Lehr mucked and Holz was pushed the pot.
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turn gave Katz the nut flush, and Hyman had no recourse but to exit the tournament area after the meaningless 