Weston Wells raised to 350,000 in middle position and Jamie Meidinger three-bet to 1,300,000 on the button. Wells four-bet jammed all in for 3,175,000 and Meidinger snap-called.
Weston Wells: A♣K♥
Jamie Meidinger: K♠K♣
Two premium hands were tabled but it was Meidinger who held the big advantage. The board ran out 9♣6♥3♠9♠Q♣ and Wells was unable to catch his ace to stay alive.
Jamie Meidinger raised to 300,000 in the cutoff and AJ Thompson three-bet to 775,000 out of the small blind. Meidinger called and the 5♣2♣2♦ flop hit the felt.
Thompson continued with a bet of 300,000 and Meidinger called to see the 4♣ on the turn. Thompson sized up a bet of 1,500,000 this time and Meidinger went into the tank before folding his 7♠7♣ face up.
Rob Wazwaz raised to 325,000 in the hijack and Thai Dinh three-bet shove all in for around 1,600,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Wazwaz instantly called as the big stack.
Thai Dinh: K♦J♦
Rob Wazwaz: A♥A♠
The flop came Q♦J♥10♣ and Dinh picked up a pair with a straight draw. Wazwaz was forced to sweat it out but the 5♥ and 4♥ runout was clean, sending Dinh home in eighth place.
Just a couple of hands later, Justin Deutsch got the last of his 1,500,000 chips in the middle and was once again up against Rob Wazwaz.
Justin Deutsch: A♥Q♣
Rob Wazwaz: 6♠6♥
It was a coin flip and the flop of J♥9♥7♠ favored Wazwaz with the pocket pair. Deutsch couldn't come from behind on the 4♠, 4♣ runout, bowing out in ninth place.
Level: 27
Blinds: 75,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
Rob Wazwaz raised to 200,000 in middle position and Justin Deutsch defended from the big blind. The flop fell 9♣7♥5♦ and Deutsch led out with a bet of 150,000. Wazwaz called and the Q♥ landed on the turn.
Deutsch checked this time and Wazwaz slid out a bet of 325,000. Deutsch called and the 9♦ paired the board on the river. Deutsch checked again and Wazwaz reached for a bet of 1,475,000, nearly all of Deutsch's stack. He thought for a minute, but decided to send his cards into the muck.
Paul Jain raised to 250,000 in the cutoff and Justin Deutsch called from the small blind. The flop came J♣7♥3♥ and Deutsch started with a check. Jain pushed out a bet of 350,000 and Deutsch check-raised all in for 725,000. Jain quickly called but was in bad shape.
Justin Deutsch: Q♥J♥
Paul Jain: J♦10♦
Deutsch had the better kicker and a flush draw to go along with it. The A♥ on the turn completed his flush and he doubled up through Jain.
Justin Carlson raised to 225,000 in the cutoff and Paul Jain called from the big blind. The flop came Q♠9♠7♦ and Jain check-called a bet of 200,000 from Carlson.
The 9♣ paired the board on the turn and both players checked to the 8♥ on the river. Jain checked one more time and Carlson dropped in a bet of 550,000. Jain quickly called and Carlson flipped over 8♠8♣ for a rivered full house to scoop the pot.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai Dinh | United States | 1,950,000 | 20 |
| 2 | Jamie Meidinger | United States | 1,825,000 | 18 |
| 3 | Paul Jain | United States | 5,100,000 | 51 |
| 4 | AJ Thompson | United States | 3,975,000 | 40 |
| 5 | Justin Deutsch | United States | 1,550,000 | 16 |
| 6 | Weston Wells | United States | 3,025,000 | 30 |
| 7 | Terence Reid | United States | 5,875,000 | 59 |
| 8 | Rob Wazwaz | United States | 4,850,000 | 49 |
| 9 | Justin Carlson | United States | 2,225,000 | 22 |
Uri Foox moved all in for around 1,800,000 on the button and Rob Wazwaz reshoved all in for slightly more in the small blind. The cards were tabled and it was Wazwaz with a slight edge.
Uri Foox: K♦Q♦
Rob Wazwaz: A♥8♣
The flop came 9♦6♠2♠ and Foox was looking for some paint to stay alive. The 2♣ and 9♣ runout provided no such help and the final nine players were set.
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