First into the pot from middle position, Ryan Lenaghan raised to 220,000, and Hilton Laborda defended his big blind with a call.
The flop came , and Laborda took the betting lead with 230,000. Lenaghan flatted there, and he called another 435,000 behind the turn. The on the river put four spades on board, and Laborda took his time stacking out one last bet of 640,000. Lenaghan made the call, showing up . It was good. Laborda's cards hit the muck, and he's given another chip increase to Ryan Lenaghan.
He's just shy of 16 million now, sitting with about 15.7.
Bryan Devonshire opened to 210,000 from under the gun, Ben Lamb called in middle position, and Nicolas Fierro three-bet to 555,000 from the hijack seat. Ahtoh Makiievskyi moved all in from the big blind, and the action folded back to Fierro who released as well.
Kyle Johnson raised to 205,000 from under the gun, and it folded to Gregory Kaplan on the button who shoved all in for his last 2.095 million. The blinds skedaddled, and Johnson called the reraise.
Johnson:
Kaplan:
The flop was great for Kaplan, coming to give him both straight and flush draws to go along with his two live cards. The turn brought the , completing the straight for Kaplan and making the river no matter.
Kaplan catapults to 4.43 million, while Johnson slips to 2.625 million.
Bryan Devonshire opened to 220,000 from late position, and Scott Schwalich moved all in for about 2 million from his direct left. The action folded back to Devonshire who called, and the hands were tabled.
Showdown
Devonshire:
Schwalich:
It was a race, and Schwalich took a commanding lead when the flop fell . Devonshire would need one of the two remaining sevens in the deck to score the knockout, but Schwalich survived when the turn and river came , respectively.
Schwalich more than doubled to just under 4 million chips, while Devonshire floats just above 4 million.
Andy Hinrichsen raised to 210,000 from the cutoff and action folded to Aleksandr Mozhnyakovm who made the call from the big blind. Both players proceeded to check the flop, which was followed by the turn. Mozhnyakov was first to act and checked, opening the door for Hinrichsen to bet 275,000.
With the pressure back on Mozhnyakov, he decided to turn the table and check-raise to 675,000; however, that plan quickly backfired when Hinrichsen three-bet to 2.53 million, which inspired Mozhnyakov to fold.
Ben Lamb opened to 225,000 from middle position, Guillaume Darcourt three-bet to 575,000 from the hijack seat, and Nicolas Fierro four-bet shoved from the cutoff. The action folded back to Lamb and Darcourt who both released, and Fierro picked up the pot.
Under the gun, Hilton Laborda raised to 220,000, and he found calls from John Esposito and Martin Staszko, the latter joining the fun for a discount from the big blind.
The flop brought , and it checked around to the turn. There, Staszko led out into the pot with 285,000, Laborda called, and Esposito folded out of the way. Heads-up now, the river came the , and Staszko put out one last bet, 675,000. The call came from Laborda, but we'd never see his cards. Staszko showed for the straight, and it's good enough to earn him that pot.
Jerry Van Strydonck raised to 225,000 from middle position and was met with a three-bet to 460,000 from Pius Heinz on the button. Both blinds got out of the way, Van Strydonck called, and the flop came down .
Van Strydonck was first and checked to Heinz, who bet 350,000. Van Strydonck responded with a check-raise to just 700,000. Heinz quickly released his hand, dropping to six million in the process.
Phil Collins opened for 225,000 from early position, then Nelson Robinson reraised to 615,000 from middle position. It folded around to Tri Huynh in the big blind who shoved his last 680,000 in, and both Collins and Robinson called.
The flop came , and Collins and Robinson both checked. The turn was the . Collins checked again, Robinson bet 575,000 into the side pot, and Collins got out.
Robinson showed while Huynh had but . The turn was the , and Huynh is out in 41st place.
Robinson has 8.35 million now, while Collins has 10.585 million.
Last week we learned that the 6,865 players who entered this year's World Series of Poker Main Event came from 85 different countries. And with 40 players left, 14 countries still have representatives with a chance to claim the bracelet.
Looking through the WSOP's official designations of nationality for the final 40, the United States is the most represented country with 22 players still remaining. Canada has three players still in, and Germany, Russia, and United Kingdom have two each. And Australia, Austria, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, South Africa, and Ukraine each have one player left as well.
(In actuality, more than 14 countries are represented among the group as at least a couple of the WSOP's designations don't reflect players' generally recognized nationalities.)
, and Laborda took the betting lead with 230,000. Lenaghan flatted there, and he called another 435,000 behind the 
turn. The 
on the river put four spades on board, and Laborda took his time stacking out one last bet of 640,000. Lenaghan made the call, showing up 
. It was good. Laborda's cards hit the muck, and he's given another chip increase to Ryan Lenaghan.
to give him both straight and flush draws to go along with his two live cards. The turn brought the 
, completing the straight for Kaplan and making the 
river no matter.
, 
respectively.
flop, which was followed by the 
turn. Mozhnyakov was first to act and checked, opening the door for Hinrichsen to bet 275,000.
, and it checked around to the 
, and Staszko put out one last bet, 675,000. The call came from Laborda, but we'd never see his cards. Staszko showed 
.
, and Collins and Robinson both checked. The turn was the 
. Collins checked again, Robinson bet 575,000 into the side pot, and Collins got out.
while Huynh had but 
, and Huynh is out in 41st place.
