Jason Taus opened the pot to 42,000 in early position, and Michael Smith three-bet to 146,000 in the next seat over. Action came around to David Newcomer, and he moved all in for an additional 270,000 on top. That was enough to quickly fold Taus out of the way, but Smith would tank for several minutes as he struggled with the decision.
Finally, he quietly said, "I guess I need to get lucky," and moved his chips into the pot, the two men having virtually even stacks. Smith was right:
Showdown
Smith:
Newcomer:
"There's just too much in there," Smith lamented as he was presented with the bad news.
Not to worry, as he had already guaranteed himself help with that dramatic foreshadowing before showdown. The appeared right on the flop, drawing a big, "Oooooh!" from the already sizable rail. The board ran out , and that gives Smith the winning full house.
When the chips were counted down, it was Smith who had been all in for 379,000 total. That leaves Newcomer with just 33,000 in funny money to play with.
He doubled up three hands later to get himself back close to 100,000, still very much in the danger zone.
Marvin Rettenmaier opened the pot to 40,000, and Kyle Julius announced, "Eighty all day." Rettenmaier called the extra 40,000, and it was heads up the rest of the way.
The flop came out , and both players checked. The cued a 70,000-chip bet Julius, and Rettenmaier check-called to see the river.
It was the , and Rettenmaier made a big all-in overbet. Julius eventually folded the face up, and the pot goes to Marvin.
Antoine Amourette open-shoved his last 121,000 chips into the pot under the gun, and Nicholas Phillips re-shoved, successfully isolating himself against the at-risk Frenchman.
Showdown
Amourette:
Phillips:
The board ran out a counterfeit-y , and playing the board is not so good for Amourette. Phillips' ace kicker earned him the pot and the knockout, moving his stack up to 680,000.
David Randall opened the pot with a standard opening raise, and the table folded around to the big blind. Kyle Julius promptly open-mucked his ace-queen as he reached to pull in the blinds. Julius didn't see Randall's raise, and he thought he'd gotten a walk.
The table chuckled, and Julius quipped, "Live misclick."
Tom Dwan opened to 42,000 from early position, and Harsukhpaul Sangha made the call in position. Everyone else folded, and it was heads up to a flop of . Dwan fired out a small bet of 38,000, and Sangha made the quick call.
The turn was the , and both players check-checked. They did the same when the completed the board on fifth street, and Sangha rolled over for second pair. Dwan had top pair, though, and his earned him that small pot.
Venkatesh Gupta raised to 40,000 from middle position before Scott Hamilton three-bet to 112,000. Not to be outdone, big blind Simon Watt four-bet shoved all in for about 710,000 total. Gupta quickly folded, and Hamilton hemmed and hawed and did the same, sending that easy pot over to Watt without a showdown.
"I can't believe I didn't call," Hamilton said after the hand.
David Newcomer has been nursing his short stack admirably since being crippled by that two-outer with aces. Just a moment ago, however, his day was ended in dramatic fashion by Austin McCormick.
McCormick started the action with a raise from the cutoff to 33,000, and Newcomer moved all in for 116,000 in the next seat over. McCormick called.
Showdown
McCormick:
Newcomer:
The flop was an awesome one, coming out to make things quite interesting with two cards to come. The turn was a safe blank for Newcomer, the , and he was one card away from his third comeback double up.
He could not fade the on the river, though, and that diamond flush earns McCormick the pot and the knockout.
After a valiant short-stacked battle, David Newcomer is out in 20th place.
David Randall raised to 44,000 from middle position, and Jason Young called from the big blind.
The flop came out , and Young check-called a bet of 65,000. Both men checked through the turn, and the landed on fifth street. Young checked a third time, and Randall put out one final bet of 120,000. Young called, but we wouldn't get to see his cards.
Randall tabled , and Young slid his cards into the muck.
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appeared right on the flop, drawing a big, "Oooooh!" from the already sizable rail. The board ran out 
, and that gives Smith the winning full house.
, and both players checked. The 
cued a 70,000-chip bet Julius, and Rettenmaier check-called to see the river.
, and Rettenmaier made a big all-in overbet. Julius eventually folded the 
. Dwan fired out a small bet of 38,000, and Sangha made the quick call.
, and both players check-checked. They did the same when the 
for second pair. Dwan had top pair, though, and his 
earned him that small pot.
, and he was one card away from his third comeback double up.
, and Young check-called a bet of 65,000. Both men checked through the 
turn, and the 
landed on fifth street. Young checked a third time, and Randall put out one final bet of 120,000. Young called, but we wouldn't get to see his cards.