Action folded to Hans Winzeler on the button and he raised to 800. Defending champion Sam Stein reraised from the small blind to 2,600 and Winzeler flat-called.
The flop came down and Stein checked. Winzeler bet 2,000 and Stein made the call.
The turn was the and Stein potted it for 9,600 and was all in. Winzeler quickly called and turned over the for two pair, aces and sixes, with a spade draw. Stein held the same two pair with the .
The river landed with the and the two players chopped up the pot playing two pair, aces and sixes.
A total of 589 entrants came out for this event, which is down nearly 100 players from last year's field. Even so, a prize pool of $1,607,970 was generated and the winner will be taking home a whopping $361,797 in prize money. The top 63 spots will be paid out and each player that cashes will secure at least $5,226.
For a complete list of the prize breakdown, check out our Payouts Page.
Here's another batch for you. Phil Hellmuth was just eliminated when Kyle Bowker made a king-high flush to bust him. Calvin Anderson is still crushing with 99,000 in chips.
The button raised to 1,000 and Josh Arieh called from the big blind to see the flop come down . Arieh checked and his opponent bet 1,700. Arieh called.
The turn card was the and both players checked to see the land on the river. Arieh bet 3,200 and his opponent made the call.
Arieh tabled the for two pair, kings and deuces, and won the pot.