Ben Lamb started the hand with the button. He raised to 2.6 million. Martin Staszko reraised to 6.5 million from the small blind and Matt Giannetti folded from the big blind. Lamb folded and Staszko won the pot.
Ben Lamb started the hand with the button. He raised to 2.6 million. Martin Staszko reraised to 6.5 million from the small blind and Matt Giannetti folded from the big blind. Lamb folded and Staszko won the pot.
Martin Staszko had the button, and he opened to 2.5 million. Matt Giannetti three-bet and took it down.
Matt Giannetti started the hand with the button.
Giannetti raised on the button to 2.6 million and Ben Lamb reraised all in from the big blind for 26.8 million. Giannetti called and everyone in the theatre jumped to their feet.
Giannetti: 

Lamb: 

The flop came down 

and Lamb picked up a flush draw. The crowd stayed standing as they awaited the turn and river.
The turn brought the
and you could probably hear the roars from Lamb's cheering section down on Fremont Street as he nailed an unbeatable flush and would double up.

The river completed the board with the
.
Lamb doubled to 55 million while Giannetti was crushed down to under seven million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
93,600,000
2,400,000
|
2,400,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
55,000,000
25,000,000
|
25,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
50,650,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
6,700,000
24,100,000
|
24,100,000 |
Pius Heinz had the button. Matt Giannetti open-shoved for 6.750 million under the gun, and the table folded around to big blind Martin Staszko. When he looked at his cards, his eyes immediately shot upward as if he had a decision to make. He asked for the count, then made the call.
Showdown
Giannetti:

Staszko:

Well, the news was good for Giannetti, and he'd hold serve on the
flop. The turn came the
to pair the board and provide a few chop outs for Staszko, but the
sent the double to Giannetti.
He's still the low man on the totem pole, but he's back to 14.4 million and still has a fightin' chance here tonight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
93,400,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
54,200,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
43,950,000
6,700,000
|
6,700,000 |
|
|
14,400,000
7,700,000
|
7,700,000 |
Ben Lamb was on the button to start this hand.
Pius Heinz raised to 2.5 million and Lamb called. The flop came down 

and Heinz bet 2.8 million. Lamb called.
The turn was the
and Heinz bet 6.3 million. Lamb made the call.
The river was the
and Heinz sat under the gaze of Lamb before acting. He then bet 20 million, which was just about 80% of the pot. Lamb folded and Heinz won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
107,400,000
14,000,000
|
14,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
43,150,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
42,400,000
11,800,000
|
11,800,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
13,000,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
Martin Staszko had the button, and Pius Heinz took another walk in the big blind.
Hand #178:
Matt Giannetti had the button and moved all in for 12 million. Ben Lamb made the call.
Lamb: 

Giannetti: 

Giannetti was on the ropes again as both cheering sections roared for their players. The dealer ran out the flop and the 

rolled out to give Lamb, oh, just quads! His fans erupted while the rest of the room was wondering if Ben Lamb was actually a real life human being.
The turn was the
and river the
to officially eliminate Giannetti and set the final three.