Michael Moncek opened in the hijack with A♥A♦ and Stephen Chidwick called in the cutoff with 8♦8♠.
Moncek continued for 325,000 on the flop of 6♣7♠J♠ and Chidwick called. Moncek sized up to 800,000 on the 4♦ turn and Chidwick laid it down.
Michael Moncek opened in the hijack with A♥A♦ and Stephen Chidwick called in the cutoff with 8♦8♠.
Moncek continued for 325,000 on the flop of 6♣7♠J♠ and Chidwick called. Moncek sized up to 800,000 on the 4♦ turn and Chidwick laid it down.
Fedor Holz opened the action with a raise to 250,000 from middle position, which was called by the big blind Aleksejs Ponakovs.
After the flop came K♠Q♠2♣ Ponakovs check-raised the bet of 175,000 from Holz to 450,000. Holz made the call to see a turn.
The turn was 9♣ and Ponakovs check-called a bet of 575,000 from Holz.
After the 9♦ on the river, Ponakovs checked to Holz, who bet 1,200,000, leaving just 25,000 chips behind. Ponakovs made the call. Holz turned over K♣Q♥ for two pair, kings and queens, but Ponakovs tabled J♦10♥ for a turned straight to leave Holz with crumbs.
A few hands later Holz was officially eliminated.
Benjamin Heath opened to 250,000 in early position and Alex Foxen three-bet to 375,000 behind him.
Elias Talvitie then four-bet to 1,100,000 in the small blind as Heath folded and Foxen called off for a total of 600,000.
Alex Foxen: A♥5♠
Elias Talvitie: A♣Q♣
Foxen was dominated but took a huge lead on the flop of 5♥2♣A♠ with two pair and the 5♣ turn had Talvitie drawing dead to the 7♦ river as Foxen made a full house to double up.
Action folded to Paul Phua in the cutoff who raised all in for his stack of 1,800,000. It then folded to Alex Foxen in the big blind who quickly made the call to put Phua at risk.
Paul Phua: 10♥10♦
Alex Foxen: A♠Q♠
It was a flip for Phua's tournament life, and once the board ran out 6♦K♣K♦6♥7♥ Foxen was unable to improve past the pocket tens, giving Phua the double up.
David Einhorn raised all in for 1,800,000 from under the gun. It then folded to Kayhan Mokri in the small blind who called for his stack of 1,100,000. Once the big blinds folded, it was the two players heads up, with Mokri at risk.
Kayhan Mokri: 8♠8♦
David Einhorn: J♥J♣
Mokri was up against the bigger pocket pair of Einhorn, and once the board ran out 2♣6♥3♦7♥4♦ the pocket jacks of Einhorn were still best, knocking out Mokri.
Michael Moncek opened to 275,000 in middle position and called as Elton Tsang three-bet jammed in the small blind.
Elton Tsang: K♥Q♦
Michael Moncek: K♣J♣
"One time! Domination!" Tsang yelled as he saw he had Moncek pipped. But the flop landed 5♦4♣J♥ to give Moncek a big lead and the board finished out 9♠3♦ to mark Tsang's unfortunate elimination ahead of the three table redraw.
Action folded to the small blind Adrian Mateos who limped in, before Taylor Von Kriegenbergh in the big blind raised to 325,000. Mateos then three-bet all in for Von Kriegenbergh's stacl of 1,800,000, which he called.
Taylor Von Kriegenbergh: A♥Q♦
Adrian Mateos: 10♠10♥
It was a massive flip for Von Kriegenbergh tournament life, but he was unable to improve past Mateos pocket tens as the board ran out 6♣5♥6♠2♠8♠ to send Von Kriegenbergh to the rail.
Jessica Teusl open-jammed for around 1,200,000 in the cutoff and Phillip Nagy re-shoved in the small blind with a bigger stack.
Jessica Teusl: A♠10♠
Phillip Nagy: A♦10♦
A chop seemed imminent before the flop landed 5♣J♦3♦ to give Nagy a flush draw. The 5♦ turn then had Teusl drawing dead to the A♣ river to be eliminated in brutal fashion.
Ferdinand Putra raised to 200,000 on the button, and was called by Alex Foxen in the small blind with Q♥J♠ and Daniel Dvoress in the big blind with 10♦8♣.
After the 9♦A♥10♠ flop, both Foxen and Dvoress check-called a bet of 150,000 from Putra.
All three players checked the J♥ on the turn, which brought the 10♣ on the river. Foxen checked and Dvoress bet out 550,000 with his trips. Putra then decided to raise all in for his stack of 1,500,000. Foxen quickly folded, and Dvoress sat in the tank debating his decision. After using several time banks, Dvoress made the call. Putra then turned over K♥J♣ and was sent to the rail after Dvoress tabled his trip tens.
Justin Bonomo opened the action with a raise all in for his stack of 1,325,000 from early position. Alejandro Lococo in the hijack called. Action folded around and it was the two players heads up, with Bonomo at risk.
Justin Bonomo: A♠J♦
Alejandro Lococo: J♠J♣
Bonomo would need help to beat the jacks of Lococo, but the board ran out 8♣6♣4♦5♦2♣ and Bonomo could not improve and saw his tournament come to an end.