Jeremy Ausmus shakes hands with Jesse Sylvia. Ausmus was busted in 5th place by Sylvia.
Hand #129:
Jeremy Ausmus had the button, and opened to 1.2 million. Jesse Sylvia defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Both players checked.
The turn was the , Sylvia checked, Ausmus fired 1.5 million, and Sylvia check-raised to 3.6 million. Ausmus tanked, then moved all in for around 14.5 million. Sylvia instantly called.
Ausmus:
Sylvia:
The spectators in the Penn & Teller Theater rose to their feet when the cards were turned over, Ausmus' rail calling for a six or a jack, and Sylvia's rail yelling "Hold!"
Sylvia held as the spiked on the river, and his rail erupted. Ausmus will take home $2,155,313 for his fifth-place finish.
Greg Merson started the hand on the button. Jake Balsiger raised to 1.2 million from under the gun and Russell Thomas called from the big blind to take a flop. Thomas checked, and Balsiger bet 1.5 million. Thomas folded.
Jesse Sylvia started the hand with the button. Greg Merson was first to act, and opened to 1.2 million. Jake Balsiger defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Balsiger checked, Merson fired 1.6 million, and Balsiger folded.
Greg Merson had the button. He limped in, then Jesse Sylvia completed from the small blind. Russell Thomas was in the big blind and checked to allow for a three-handed flop of . Sylvia and Thomas checked before Merson bet 1.2 million. Sylvia folded, and Thomas also gave it up.
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Russell Thomas is interviewed by Kara Scott after busting in 4th.
Hand #135:
Jesse Sylvia was on the button, and the action folded to Russell Thomas, who raised to 1.5 million from the small blind. Jake Balsiger moved all in from the big blind for effectively 15.825 million, and Thomas tank-called.
Thomas:
Balsiger:
Balsiger's rail exploded at the site of his hand, and became even louder after the flop fell . Thomas could double with a nine or running straight or flush cards.
The took away a lot of Thomas' outs, but he could now chop with any queen or eight.
The river was six-sided, but the eliminated Thomas in fourth place. He'll take home $2,851,537.
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. Both players checked.
, Sylvia checked, Ausmus fired 1.5 million, and Sylvia check-raised to 3.6 million. Ausmus tanked, then moved all in for around 14.5 million. Sylvia instantly called.
spiked on the river, and his rail erupted. Ausmus will take home $2,155,313 for his fifth-place finish.
flop. Thomas checked, and Balsiger bet 1.5 million. Thomas folded.
. Balsiger checked, Merson fired 1.6 million, and Balsiger folded.
took away a lot of Thomas' outs, but he could now chop with any queen or eight.
eliminated Thomas in fourth place. He'll take home $2,851,537.