Forrest Raleigh opened to 800,000 from the hijack before Johnny Kelly made it 3,000,000 from the button.
Raleigh, with 10♠10♣, chucked his cards into the muck after some time in the tank. He avoided disaster as Kelly had A♦A♣.
Forrest Raleigh opened to 800,000 from the hijack before Johnny Kelly made it 3,000,000 from the button.
Raleigh, with 10♠10♣, chucked his cards into the muck after some time in the tank. He avoided disaster as Kelly had A♦A♣.
Kyle Gross opened to 800,000 from under the gun with A♣5♣, which saw Humberto Lopes Galindo defend his big blind with K♦5♦.
Gross remained ahead on the 9♥7♠2♦ flop and he took down the pot after he bet 575,000 and Galindo folded.
Tim Garles moved all in from the small blind for 1,375,000 and in the big blind, Felipe Olivieri, sitting on a huge stack, called to put him at risk.
Tim Garles: A♠K♠
Felipe Olivieri: 8♦4♠
The board ran out 5♠10♣9♣10♦K♣. The ace-king held up for Garles, whose rail erupted with exuberant cheers for the survival.
Kyle Gross jammed for 2,400,000 from the big blind, over the open of Kunal Patni. The latter called from early position for cards to go on their backs.
Kyle Gross: A♠6♦
Kunal Patni: A♦8♠
Gross was dominated but the tides turned after he paired up on the J♣6♠5♣ flop and held out to scoop the pot after the 10♦ turn and 4♦ river.
Eduardo Amaral Silva moved all in for 2,350,000 in first position and action folded around to the button where Vid Zagar called to put him at risk and all subsequent action folded.
Eduardo Amaral Silva: J♥10♣
Vid Zagar: K♠J♣
The board ran out J♠9♠6♦K♣A♥ and the Brazilian became the first casualty of the final table as he departed with his rail in ninth place.
Kyle Gross jammed for 1,000,000 from the cutoff and was called by Felipe Olivieri from the small blind.
Kyle Gross: Q♣8♦
Felipe Olivieri: 6♦4♦
Gross paired up on the J♥8♣3♥ flop and held out to double following the 7♦8♠ runout.
Level: 33
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 4,000,000
Vid Zagar raised to 600,000 in middle position and Johnny Kelly moved all in for 3,325,000, which saw action fold back around to Zagar who went into the tank before deciding to call.
Johnny Kelley: A♣A♥
Vid Zagar: 10♦10♣
One ten had already been tossed in the muck as had an ace. The board ran out 10♠Q♣3♥4♥A♠ and the English rail went wild as Kelly spiked his one-outer on the river to survive.
Kunal Patni opened to 600,000 from middle position with A♥4♥ and was called by Forrest Raleigh on his direct left, holding K♣10♣.
Both players had a piece of the Q♠9♣4♦ flop, but Patni had the lead with a pair of fours. Action checked through to the 3♠ turn, and Patni led out for 800,000. Raleigh called which brought in the 9♦ river.
Action checked through to showdown and Patni won the pot.
Felipe Olivieri raised to 600,000 in the hijack and Kunal Patni moved all in for 2,675,000, which saw action fold back around to Olivieiri who called.
Kunal Patni: 7♣7♠
Felipe Olivieri: K♥5♥
The board ran out 8♥J♣10♠6♦8♦ and the sevens held up for Patni to take a bite out of the chip leader.