Thomas Conway raised to 52,000 under the gun and was immediately met with an all-in three-bet to 490,000 by Konstantin Puchkov. Action folded to Panayote Vilandos on the button, and he opted to move all in over the top. The blinds both got out of the way, as did Conway, and the cards were turned up:
Showdown
Puchkov:
Vilandos:
Puchkov had picked up a big hand, but he ran it straight into the best hand in poker. The Russian would received no miracle as the board ran out , and Puchkov exited in 14th place.
Puchkov, who won the Event #31 $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event at the 2010 WSOP for $256,820, has now notched a record-tying tenth cash in a single year. Coincidentally, Puchkov shares that record with another Russian, the late Nikolay Evdakov, who had ten cashes in 2008.
It was folded around to Daniel Perper, who pushed all in for his last 318,000 from the hijack position. Action folded over to Andrea Dato in the big blind and he snap-called to put Perper at risk.
Perper:
Dato:
Perper was dominated and would need help to survive, however, the board kept Dato in the lead and Perper was eliminated.
Dan Smith opened to 55,000 from the cutoff seat and was called by Tommy Vedes on the button and Panayote Vilandos in the small blind. Erik Aude then three-bet to 155,000 from the big blind. Smith folded, Vedes called and Vilandos folded for a heads-up pot.
The flop came and both players checked.
Both players checked again on the turn, however, when the completed the board, Aude led out for 150,000. Vedes tank called and Aude flipped over for two pair. Vedes mucked and slipped to 303,000, while Aude is up to 1,520,000.
Dan Smith opened to 55,000 from early position and Tommy Vedes went all in for 359,000 from the next seat over. It was folded back around to Smith and he made the call to put Vedes at risk.
Vedes:
Smith:
The left Vedes with quads, which was more than enough for the double up to 778,000.
Erik Aude was under the gun and opened for 60,000, which was called by Tommy Vedes and Panayote Vilandos in the small and big blind respectively. The flop saw it go check-check to Aude, who put out a bet of 80,000.
Vedes made the call, and at that point Vilandos check-raised all in. Both Aude and Vedes folded and Vilandos took down the pot without further resistance, showing .
Andrea Dato opened to 60,000 from early position and action folded around to Kevin Schulz on the button, who three-bet to 140,000. It was folded back around to Dato, who thought it over and then announced he was all in for approximately 500,000. Schulz snap-called and hands were revealed.
Dato:
Schulz:
Dato's tournament life was in dire straits and the sealed the deal for Dato - eliminating him in 12th place.
, and Puchkov exited in 14th place.
and both players checked.
turn, however, when the 
for two pair. Vedes mucked and slipped to 303,000, while Aude is up to 1,520,000.
left Vedes with quads, which was more than enough for the double up to 778,000.
flop saw it go check-check to Aude, who put out a bet of 80,000.
sealed the deal for Dato - eliminating him in 12th place.
