John Andress moved all-in from the button and big blind Brandon Adams called off for 96,500.
Andress: 
Adams: 
Andress held a dominating hand and the 
board changed nothing whatsoever, allowing Andress to double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
665,000 | 133,000 |
|
199,000 | 56,500 |
Two players checked to Rainer Kempe on a 
flop and he bet 16,500 from the button. The big blind folded but Sam Soverel raised to 43,000. Kempe called and they saw a 
turn, which Soverel checked. Kempe shoved for 97,000 and Soverel called after thinking briefly.
Sam Soverel: 
Rainer Kempe: 
Kempe had turned a big draw but he bricked as the 
fell on the river. The 2016 SHRB champ headed out the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
770,000 | 170,000 |
|
Busted |
What started as an innocent pot turned into a real raising war as Kahle Burns and Bryn Kenney tangled. The action kicked off with Burns opening under the gun to 9,000 and Kenney defended his big blind.
Burns kept his foot on the gas and didn't miss any single opportunity to bet on the 
board.
Kenney check-called 8,000 on the flop and another 25,000 on the turn. He let Burns fire one more time on the turn and the Australian pro sized his third barrel to 59,000. Kenney reached to his stack and countered with a raise of what looked to be 147,000.
Burns, however, wasn't done yet. He announced a re-raise to 340,000. That finally convinced Kenney to let his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000 | 182,000 |
|
600,000 | -252,500 |
From the small blind, Jake Schindler raised to 12,000 and Keith Tilston called in the big.
The flop landed 
and Schindler announced a bet of 8,000 which Tilston called.
The turn fell the 
and Schindler tossed in a green 25,000-denomination chip.
Tilston folded, and Schindler captured this pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000 | -15,000 |
|
139,000 | 9,000 |
From the hijack, Jason Koon opened with a raise and Jake Schindler called on the button.
The flop landed 
and Koon checked to Schindler who bet 10,000. Koon check-raised to 32,000 and Schindler called.
Both players checked down the 
and 
on the turn and river, and Koon tabled his 
.
Schindler mucked, and with this pot, Koon rises over the one million chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,045,000 | 59,000 |
|
|
130,000 | -40,000 |
From under the gun, Stephen Chidwick raised to 10,000 and both Dan Smith and Steffen Sontheimer called from the button and big blind respectively.
The flop landed 
and it checked to Smith who bet 12,000. Sontheimer folded, and then Chidwick folded his , and Smith captured the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
885,000 | -3,500 |
|
340,000 | -15,000 |
From the small blind, Matt Hyman limped in before Dan Smith raised to 12,000 from the big blind.
Hyman called, and then checked the 
flop as Smith continued with a bet of 16,000. Hyman called, and then checked the 
on the turn.
Smith bet 35,000, and now Hyman check-raised to 105,000 total. Smith called, and when the river landed the 
and Hyman fired out a bet of 125,000, Smith flicked his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
494,000 | 152,000 |
|
|
355,000 | -144,500 |
On the feature table, Talal Shakerchi and Justin Bonomo clashed in a preflop all-in contest. It appeared that Bonomo had three-bet-called for 205,500 total with 
only to see Shakerchi roll over a superior .
The board ran 
, securing a safe double for Shakerchi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
460,000 | -215,500 |
|
417,000 | 186,000 |
Kahle Burns defended big blind from a 10,000 open by Phil Ivey. He check-called 10,000 more on and then 35,000 on the . He checked a final time on the 
and Ivey bet 90,000, leaving about 112,000 back. Burns used a time extension then slid in enough to put Ivey all in.
Ivey shuffled chips with both hands and went deep into the tank. He used two time extensions, then three. He said something to himself and smiled, then fired in his fourth.
"We won't see this hand, right?" Ivey asked the tournament director, who shook his head in the negative.
Ivey emptied his bank of extensions and continued to think until he finally folded at the last second.
"Good fold," Bryn Kenney said. "He would have had to show if that was a bluff.
"If someone uses all their time banks and you bluff them, you have to show. Just for increased mark-up for the rest of your life. You're actually getting paid to show."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
568,000 | 187,000 |
|
112,000 | -142,000 |
Jake Schindler opened to 9,000 and Keith Tilston called.
The 
board was checked down until the river where Tilston bet 15,000 and Schindler check-called.
Tilston tabled his 
for two pair, and Schindler mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
285,000 | 30,500 |
|
|
170,000 | -33,000 |
