Justin Conley opened to 20,000 from under the gun and found three callers in Simon Ravnsbaek, Peter Dawson, and Francois Safieddine, the latter in the big blind.
Flop:
After Safieddine and Conley had both checked, Ravnsbaek bet 31,000. Only Conley called.
Turn:
Conley led for 45,000, Ravnsbaek called.
River:
Conley checked, Ravnsbaek moved all in for around 100,000 and Conley immediately called.
With the board reading , action checked to Samuel Trickett who bet 58,000. Kevin Odell called and all other parties folded.
The turn was the and Trickett tanked for over a minute before firing 84,000. Odell quickly moved all in. Unhappy, Trickett clenched his fists before sweating his cards one more time and releasing them.
"Ace-queen of clubs!" tablemate Alex Outhred blurted.
His prodding worked, because Odell showed for a winning flush. Trickett slipped to just below 500,000 chips and Odell is our leader with 690,000
Sean Hodge opened to 30,000 on the button and Johan Jakobsson moved all in for over 200,000. Hodge opted to make the call.
Showdown
Hodge:
Jakobsson:
The flop was very good for Jakobsson, but the on the turn kept Hodge alive with a gutshot straight draw. The on the river was no help however, and Jakobsson doubled to 460,000 chips.
Francois Safieddine opened the pot from early position and Samuel Tickett moved all in on the button. The blinds released, and Safieddine made the call.
Showdown
Safieddine:
Trickett:
Trickett held when the board ran , eliminating Safieddine from the tournament. Trickett's our chip leader again with 835,000 to his name.
With just a few minutes remaining, serial casher Shawn Buchanan has hit the deck. He got it all in with sevens, but came unstuck against the pocket queens of Douglas Gord. Gord now has 485,000 as a result.
Jesse Rockowitz opened the action from the hijack seat and Larry Wilder re-raised from the big blind to around 80,000. When asked to pull the bets in, the dealer couldn't quite do it and both Josh "brikdog24" Brikis and Tim "tmay420" West tried to help her. She wouldn't listen. Finally, after the floor was called, the bet was pulled in correctly and Rockowitz made the call.
The flop fell and Wilder almost instantly moved all in for 430,000. Rockowitz snapped it off.
Showdown
Wilder:
Rockowitz:
Rockowitz looked sick to his stomach. Over one million chips were on the line as the dealer delivered a brick on the turn; the .
The on the river hit Rockowitz where it hurt though, and Wilder doubled to 1,020,000 chips.
Rockowitz is still healthy with 430,000 chips, but was a fade away from 1,500,000.