Action folded over to James Alexander who raised to 225,000 from the small blind. Nicolas Le Floch reraised to 525,000 from the big blind, and Alexander wasted no time before moving all in. Le Floch went into the tank for a minute before calling for a total of 4,350,000.
James Alexander:
Le Floch:
The Frenchman was in front, but the flop shot Alexander into the lead. The brought some chop outs into play, but the on the river gave Alexander the winning two pair and a pot worth more than 8.7 million.
Chris Lindh raised to 225,000 from early position, and the only caller was Mark Newhouse on the button. The flop fell , and Lindh continued for 260,000. Newhouse called again, and the dealer turned the . Lindh checked, and Newhouse bet 460,000. Lindh called, and the hit he felt on the river. Lindh thought for a couple minutes, then pushed out a bet of 1,475,000. Newhouse quickly called, and both players showed for the nut straight, and the players split the pot.
Amir Lehavot raised to 200,000 in late position, Philip Long three-bet to 425,000 from the cutoff, and Jan Nakladal cold four-bet all in for 1.815 million. Lehavot folded, and Long called.
Long:
Nakladal:
The board rolled out , and Nakladal doubled to 3.9 million chips. Long dropped to 1.8 million.
Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 200,000 from early position and got three callers — Jason Mann (button), Alexander Livingston (small blind), and James Alexander (big blind).
The flop came , and it checked to Ponakovs who fired 325,000 into the field. Mann folded, but Livingston was waiting to check-raise to 910,000. That earned a quick fold from Alexander, and after a bit a fold from Ponakovs as well.
Rep Porter raised to 200,000 in early position, Michiel Brummelhuis three-bet to 430,000 in the hijack seat, and Porter four-bet shoved for 1.68 million. Brummelhuis called.
Porter:
Brummelhuis:
The flop fell , giving Porter the lead with a set of tens, and the on the turn gave him a full house. The bricked off on the river, and Porter doubled to 3.58 million. Brummelhuis fell to 2.2 million.
David Benefield raised to 200,000 on the button, and Umang Dattani, who was new to the table, moved all in for 1,235,000 from the big blind. Benefield called and turned over , and he was ahead of Dattani's . The board ran out . Both players made two pair, and Benefield won the pot with his queen kicker.
Umang Dattani was eliminated in 36th place, earning $229,281.
Chris Lindh is off to a good start after the dinner break. He recently won two consecutive hands. In the first, he raised to 210,000 from early position, and Steve Gee three bet to 535,000 from the cutoff. Lindh called, and the dealer spread on the flop. Both players checked, then Lindh led out for 450,000 when the fell on the turn. Gee folded, and Lindh took the pot.
On the next hand, Lindh raised to 200,000 from under the gun, and the only caller was Bruno Kawauti in the big blind. The flop came . Kawauti checked, and Lindh bet 180,000. Kawauti folded, and Lindh pulled in the chips.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 220,000 under the gun, and JC Tran three-bet to 575,000 from the button. Jack Amyx woke up with an all-in shipment of 875,000 in the small blind, and Timoshenko got out of the way. Tran called.
Tran:
Amyx:
Tran held the nuts, and the board came down , no help to his opponent.
Marc McLaughlin opened with a minimum raise to 200,000 from middle position and Alexander Livingston called from the button. The action was on Aleksejs Ponakovs who reraised to 500,000 from the small blind, and when it folded back to McLaughlin he folded, but Livingston stuck around.
The flop came . Ponakovs led for 425,000 and Livingston called. The turn then brought the . This time Ponakovs checked, and Livingston took the opening to bet all in. Ponakovs thought a short while, then pushed his cards to the dealer to fold.
JC Tran raised to 215,000 under the gun, and Carlos Mortensen defended his big blind. The flop came , and Mortensen check-called 225,000. He did the same to a 450,000 bet after the turned. The river brought a , and both players checked. Mortensen showed to win the pot with jacks and deuces.
button in Safari
flop shot Alexander into the lead. The 
brought some chop outs into play, but the 
on the river gave Alexander the winning two pair and a pot worth more than 8.7 million.
, and Lindh continued for 260,000. Newhouse called again, and the dealer turned the 
. Lindh checked, and Newhouse bet 460,000. Lindh called, and the 
for the nut straight, and the players split the pot.
, and it checked to Ponakovs who fired 325,000 into the field. Mann folded, but Livingston was waiting to check-raise to 910,000. That earned a quick fold from Alexander, and after a bit a fold from Ponakovs as well.
, giving Porter the lead with a set of tens, and the 
on the turn gave him a full house. The 
bricked off on the river, and Porter doubled to 3.58 million. Brummelhuis fell to 2.2 million.
. The board ran out 
fell on the turn. Gee folded, and Lindh took the pot.
, no help to his opponent.
. This time Ponakovs checked, and Livingston took the opening to bet all in. Ponakovs thought a short while, then pushed his cards to the dealer to fold.
, and Mortensen check-called 225,000. He did the same to a 450,000 bet after the 
turned. The river brought a 
, and both players checked. Mortensen showed 
to win the pot with jacks and deuces.
