Tom Lutz had the button in seat 5. He raised to 70,000. Edward Ochana reraised to 195,000. Lutz moved all in when the action got back to him for 1.7 million. Ochana would be at risk if he made the call and went into the tank.
After a few moments of studying Lutz, Ochana tapped the table in respect and mucked his cards. Lutz picked up the pot.
Edward Ochana had the button in Seat 6. Richard Lyndaker raised to 70,000 from the hijack seat, and Edward Ochana made the call from the button. The blinds folded, and we were heads up to the flop.
The flop came . Lyndaker bet 85,000, and Ochana reraised to a total of 285,000 behind him. Lyndaker thought a moment, then moved all in. Ochana didn't take long to make the call, pushing the last of his chips in the middle.
Lyndaker
Ochana
Lyndaker was in the lead, but Ochana had both flush and straight draws. The turn was the , giving Ochana the Broadway straight and a lock on the hand. The on the river didn't matter, and Ochana doubled up to 1,302,000. Lyndaker has slipped to 1,900,000.
The table folded around to Davidi Kitai who raised to 126,000 from the button -- about a third of his stack. The blinds folded, and Kitai took the pot.
Richard Lyndaker had the button in Seat 4. Davidi Kitai raised to 102,000 from middle position. It folded to Richard Lyndaker, who clearly appeared interested in getting involved again after losing that pot to Ochana.
After a bit of chip-stacking, Lyndaker indeed reraised to a total of 240,000. It folded back to Kitai, who quickly moved all in, and Lyndaker didn't waste any time making the call.
Kitai showed , well behind Lyndaker's .
The flop came . The turn was the , and Kitai was in need of help. The river was the , and Kitai became our sixth-place finisher.
Sam Trickett had the button in seat 1. Tom Lutz raised to 70,000. Trickett reraised to 210,000. Lutz quickly folded when it got back to him and Trickett took the pot.