It was folded to Josh Kay on the button who moved all in for 187,000. Joe Ebanks moved all in as well from the small blind and Aristoteles Neto folded from the big blind.
Kay had and Ebanks . Kay would fade the world as the board ran out to give him the double up.
Joe Ebanks started things off with a raise to 32,000 and Aristoteles Neto made it 95,000 to go after looking over at Ebanks and his stack. "All in," said Ebanks who was met with a snap-call from Neto.
Ebanks turned over , his hand caught in the cookie jar. Neto had and the lead.
Not for long though as the flop would come to give Ebanks the miracle trip tens. It did give Neto an inside straight draw though.
The turn was the and Neto would need another jack or king on the river to eliminate the WSOP bracelet winner.
"Yes!" came the yell from Neto when the dealer put out the . The gracious Ebanks came over and shook Neto's hand, whispering "I saw you looking at my stack and thought I had a read on you." Ebanks is eliminated in fifth place for $17,685, an excellent follow-up to his second place finish in this event last year.
Aristoteles Neto opened for 32,000 and found callers in Ryan Franklin on the button and Josh Kay in the big blind. The flop came and Kay and Neto checked to Franklin who bet 40,000.
Kay announced that he was all in and Neto quickly folded. Franklin made the call with for top pair which was ahead of Franklin's and pair of fives. The turn gave Franklin two pair as it was the and Kay needed an ace or five on the river to avoid elimination.
The river was the ending Kay's tournament. He finished in fourth place for $23,656. Franklin moved above a million in chips with that pot.
Steve Karp moved all in from the button for 293,000. After getting a count, Aristoteles Neto tossed some chips into the middle.
"Is that a call," asked Ryan Franklin. Neto nodded yes and a few seconds later Franklin announced that he was all in.
"Oh, what the f***," said Neto, standing. "I should have done that first."
"I hope you win this bro," Neto said to Franklin as he tossed his cards to the dealer. "Here we go," said Karp.
Franklin turned over and Karp .
"Elway, Elway, Elway," said Karp as the dealer put out . Neto reached into the muck and flipped over one of his cards... the fourth ace.
The turn was the and it was looking as if Karp was going to be out the door in third place. Karp would fall to the floor in disbelief though when the dealer put out the on the river to give him a full house. Picking himself up, Karp shook his head and said "that was pretty f***ing sweet."
Neto, in the meantime, turned over his second card. It was a four meaning the tournament could have been over had he made the call.
Ryan Franklin opened to 40,000 from the button and Steve Karp folded out of the small blind. Aristoteles Neto decided to use his big stack to apply pressure on Franklin and moved all in. He was immediately called by Franklin. Neto had and was in terrible shape against the that Franklin held.
The board ran out and Frankin double up to back over a million in chips. Neto still leads the way with 1,575,000.