Hand #12: Stephen Chidwick opened to 55,000 in the cutoff, Phil Galfond called on the button, and Steve Sung defended his big blind.
The flop came 
, Sung checked, and Chidwick continued for 125,000. Both Galfond and Sung called.
The trio all checked when the 
turned, and the 
completed the board. Sung led out for 250,000, and both Galfond and Chidwick folded.
Hand #6: Phil Galfond raised to 55,000 from the cutoff, Shannon Shorr three-bet to 151,000 on the button, and Max Lehmanski cold four-bet shoved in the big blind. Both Galfond and Shorr folded.
Hand #7: Shorr bumped it up to 55,000 in the cutoff, Dani Stern called in the big blind, and the dealer spread 
. Stern check-called a bet of 75,000, and both players checked on the turn (
) and the river (
).
Stern showed 
for king-high, scooping the pot.
Hand #4: Stephen Chidwick had the button, and raised to 55,000. Phil Galfond and Shannon Shorr called out of the blinds, and the flop fell 
. Galfond led out for 77,000, Shorr called, and Chidwick folded.
The turn was the 
, Galfond led out again - this time for 180,000 - and Shorr raised to 404,000. Galfond tanked for a bit, then folded.
Hand #1: Steve Sung raised to 62,000 in the cutoff, Max Lehmanski three-bet to 143,000 on the button, and Richard Lyndaker cold four-bet to 252,000 in the big blind. Sung folded, Lehmanski five-bet shoved, and Lyndaker folded.
| Seat | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Lehmanski | Germany |
| 2 | Dani Stern | USA |
| 3 | Richard Lyndaker | USA |
| 4 | Stephen Chidwick | UK |
| 5 | Phil Galfond | USA |
| 6 | Shannon Shorr | USA |
| 7 | Steve Sung | USA |
Shannon Shorr raised to 51,000 on the button, Keith Lehr defended his big blind, and the flop fell 
. Lehr checked, Shorr continued for 61,000, and Lehr moved all in for 430,000. Shorr called.
Shorr: 
Lehr: 
Lehr needed a nine or running straight or flush cards to survive.
"Ten of diamonds for a sweat," Lehr requested.
The dealer quickly burned and turned the 
, and was about to deliver the river.
"Whoa," Lehr pleaded. "Slow."
"Fast," Shorr interjected, smiling.
The dealer paused for a second, then delivered the fifth and final card; the 
. Lehr, who finished runner-up in the $10,000 Six Max in 2012, was eliminated in eighth place, earing $129,342, and the remaining seven players are headed over to the mothership to form the unofficial final table.
Max Lehmanski raised to 57,000 in the cutoff seat, Stephen Chidwick three-bet to 125,000 on the button, and Phil Galfond tanked for a bit before cold four-betting to 305,000 out of the small blind. Lehmanski folded, Chidwick moved all in, and Galfond folded.
Level: 21
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
The players are now on their first 20-minute break of the day. Full counts are coming shortly.
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