Derek Gregory raised to 140,000 from the cutoff and was immediately met with an all-in shove for 1.295 million from Kyle Julius on the button. Both blinds got out of the way, and Gregory thought for about a minute as the tournament staff got an exact count. Eventually a call was made and Gregory did not like what he saw.
Showdown
Julius: 
Gregory: 
The crowd was on its feet cheering for their respective man, and the noise got even louder when the flop fell 
to give Gregory an open-ended straight draw.
"Six," one of his supporters yelled. While she was quite vocal, she was soon silenced as the 
appeared on the turn followed by the 
on the river. Julius faded Gregory's draw and received a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,650,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
||
|
1,750,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
board ran safe for Gregory and he got his wish - doubling through Smith up to 2.9 million.
completed the board, Smith fired a hefty 1.15 million bet into the middle and Schulz quickly called. Smith turned up 
for the nut flush and Schulz mucked.
fell on the turn, Smith check-called again - this time for a 300,000 bet from Gregory.
, Julius checked and Vilandos fired out 500,000. Julius thought for a bit before announcing, "All in," and Vilandos snap-called off for 1.675 million total.
turned. Julius needed either another eight or an ace on the river to eliminate Vilandos, but it was not meant to be as the 
peeled off.
turn gave Vilandos additional outs, however, the 
river bricked out for Vilandos and Gregory doubled through.
