Tom Marchese raised to 25,000 on the button and David Peters piled his last 235,000 in the middle from the big blind. Marchese instantly called and turned over . Peters was dominated when he showed .
The board ran out and Marchese eliminated another opponent.
From the button, David Peters opened to 23,000, and with Phil Hellmuth having moved into the big blind following the recent elimination of Rainer Kempe, he moved all in for 178,000. Peters called, and the cards were placed on their backs.
Peters:
Hellmuth:
The dealer spread a flop to give Hellmuth the lead, but the on the turn saw Peters surge back in front.
The river landed the , and Hellmuth improved to trips to ensure the double to over 360,000 as Peters dropped down to 250,000.
The action was folded to Erik Seidel in the small blind who open jammed all-in. Rainer Kempe was in the big blind and called off his remaining 130,000 chips.
Seidel:
Kempe:
The board ran out and Seidel made two pair by the river to eliminate Kempe.
Fedor Holz raised to 20,000 from the cutoff and Sergio Aido called on the button. The flop landed and Holz led out for 33,000. Aido called and saw the fall on the turn.
Holz checked and Aido took his turn to bet 25,000. Holz called and the completed the board.
Both players checked and Holz tabled . Ace-high was good enough to send the pot his way.
The action folded round to Phil Hellmuth in the small blind, and he limped in.
From the big blind, Koray Aldemir asked Hellmuth how much he had remaining before pushing out a stack of blue 5,000-denomination chips to cover Hellmuth.
Hellmuth did his trademark chip shove and made the call for his final 94,000.
Hellmuth:
Aldemir:
The board ran out and Hellmuth found his double to nearly 200,000 as Aldemir dropped to 410,000 in chips.
. Peters was dominated when he showed 
.
and Marchese eliminated another opponent.
flop to give Hellmuth the lead, but the 
on the turn saw Peters surge back in front.
and Seidel made two pair by the river to eliminate Kempe.
.
and Holz led out for 33,000. Aido called and saw the 
fall on the turn.
completed the board.
and Hellmuth found his double to nearly 200,000 as Aldemir dropped to 410,000 in chips.
, he checked again as Peters bet 43,000.