After playing out Day 3 to this point over in one corner of the White section here in the Pavilion room, the final nine have been relocated up on the main stage now following the conclusion of Nick Schulman's triumph in Event 60: $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit).
The players have all been introduced and after a brief delay cards are back in the air again. Dominik Nitsche begins the action up on the main stage as the big chip leader, with his 3.45 million about twice what nearest challenger Alex Cordero has.
Randolph Lanosga opened to 90,000 from middle position and action folded over to Sebastien Comel in the hijack seat, who pushed all in for his last 525,000. Action folded back around to Lanosga, who folded after some thought.
Dominik Nitsche has picked up where he left off before the move up onto the main stage, grabbing the last four hands in a row.
First Nitsche got a walk in the big blind. Then it folded to him in the small blind where he raised, and Jonathan Hilton stepped aside.
On the next hand it folded to Nitsche on the button and he raised again to 80,000, and Randy Lanosga called from the big blind. The flop came all clubs — — and when Lanosga checked, Nitchse bet 65,000 and Lanosga let it go.
Nitsche opened with a raise again in the cutoff on the next hand, once more claiming the blinds and antes.
Jonathan Hilton opened to 80,000 from early position and found one caller in Franklin Johnson from the big blind.
The flop came and Johnson opted to lead out for 150,000. Hilton called to see a turn, which brought the . Undeterred, Johnson fired again - this time for 300,000. Hilton thought a bit, but eventually slid his hand into the muck - conceding the pot to Johnson.
Jonathan Miller open-raised all in from under the gun for 270,000 total and got one caller in Frankie Johnson from middle position. Miller tabled and needed some help against Johnson's .
The flop came and Johnson was still in front. The turn then brought flush possibilities for Miller. The dealer burned a card and delivered the river... the , making a straight on the board and a chopped pot.
"The dream is still alive," said Miller with a grin to Sebastien Comel sitting to his right.
Dominik Nitsche opened to 80,000 from early position and action folded around to Jonathan Miller, who pushed all in on the button for his last 250,000. Action folded back to Nitsche, who quickly called to put Miller at risk.
Nitsche:
Miller:
The board ran out - giving Miller another chop pot after being dominated preflop.
We've just seen a third straight all-in situation in which a short-stacked player was at risk with a dominated ace and survived.
In this one, Alex Cordero opened for 125,000 from the button, then Daniel Eichhorn reraised all in from the small blind for 525,000. Frankie Johnson folded the big blind, and Cordero quickly called.
Eichhorn:
Cordero:
The flop came , pairing Eichhorn's ten but providing Cordero with a nut flush draw. The turn was the and the river the , and Eichhorn survived.
Daniel Eichhorn opened from the cutoff and action folded over to Dominik Nitsche in the small blind, who three-bet to 205,000. It folded back over to Eichhorn and he announced he was all in. Nitsche quickly called and hands were revealed.
Eichhorn:
Nitsche:
Eichhorn was dominated and would need help going to the flop. No help came, though, as the board ran out - leaving Eichhorn out-kicked and sending him to the rail.
The applause congratulating Daniel Eichhorn for his ninth-place finish had barely died down when Jonathan Miller was pushing all in from early position with his last 275,000. It folded to Dominik Nitsche in the cutoff who called, the others got out, and the players flipped over their cards.
Miller had a better ace this time, turning over , but Nitsche had a made hand with his . The cards came , then , then , and Miller is out in eighth.
— and when Lanosga checked, Nitchse bet 65,000 and Lanosga let it go.
and Johnson opted to lead out for 150,000. Hilton called to see a turn, which brought the 
. Undeterred, Johnson fired again - this time for 300,000. Hilton thought a bit, but eventually slid his hand into the muck - conceding the pot to Johnson.
.
and Johnson was still in front. The 
, making a straight on the board and a chopped pot.
- giving Miller another chop pot after being dominated preflop.
, pairing Eichhorn's ten but providing Cordero with a nut flush draw. The turn was the 
and the river the 
, and Eichhorn survived.
- leaving Eichhorn out-kicked and sending him to the rail.
, but Nitsche had a made hand with his 
. The cards came 
, and Miller is out in eighth.
