From the cutoff Andrew Lichtenberger raised it up to 8,000, and it got folded to Brandon Cantu who was in the big blind. He made the call.
Cantu took one card, Lichtenberger needed two.
Cantu threw out a 20,000 chip bet. Lichtenberger tanked for a bit before counting out a raise to 80,000. As soon as the chips hit the felt Cantu announced call.
"You got it," Lichtenberger said after which Cantu showed his . Cantu gets himself back up to second place while Lichtenberger drops a lot of chips.
Erick Lindgren was under the gun and started off by raising it up to 8,000. Brandon Cantu three-bet to 26,000 and Michael Mizrachi made the call from the button. Larry Wright was in the big blind and he decided to move all in for his final 87,600 chips.
None of his opponents made the call giving Wright his first substantial pot of the day.
Brandon Cantu took a small pot off Michael Mizrachi with a ten-low.
Cantu made a wheel in a three-bet pot with Mizrachi. They both drew one and Cantu checked to Mizrachi who failed to fall into the trap and checked behind.
Mizrachi four-bet to 60,000 to take a pot down. Lindgren had opened to 8,000 before Cantu three-bet to 60,000. Both players folded.
With a big stack and good chance at winning a WSOP gold bracelet, you would expect Brandon Cantu to be at least a bit happy at the table. But that's not the case. He just slammed the table, after after missing a draw against Andrew Lichtenberger.
Cantu raised from the button to 8,000, Michael Mizrachi gave up his small blind, and Lichtenberger three-bet to 36,000 from the big. Cantu counted out the chips and made the call.
Both players drew one card.
Lichtenberger checked, after which Cantu double checked his cards. As if the dealer wouldn't notice a tap on the table Cantu slammed it hard, and some frustration was clearly visible. Lichtenberger showed and took down this pot.
Erick Lindgren was just under the gun and moved all in for his final 41,000 chips. Brandon Cantu folded, after which Micheal Mizrachi made the call from the button. Both blinds released.
Both players mucked an ace face up, and drew one card.
Michael Mizrachi
Erick Lindgren
"You show first, so I know if i'm drawing live," Lindgren said who could be drawing dead if Mizrachi didn't pair up with a nine or lower. But, Mizrachi showed an keeping Lindgren's hopes alive. He turned over a and doubled up.
Andrew Lichtenberger is still in the chip lead and using his position at the table very well.
Twice in the last orbit Michael Mizrachi has three-bet the open of Brandon Cantu. Mizrachi knows that Cantu has a wide opening range so the three-bet is profitable play. The only problem for him is that Lichtenberger is exploiting that fact and four-betting to great effect. Both times he four-bet his opponents folded.