From the button, Benjamin Kaupp raised to 60,000. Ban Lamb flatted from the small blind and then Josh Tieman reraised the pot to 240,000 from the big blind. Kaupp folded and Lamb made the call.
The flop came down and Lamb fired all in for 173,000. Tieman tanked and tanked for several minutes, but eventually folded his hand and was knocked back to 600,000 in chips.
Sami Kelopuro just doubled through Michael Weyer to get back to 475,000 in chips. Kelopuro moved all in preflop with the and Weyer held the . The board ran out and Kelopuro won the pot. Weyer was knocked back to 500,000 in chips.
Cory Wood raised to 55,000and Benjamin Kaupp called to see the flop. Wood fired 80,000 and Kaupp raised to 300,000. Wood gave it up and Kaupp scooped the pot.
Justin Schwartz raised to 55,000 from middle position and Benjamin Kaupp called from the small blind. Tristan Clemencon reraised all in for 138,000. Schwartz reraised the pot and that got a fold from Kaupp, leaving Clemencon and Schwartz heads up.
Clemencon:
Schwartz:
The board ran out and Schwartz finished with a flush to send Clemencon to the rail.
Sami Kelopuro opened the action with a raise from the button to 55,000 before John Kabbaj three-bet from the small blind to 180,000. Kelopuro thought for a long while before sliding in the chips for a call.
The flop came down and Kabbaj led for 150,000. Kelopuro decided to raise all in and Kabbaj had a pretty easy decision to make the call as he held for top set and the current nuts. Kelopuro wasn't dead though with . He would need a King for a better set or a Ten for a straight. The turn was the though and took away hit straight outs. The river was the but it was too late, Kabbaj had already boated up.
Kabbaj has 1.3 million while Kelopuro is crippled and left with just 300,000.
Matt Glantz was able to eliminate Team PokerStars Pro Alex Kravchenko when the money went in on a flop. Glantz was able to force Cory Wood out of the hand and held for top two pair. Kravchenko held and would need to improve if he wanted to continue playing. The and turn-river bricked off though and he had no choice but to hit the rail.