The remaining 9 players have been sent on another 15-minute break and will return to blinds at 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 big blind ante.
The remaining 9 players have been sent on another 15-minute break and will return to blinds at 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 big blind ante.
Chueyee Yang limped in early position and Taylor Maas moved all in for 700,000 in late position to put himself at risk. Action folded back around to Yang who made the call.
Taylor Maas: A♦K♠
Chueyee Yang: A♠10♠
The flop came 7♥J♣J♠ with Maas still in the lead. Yang picked up a flush draw on the 6♠ turn but wasn't able to get there on the 8♣ river.
The next hand, Yang was down to 600,000 in the big blind and got it all in preflop against Tony Uhlir in the hijack. Yang had pocket nines and won the flip against Uhlir's ace-ten to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,500,000
1,550,000
|
1,550,000 |
|
|
1,775,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,425,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
Taylor Maas raised to 300,000 under the gun and was called by Rodney Colson in middle position and Chueyee Yang in the small blind.
The flop came 10♦5♠A♦, Yang checked, Maas bet 225,000, and Colson bumped it up to 1,000,000.
Yang quickly folded and Maas thought for a moment before giving up his hand as well.
Colson showed 10♥10♣ for a set of tens as he dragged in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,200,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
|
1,650,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
1,225,000
1,450,000
|
1,450,000 |
|
|
||
Rodney Colson limped under the gun, Anthony Lazar raised to 375,000 in late position, and Chandra Kontham reraised to 1,000,000 on the button. Lazar then came over the top and moved all in to put Kontham at risk who had 2,475,000 to start the hand. Kontham snap called.
Chandra Kontham: A♥A♣
Anthony Lazar: K♦K♥
The board ran out 9♥Q♥6♠Q♣5♥ and Kontham's aces remained in the lead all the way to earn him the big double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,475,000
3,000,000
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
4,350,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
2,200,000
2,550,000
|
2,550,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 75,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
Rodney Colson raised to 250,000 in early position and Chandra Kontham flatted in the small blind.
The flop of 8♣9♦J♥ checked through to the A♣ turn. Kontham check-called a bet of 500,000 from Colson and the river brought the A♥, where Kontham checked again.
"Can I see your stack?" asked Colson as he peered over at Kontham's chips.
After a moment of thought, Colson elected to check back, tabling A♦K♠ for trip aces, besting the Q♣J♦ of Kontham.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,500,000
1,250,000
|
1,250,000 |
|
|
2,475,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
Action folded around to Joseph Osterbauer in the small blind who completed and Anthony Lazar checked back in the big blind.
The flop of 5♦4♠10♥ checked through to the 8♠ turn and Osterbauer check-called a bet of 125,000 from Lazar.
Both players checked on the J♣ river and Osterbauer showed the winner with 9♦8♥, besting the 5♣3♥ of Lazar.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,750,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
2,700,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
Action folded around to Matthew Alexander in late position who moved all in for 650,000 to put himself at risk. Chueyee Yang reshoved in the hijack to isolate and the rest of the players got out of the way.
Matthew Alexander: K♠9♦
Chueyee Yang: A♠K♦
There were no nines to be found on the 6♥7♦2♥6♣Q♥ runout and Alexander's impressive tournament run came to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Stephen Peppin raised to 225,000 on the button and Chueyee Yang defended in the big blind.
The flop of 8♣9♥10♠ went check-check, as did the 8♥ turn.
On the 7♦ river, Yang checked again and Peppin put out a bet of 350,000, resulting in a fold from Yang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,050,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,950,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
The remaining 10 players have taken their seats at the final table and cards are back in the air.