The final three players are on a 15-minute break.
The final three players are on a 15-minute break.
Shortly after the elimination of Duff Charette, Jimmy Setna decided to cash in for three envelopes from the knockouts he had scored earlier in the day. Two of the prizes were small but one of the envelopes contained the second-largest bounty, good for $10,000 CAD.
Only three players remain and the top bounty of $50,000 is still at large.
Duff Charette shoved from the button for 885,000 and was called by Jimmy Setna in the small blind.
Duff Charette: Q♣10♣
Jimmy Setna: J♥8♥
Setna made top pair on the flop and held on the J♠3♣6♣7♠4♠ runout end Charette's deep run in fourth place.
Level: 23
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Jimmy Setna opened to 60,000 from under the gun and Kevin Jia shoved for 605,000 from the cutoff. Duff Charette called in the big blind only for Setna to re-shove, covering Charette who had roughly 850,000 behind. Charette folded leaving Jia at risk versus Setna.
Kevin Jia: A♣Q♦
Jimmy Setna: J♥J♦
It was a preflop flip that Setna got the best of on the K♥9♦5♦3♥7♦ runout to score the knockout and continue to extend his lead over the rest of the field.
In a preflop confrontation Qingwei Meng was all in for 1,175,000 and up against Duff Charette who covered him.
Qingwei Meng: A♥K♣
Duff Charette: 10♠10♦
Meng took the lead on the A♣Q♦2♥ flop and remained ahead when the rest of the board ran out 9♠K♦ to score a colossal double up through Charette.
Jimmy Setna opened to 65,000 from the button and Rami Hammoud shoved for 700,000 from the big blind.
"I have such a bad hand..." Setna commented.
"I gotta try" Setna continued before flicking in the call to put Hammoud at risk.
Rami Hammoud: K♦Q♠
Jimmy Setna: 10♣8♥
Setna made top pair on the 8♣2♠7♠ flop and held when the rest of the board ran out J♣10♥ to take the pot while Hammoud, who had entered the final table with the chip lead and had claimed no less than nine bounties throughout the day, was sent to the rail in sixth place.
Rami Hammoud opened to 60,000 from the hijack and Steven Tripp three-bet shoved for 730,000 from the button. Hammoud called to put Tripp at risk.
Steven Tripp: 7♠7♥
Rami Hammoud: 5♣5♥
Hammoud was in rough shape with a smaller pocket pair and couldn't catch a five on the 2♣3♦8♦8♠4♣ runout. Tripp secured a full double up while the Hammoud, who had started the final table with the chip lead, continued to slide down the counts.
Duff Charette opened to 60,000 from middle position only for Jimmy Setna to three-bet to 160,000 from the hijack. Vadym Sienichkin moved all in for 640,00 from the big blind, forcing Charette out of the pot while Setna made the call to put Sienichkin at risk.
Vadym Sienichkin: 9♥9♦
Jimmy Setna: A♦K♦
Setna flopped aces up on the A♥6♥6♠ flop and remained ahead when the rest of the board ran out 5♦4♣ to send Sienichkin to the rail and claim another bounty.
With three players seeing a board of 8♠7♣5♣ and roughly 200,000 in the middle, Vadym Sienichkin checked from the small blind, Rami Hammoud checked from the cutoff and Qingwei Meng bet 100,000 from the button. Sienichkin folded while Hammoud made the call.
On the 6♦ turn Hammoud checked and Meng bet 175,000. Hammoud moved all in and Meng snap-called to put himself at risk.
Qingwei Meng: 10♣9♣
Rami Hammoud: Q♣8♣
Meng had turned the nut-straight and only needed to fade a flush draw from Hammoud to take the pot. He did just that on the 5♠ river and scored a massive double up through Hammoud.