Level: 23
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Level: 23
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
This hand was picked up on the flop of a pot that had over 350,000 in the middle on a flop that read J♥5♦8♣.
Arthur Tanimoto bet before Amir Turkzadeh raised approximately 250,000, leaving only a 5,000 chip behind. Tanimoto went all-in, and Turkzadeh flicked his final 5,000 in to be at risk.
Amir Turkzadeh: 8♦8♠
Arthur Tanimoto: A♣J♠
Tanimoto was in deep water as Turkzadeh flopped a set of eights to take the commanding lead.
The 10♠ turn was of no use to Tanimoto as Turkzadeh got the check mark before the 6♣ peeled on the river to complete the board and double up Turkzadeh.
Ariah Nead limped from under the gun before Sean Hold made it 100,000 on the button. Nead followed with an all-in to put Hold at risk should he call. Hold indeed made the call to commit his stack of 395,000 to be at risk as they went to a showdown.
Sean Hold: 8♥8♠
Ariah Nead: 9♥9♠
Hold was in a rough spot as he was outpipped by Nead, who had a slightly better pair as they went to a runout.
Hold called for an eight, but it did not come on the 4♣3♠3♥ flop.
Hold's pleas for an eight were not answered on the A♥ turn or the 10♦ river as he was sent out of the tournament.
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
The remaining 44 players are on a 15-minute break. Action will resume at the 15,000/30,000 level.
Douglas Dossett began the hand with an open to 50,000 from middle position. Rutherford Hayes raised the price of admission to 160,000 from the cutoff. Dossett played a time bank before he made the call.
The 8♠6♣3♣ flop led Dossett to take the betting lead with a wager of 300,000. Hayes made the call.
Dossett checked the A♥ turn before Hayes fired 450,000 in response. Dossett did not stay docile as he check-raised all in for piles to put Hayes to a decision for his tournament life.
Hayes was in the tank for considerable time, but he decided on a fold to award Dossett the massive pot as Dossett crossed the three-million chip mark.
Shahin Shojaeyan has had a strong last 20 minutes in this level as he has climbed up the chip counts with three wins in a row.
The first hand was picked up on the complete board of 3♥Q♣7♠Q♣5♥ with over 450,000 in the middle between Albert Tapia and Shahin Shojaeyan.
Tapia checked before Shojaeyan bet 300,000. Tapia went into the tank and played a time bank before he put in the call.
Shojaeyan showed 7♣7♦ for a full house as Tapia tapped the table and mucked his hand.
The rush would spill over into the next hand when Shojaeyan opened to 50,000 from early position before Matthew Luther made it 160,000 from the big blind.
Shojaeyan called and sent them to a flop of 2♦J♦A♣. Both players checked to usher in the 8♣ turn.
Luther bet 115,000 and was called by Shojaeyan.
The Q♥ river was met with a round of checks before they went to a showdown. Luther showed K♥K♣, but it was no good as Shojaeyan tabled A♠10♠ for a pair of aces to crack Luther's kings.
Shojaeyan would make it three in a row when he opened to 50,000 from early position before David Miller called from middle position. Tapia popped it to 210,000 on the button, which got a call from Shojaeyan and a fold from Miller.
Tapia and Shojaeyan checked it down the whole way on the J♣Q♦3♦2♥2♣ runout. Tapia announced ace-high, and Shojaeyan revealed 9♥9♣ to claim his third pot in a row.