There was about 20,000 in the middle, and Romik Vartzar and John Shipley were heads up. The board read , and Shipley led out. Vartzar called all in for around 30,000, and the hands were opened.
Shipley
Vartzar
The on the turn gave Shipley the wheel, and the on the river was a brick, eliminating Vartzar from the tournament.
Jan-Peter Jachtmann opened to 7,000 with the button, Joshua Ladines three-bet to 23,000 from the small blind, and Jachtmann called. The dealer fanned , and Ladines led for 51,000. Jachtmann raised, and Ladines moved all in for just 500 more chips. Jachtmann called.
Ladines
Jachtmann
Jachtmann made a straight when the turned, and the improved his straight for kicks and giggles. Ladines was eliminated, while Jachtmann now has over 600,000 chips.
Anton Ionel limped in from early position, and Andy Seth and Jason Mercier limped in behind him. Timothy Flanders completed from the small blind, and Keith Lehr checked his option in the big.
The flop came down , and all five players checked. The turn was the , and Flanders led out for 6,000. Ionel and Mercier called. The river was the , and Flanders led again - this time for 16,000. Ionel quickly folded, and Mercier tank-called.
We only caught three of Flanders' cards (), while Mercier tabled for a flush.
He raked in the pot, increasing his stack to about 350,000 chips.
On the board, Romik Vartzar checked and Micah Smith bet 35,000. Sammy Farha called and Vartzar folded.
"You got it," said Smith as he turned over the for a pair of aces. Farha held the for a queen-high flush and won the pot.
On the next hand, action folded to Farha in the hijack seat and he limped in. Naoya Kihara raised to 10,800 on the button and Farha called to see the flop. Both players checked and the turn was the . Farha checked and Kihara bet 14,200. Farha folded and Kihara won the pot.