Three players went to a flop of where Michael Binger led out for 65,000. Matthew Wheat moved all in for about 125,000 to force a fold from David Ulliott, but Binger made the call.
Binger:
Wheat:
Wheat held the lead with his pair of aces but Binger spiked two pair when the hit the turn. That changed around again on the river and Wheat improved to aces and threes to stay alive! He doubles to 370,000 with Binger back to 260,000.
A few minutes ago Julio Marines was our chip leader. Incredibly he's now on the rail, but such is the fickle nature of Pot-Limit Omaha.
Marines last chips went in on a flop of but we didn't catch what Marines held as his opponent Ben Blackmore showed for top set which improved to quads following the turn and river.
Marines is out as Blackmore now sits with 620,000.
There will now be a brief pause as the players redraw for the final three tables of play. We've also just received word that one of those tables will be relocated to the secondary feature table to help accommodate the swarm of fans here on the rail.
Catching the action on a flop of , Michael Binger fired 40,000 and Ludovic Lacay made the call to see the hit the turn. Binger checked and Lacay fired 150,000. Binger moved all in for slightly more with Lacay making the call.
Binger:
Lacay:
Binger had turned a set of kings to go with his flush draw but Lacay had made a straight which held on the river. Binger is busto as Lacay is now our chip leader with around 900,000 chips.
David Ulliott opened the pot with a raise from early position and Tom Dwan popped it to 75,000 from the cutoff. Action folded to Ulliott and he called.
The flop came down and Ulliott checked. Dwan bet enough to cover Ulliott's stack and after a few seconds, Ulliott called all in.
Dwan:
Ulliott:
Dwan was in bad shape and found no help from the turn or river. He is down to about 420,000 while Ulliott is up to around 410,000.
Blair Rodman raised to 30,000 on the button and Tom Dwan made the call from the big blind.
The flop came down and Dwan led out 46,000. Rodman made the call and the hit the turn. Both players checked, leading to the landing on the river. Dwan checked and Rodman bet 80,000. Dwan gave it up, dropping to about 300,000.
With the flop showing , George Abdallah check-called a 43,000-chip bet from Leandro Pimentel before Abdallah moved all in for his last 39,000 on the turn. Pimentel took a few seconds before making the call.
Abdallah:
Pimentel:
Flush over flush as the river bricked the . Abdallah gave a few choice words to Pimentel about his apparent slowroll with the second nuts before exiting the tournament floor in 26th place for $24,815 in winnings. Pimentel is up to 245,000.
David Ulliott raised to 30,000 and was called by Blair Rodman in middle position. Tom Dwan called from the cutoff, Ben Blackmore called from the small blind, and Jordan Smith made it 150,000 more to play from the big blind.
Ulliott tanked for a good two minutes before giving it up. Rodman raised the pot and Dwan instantly called all in for about 390,000! Blackmore folded, Smith called all in for a little bit more, and the hands were revealed.
Smith:
Rodman:
Dwan:
The flop was great for Dwan, falling to put him way out in the lead. The turn was the and Ulliott slammed his hands on the table, saying he folded two kings. The river was the , giving Dwan eights full of nines and the monster pot.
Dwan: Up to about 1,180,000
Rodman: Down to about 160,000
Smith: Outta here