William Reynolds raised to 90,000 from middle position, and Jared Kenworthy called two seats over. On the button, Will Souther squeezed in a raise to 250,000, but the action wasn't done yet. From the big blind, Casey Hayes came over the top with another raise, sliding 600,000 chips across the imaginary betting line. That folded Reynolds and Kenworthy rather quickly, sending the decision back to Souther. He announced the call, then exposed his . The only problem for The Monkey, though, was that Hayes still had 620,000 chips in front of him.
"Well, you might have just saved me the rest of my chips," Hayes said, a note of cheer in his voice. The dealer put out a flop of , and Hayes just mucked. Souther was furious with himself as the dealer pushed him the pot, and it would only get worse. The floorman was forced to give him a one-round penalty, and you could almost see a trail of smoke coming from his ears as he stormed out of the room.
We picked up the action on the turn as the board showed . Edwin Choi checked, and Kurt Jewell bet 240,000 into a pot of just over 300,000. Choi then snuck in a check-raise to 550,000 total, and Jewell made the call to see the last card.
It was the , and Choi put out a bet of 700,000. Jewell thought it over carefully before calling with , queens up. It was good; Choi was forced to show his before mucking them, and he's taken a big hit to knock him down to just 800,000. Jewell, on the other hand, is doing just fine. He's up to 5 million now and has nearly 1/3rd of the total chips in play.
Edwin Choi raised to 95,000 from middle position, and Casey Hayes three-bet to 260,000 right next door. In the big blind, Kurt Jewell asked Hayes how much he started the hand with, eyeballing his stack. He had about 1.25 million behind the three-bet, and Jewell settled on a four-bet to 645,000 total. Choi quickly folded, but Hayes called to put nearly 1.5 million in the pot headed to the flop.
It brought , and Jewell moved all in. Hayes had committed more than a third of his chips already, but he could not call the shove. He surrendered, and Jewell has increased his chip lead with that big pot. We'll get a count for him when he finishes stacking up.
Nick Jivkov opened to 110,000 from the hijack seat, and Jared Kenworthy called from the small blind. The two men took a heads-up flop of , and Kenworthy check-folded to a 165,000-chip bet.
A few hands later, Matthew Shepsky raised to 95,000 to open the pot, and Will Souther three-bet to 225,000 straight. The table, including Shepsky, quickly folded.
A minute later, it was William Reynolds opening the pot for a raise to 95,000 as well. Daniel Cohen called to see the first three cards, but he folded for 155,000 on the flop.
That's the most excitement we've seen (apart from the big Hayes hand) since we got ten-handed.
From the cutoff seat, Casey Hayes came in with a raise to 90,000. He found a call in one place as William Reynolds came along from the big blind, heads up to the flop.
Reynolds checked, and Hayes continued out with a bet of 155,000. The call came pretty quickly from his blond-headed foe, and the landed on fourth street. Reynolds took the lead now, firing out 265,000 at the pot. Hayes was the one smooth-calling now, and the raggy filled out the board on fifth street. Reynolds fired again with a small bet of 285,000, and Hayes promptly moved all in for 635,000. Despite the odds he was being offered, Reynolds could not call, and he surrendered his cards to the dealer.
With the elimination of Kevin Ammerman in 11th place, the field is down to just 10. Here's the order of the unofficial final table. It becomes official when we lose one more player and get down to nine.
Seat 1: Bryan Devonshire
Seat 2: Nick Jivkov
Seat 3: William Reynolds
Seat 4: Matthew Shepsky
Seat 5: Jared Kenworthy
Seat 6: Kurt Jewell
Seat 7: Daniel Cohen
Seat 8: Will "Monkey" Souther
Seat 9: Edwin Choi
Seat 10: Casey Hayes
Nick Jivkov limped into the pot from early position before Kevin Ammerman moved all in for about 200,000 from the button. Jivkov quickly called to put him at risk, but Ammerman was in good shape to double up again.
Showdown
Jivkov:
Ammerman:
Things were looking great until the flop came out. The dealer spread to pull Jivkov into a big lead with his pair of tens. The turn and river were of no use to Ammerman, and he has run out of chips. It was a good show this week, but his run has come up one spot shy of a place at the "final" table. He's out in 11th place, good for $18,598.
Kurt Jewell raised to 95,000 to open the pot, and Nick Jivkov three-bet to 170,000. Jewell made the call, and it was heads up the rest of the way.
The flop came out , and Jewell check-called 280,000 chips. He checked again on the , and Jivkov wasn't slowing down now. He moved all in for 935,000, coaxing an eventual fold from Jewell and moving his own stack up close to 2 million in the process.
Daniel Cohen checked a flop of , and Jared Kenworthy put out a bet of 110,000. Cohen called to see a turn, and the dealer added the to the board. The action went check-check, and the river brought the . Cohen took the lead now, firing out 225,000. Kenworthy made the call, but it was the wrong one.
Cohen's had flopped trips and turned a boat, and it was good enough to ship him that pot and move him well back over the million-chip mark.
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. The only problem for The Monkey, though, was that Hayes still had 620,000 chips in front of him.
, and Hayes just mucked. Souther was furious with himself as the dealer pushed him the pot, and it would only get worse. The floorman was forced to give him a one-round penalty, and you could almost see a trail of smoke coming from his ears as he stormed out of the room.
. Edwin Choi checked, and Kurt Jewell bet 240,000 into a pot of just over 300,000. Choi then snuck in a check-raise to 550,000 total, and Jewell made the call to see the last card.
, and Choi put out a bet of 700,000. Jewell thought it over carefully before calling with 
, queens up. It was good; Choi was forced to show his 
before mucking them, and he's taken a big hit to knock him down to just 800,000. Jewell, on the other hand, is doing just fine. He's up to 5 million now and has nearly 1/3rd of the total chips in play.
, and Jewell moved all in. Hayes had committed more than a third of his chips already, but he could not call the shove. He surrendered, and Jewell has increased his chip lead with that big pot. We'll get a count for him when he finishes stacking up.
flop.
landed on fourth street. Reynolds took the lead now, firing out 265,000 at the pot. Hayes was the one smooth-calling now, and the raggy 
to pull Jivkov into a big lead with his pair of tens. The turn 
and river 
, and Jewell check-called 280,000 chips. He checked again on the 
, and Jivkov wasn't slowing down now. He moved all in for 935,000, coaxing an eventual fold from Jewell and moving his own stack up close to 2 million in the process.
, and Jared Kenworthy put out a bet of 110,000. Cohen called to see a turn, and the dealer added the 