Anthony Spinella raised from the small blind to 27,000 after action folded around to him. Joshua Mullen called from the big blind.
After the flop came down 
, Spinella bet 15,000. Mullen gave it up and Spinella won the hand.
Efren Garcia fired 17,000 on the 
flop after George Jalkotzy checked. Jalkotzy made the call and the turn was the 
. Both players checked and the river completed the board with the 
. After Jalkotzy checked, Garcia fired 36,000. Jalkotzy looked him up.
Garcia showed the 
for two pair and Jalkotzy mucked his hand.
Jeff Papola raised to 25,000 under the gun and Sean Glover moved all in for 223,000 from the small blind. Papola thought about it for a minute and then made the call with the 
. Grover held a dominating 
.
The board ran out clean for Grover as the 
fell and he was able to double up.
The action folded around to Eddie Blumenthal in the cutoff who raised to 29,000 before the flop; Darren Wong was the only caller from the button, so they went heads-up to the flop of 
, where Blumenthal check-called Wong's bet of 28,000.
Both players then checked the turn of the 
before Blumenthal check-called Wong's bet of 50,000 after the river fo the 
. Wong tossed up his hand in the air in despair.
"Nice hand man, you got it," Wong sighed, showing down 
for nothing but air. Blumenthal tabled 
and that was enough to take it down.
There's a chemistry building between the stoic Blumenthal and the affable Wong - it could be the beginning of an "Odd Couple" rivalry over there on table 290!
The Last Three Tables
British Harry Potter-lookalike David Vamplew is now pushing close to one million in chips after taking down a sizeable pot against George Jalkotzy.
We picked up the action three-handed on a flop that read 
; Alexander Wice checked out of the blinds, as did Jalkotzy before Vamplew bet from the button. Wice folded and Jalkotzy called, so it was heads-up to the turn of the 
, where Jalkotzy check-called Vamplew's bet of 97,000.
On the river of the , Jalkotzy checked again and Vamplew announced that he was all-in. After about four minutes in the tank, Jalkotzy let his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
945,000
247,000
|
247,000 |
|
|
345,000
504,000
|
504,000 |
Joshua Mullen was eliminated by Geffrey Klein in unknown action. He earned $19,802 for his 14th-place finish.
From the cutoff position, Bryan Colin raised to 24,000. Darren Wong three-bet to 61,000 from the big blind and Colin flatted in position to see the flop come down 
. Wong checked right away and Colin fired 40,000. Wong made the call.
The turn was the 
and Wong checked again. Colin fired 155,000. Wong asked for the amount, received a count and then called. He only had approximately 255,000 behind when he called Colin's turn bet.
The river completed the board with the 
and Wong checked. "About 70 behind," said Wong as Colin paused. "You bet it, I call." Wong had about 100,000 behind, a bit more than he estimated, but that didn't scare Colin from announcing all in. Wong quickly snapped him off and tabled the 
. Colin rolled over the for a flush and won the hand.
Stunned, Wong paced away from the table and back before collecting his pay stub and heading to the payout desk. His finish was worth $19,802.
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
While the other two tables paused in order to wait for the redraw, Ryan Welch and David Vamplew played a massive pot on the middle table.
George Jalkotzy raised to 27,000 and then Welch reraised to 75,000 from the small blind. Vamplew four-bet from the big blind to 171,000 and Jalkotzy got out of the way. Welch thought for a minute and then moved all in. Vamplew called quickly with the 
. Welch held the .
The board ran out 
and Welch lost the massive coinflip. Vamplew was all in for 903,000 and now has over 1.8 million in chips. Welch was crushed way back to just 160,000.
