Kanat Ozturk got his stack of 82,000 all in preflop and found himself in dire straits against Jordan McDonnel.
Kanat Ozturk:
Jordan McDonnel:
Ozturk was in need of some help, but he failed to get it on the flop. The turn gave him a flush draw, but it didn't come in as the bricked on the river.
After the under-the-gun player limped, MSPT champ Max Havlish moved all in for 179,000 from the hijack. Chip leader Ryan Dodson then jammed over the top from the cutoff and the limper folded.
Max Havlish:
Ryan Dodson:
Havlish was best and his cowboys successfully held as the board ran out a safe .
William Chao raised to 25,000 from the cutoff and called when MSPT champ Jason Seitz three-bet jammed for around 120,000 from the button.
William Chao:
Jason Seitz:
Seitz had the inferior ace and things didn't look good after the flop. The turn was a gin card for Seitz as he took the lead, but the river was a dagger through his heart as Chao paired his kicker to score the knockout.
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Renato Spahiu moved all in for 87,000 from under the gun and Jordan McDonnel three-bet jammed over the top from the button. Both blinds folded and Spahiu discovered the bad news.
Renato Spahiu:
Jordan McDonnel:
McDonnel had the granddaddy of all hands and he scored the elimination after the board ran out . Spahiu took his leave in 28th, which brought about the three-table redraw.
Ryan Phan moved all in for roughly 250,000 under the gun and he cleared the field all the way to Jason Reisdorfer, who paused for a few beats before calling from the big blind.
Jason Reisdorfer:
Ryan Phan:
It was a flip but Phan needed to improve to stay alive. Unfortunately for the pro from Omaha, that proved easier said than done as the board ran out .
A monster pot just went down between two of the biggest stacks in the room.
There was roughly 230,000 already in the pot and a flop of when action exploded between Day 1a chip leader Kevin Berthelsen and Day 1b chip Ryan Dodson. The former wound up all in for 1.35 million and the hands were turned up.
Kevin Berthelsen:
Ryan Dodson:
Dodson had flopped two pair to pull ahead of the aces, but his lead was shortlived as the spiked on the turn to give Berthelsen a set. Dodson was drawing dead headed to the river and was left with 250,000. He went bust a short time later in 14th place.