Lirio Fontamillas moved all in preflop and big stack Derrick Yamada called to put him at risk.
Lirio Fontamillas: A♣2♠
Derrick Yamada: Q♠7♠
Fontamillas was ahead with his ace-high, bit the flop of Q♥7♥A♥ was brutal as he made top pair but Yamada made two-pair for the lead. The runout of 5♣J♠ changed nothing and Yamada was pushed the pot while Fontamillas was eliminated in sixth place.
Short-stacked Luis Pedro got all the chips into the middle preflop against Michael Holmes, who covered.
Luis Pedro: A♦10♣
Michael Holmes: A♠A♣
The board ran out 6♥2♣2♠6♣K♦ for Holmes' aces to hold and he was shipped the pot while Pedro made his way to the exit in seventh place.
Seth Harmes moved all in preflop and Derrick Yamada made the call to put his tournament life on the line.
Seth Harmes: 6♣6♥
Derrick Yamada: K♠Q♣
Harmes was ahead in this flip with his pair, but the runout of J♣7♠5♠7♥Q♦ gave Yamada a queen on the river and Harmes was sent to the payout desk in eighth place.
Level: 23
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
The players are now on a quick break and will return to action shortly.
After an open from Lirio Fontamillas, Tavish Margers shoved all in for around 750,000 and Fontamillas called to put him at risk.
Tavish Margers: K♠Q♦
Lirio Fontamillas: A♣Q♣
Margers would need some help as Fontamillas had him dominated, but the runout didn't do it as it came 10♠4♣5♦5♠2♠ and he was sent to the rail as the first casualty at the final table.
With the elimination of Keith Morgan in tenth place, the surviving nine players have been reseated at the final table as follows:
| Seat | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lirio Fontamillas | 1,300,000 | 33 |
| 2 | Tavish Margers | 750,000 | 11 |
| 3 | Derrick Yamada | 2,100,000 | 53 |
| 4 | Michael Holmes | 2,850,000 | 71 |
| 5 | Seth Harmes | 730,000 | 18 |
| 6 | Edward Liu | 1,055,000 | 26 |
| 7 | Luis Pedro | 530,000 | 13 |
| 8 | Andrew Whitmer | 425,000 | 11 |
| 9 | Kenneth Douglas | 2,830,000 | 71 |
The complete action was missed on the hand, but Keith Morgan and Derrick Yamada got all the chips into the middle preflop, with Morgan at risk.
Keith Morgan: A♦J♠
Derrick Yamada: Q♥Q♣
Morgan needed some help to catch up, but the runout of 7♦5♣2♦3♥9♣ did him no favors and he was sent to the exit in tenth place.
Short-stacked John Caldwell moved all in preflop and was called by Derrick Yamada to put him at risk.
John Caldwell: J♦3♣
Derrick Yamada: Q♣10♣
The flop of K♠J♣J♥ gave Caldwell the lead with trip jacks, but Yamada was still open-ended and the turn 6♣ further improved him to a flush draw.
Of course, the river was the A♣, giving Yamada both the straight and the flush to take down the pot, sending Caldwell to the rail in 11th place.
After being left relatively short after his run-in with Tavish Margers, Seth Harmes moved all in preflop for around 400,000 and Margers quickly made the call, looking to finish him off.
Harmes winced and flipped over 2♥5♥ and did not like that he was up against A♦A♣ once again.
The flop of 2♠4♦K♥ did give him some outs as he made a pair, and the turn was the miracle 5♠ to give him two pair to take the lead. Margers needed a four, king, or ace to win the pot, but the river was the brick 6♥ and Harmes was awarded the pot to get most of his chips back in dramatic fashion.
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