Jon Kalmer
From under the gun Alaei raised to 250K and Kalmer called. The flop came and Alaei led out for 320,000. Kalmer raised to 720K in total and that was the right amount to get Alaei out of the hand. Kalmer showed before scooping up the pot.
Hevad Khan, known as "RainKhan" online, is a fun player to watch. He was the player with his tournament life on the line when he took his pocket queens against pocket aces and flopped quads. He was also the one who looked across the table on Day 5 as Humberto Brenes put his thumb up and said "all-in" with his A-K. Khan looked down and saw two aces and imitated Brenes' thumbs-up gesture as he moved all in himself. He knocked out the flamboyant Brenes (as well as his collection of sharks) on that hand. Khan is pretty vocal and flamboyant himself, as he has jumped around the room waving his chair over his head to celebrate victory after a big hand.
If you Google "Rain Khan" you'll read his amazing story of playing up to 43 single-table sit-and-goes at once and getting banned by Poker Stars as a "bot." He decided to make a film documenting him playing 28 games at one and sent it to Poker Stars. The film convinced Poker Stars he was for real and his ban was subsequently lifted.
Down to 26 players, Khan currently sits on a 6.3 million stack. His good friend David has moved over to Khan's ESPN Featured Table to root for him.
"RainKhan" is making quite a name for himself this year. Last year in his first Main Event, he got knocked out on the first day. This year he just might make the final table.
With the redraw for the final three tables, the players now at ESPN's Featured Table are acting on their hands much more quickly than the earlier Featured Table, and they are playing more hands (12 so far) as a result.
At the Featured Table, Hevad 'Rain' Khan raises from early position to 240,000, Kenny Tran reraises from the button to 800,000, and Khan thinks for about 20 seconds before he folds. Tran takes the pot.
At the Featured Table, Bob Slezak raises under the gun to 250,000, and Philip Hilm calls from late position. The flop comes , and both players check. The turn card is the , Slezak checks, Hilm bets 450,000, and Slezak folds. Philip Hilm takes the pot.
Ray Henson
At the Featured Table, Lee Watkinson raises from middle position to 250,000, and Ray Henson calls form the small blind. The flop comes , Henson checks, Watkinson bets 500,000, Henson moves all in, and Watkinson folds. Ray Henson takes the pot worth 1.66 million.
From under the gun, Nguyen raised to 280,000 and Lam called. The flop came and after Scotty checked Lam led out for 350K. Scotty called, and both players checked after the fell on the turn. When the arrived on the river Nguyen led out for 470K and that was enough to chase Lam out of the pot.
Bill Edler led out for 240,000 preflop and was called by Raymond Rahme. The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and it was checked around again until the river when the fell. Rahme made it 200,000 and Edler came over the top for a total of 650,000. Rahme made the call and showed and Edler mucked. After the hand, Edler is at 3,100,000 while Rahme is at 6,000,000.
Jeff Bryan - 27th Place
At the Featured Table, Jeff Bryan limps from the cutoff for 80,000, Philip Hilm raises from the button to 320,000, Bryan thinks for a bit before he moves all in for 1,375,000, and Hilm quickly calls with . Hilm shows , and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The flop comes , and Hilm retains the lead with ace high.
The turn card is -- the ! Bryan takes the lead with a pair of tens. Hilm needs an ace or a king for a higher pair, or a jack for an ace-high straight.
The river card is -- the ! Philip Hilm rivers an ace-high straight to win the pot.
Jeff Bryan is eliminated in 27th place, earning $333,490.
Billy Spadea
At the Featured Table, Bob Slezak raises from middle position to 240,000, Philip Hilm calls from the small blind, Billy Spades reraises from the big blind to 640,000, Slezak folds, and Hilm calls.
The flop comes , Hilm checks, Spadea bets 600,000, and Hilm thinks for about 20 seconds before he folds. Billy Spadea takes the pot worth 1.61 million.