Level: 26
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Level: 26
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Shahab Shirazi moved all in from the small blind, and Masoud Shoja called for 495,000 in the big blind.
Masoud Shoja: A♠6♥
Shahab Shirazi: 6♣6♦
Shoja was looking for an ace to survive, but he instead watched as the board came K♠Q♠4♥Q♥K♣. The two pair on the board counterfeited Shirazi's pair, and Shoja took the pot with his ace to double up.
At the same table, James Freeman is sitting on a monster stack of around 4,000,000.
Mark Redding raised to 130,000 in middle position, Matt Mullins moved all in for 495,000 on the button, and Redding called.
Matt Mullins: A♠9♥
Mark Redding: 7♣7♥
Mullins was racing for his tournament life and took the lead on the Q♠9♦2♠ flop with a pair of nines. The rest of the board ran out 4♦4♥, and Mullins doubled up.
Terry Breeden moved all in for 550,000 from middle position and Jimmy Born called in the cutoff.
Terry Breeden: 10♥10♣
Jimmy Born: A♠Q♦
Breeden didn't have to sweat out a coin flip for long, as the 10♦10♠2♥ flop gave him quads. The board ran out J♥3♠, and he doubled up.
Anthony Harris raised to 600,000 in the cutoff and Matthew Faust called in middle position. Both players turned over their cards without realizing that Harris still had 25,000 behind.
The flop came 8♥6♥3♠ and Harris bet his last chips. "Come on, you can fold that," he told Faust, who called off the extra amount.
Anthony Harris: 9♠9♣
Matthew Faust: A♣J♣
Harris was ahead with his nines as the turn came the 7♣, but Faust hit the A♠ on the river to win the pot and send Harris to the rail.
Jong Han moved all in for 825,000 in the hijack and Kieran Toledo snap-called in the big blind once action got to him.
Jong Han: A♦J♣
Kieran Toledo: A♠K♦
Han found himself dominated and at risk, and he received no help on the 10♥8♦5♦10♣3♦ board as Toledo's king-kicker continued to play to send Han to the rail.
Kyle Dishongh bet 125,000 from the cutoff on a flop of 7♣8♠3♠ and was called by Rick Aasen in the big blind and Russell Sherry under the gun.
The turn was the Q♠ and Aasen led out for 250,000. Only Dishongh called to see the K♥ river, where Aasen moved all in for 720,000.
Dishongh spent several minutes in the tank before he turned over the Q♦ and tossed it into the muck, surrendering the pot to Aasen.
At the same time at another table, Cory Beaver was all in for 415,000 from the big blind and up against Matt Mullins in early position on a flop of 7♥5♣Q♣.
Cory Beaver: 10♦7♣
Matt Mullins: K♣Q♠
Mullins was ahead with top pair as the 8♣ fell on the turn. but Beaver hit the 7♠ on the river to make trips and earn the double up.
Level: 25
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Yuan Ting moved all in for 140,000 in early position and Russell Shappy reshoved for 500,000 on the button. Jack Arnal snap-called in the big blind to put both opponents at risk.
Yuan Ting: J♣10♣
Russell Shappy: A♦K♦
Jack Arnal: A♠J♥
Ting got some hope with a flush draw on the Q♦3♣5♣ flop, but the board ran out 3♠Q♥ to give both Shappy and Arnal two pair as they chopped up Ting's chips.