Vitaly Lunkin raised to 200,000 from the cutoff, Felix Stephensen three-bet to 480,000 out of the small blind, and Lunkin moved all in for 1.08 million. Stephensen called.
Lunkin:
Stephensen:
Lunkin held a dominating hand, but he found himself behind after the dealer fanned . The Russian failed to catch up as the turn and river bricked , respectively, and he was eliminated in 57th place.
Andrey Zaichenko opened to 125,000, sending Clayon Hamm into the tank in the next seat over. After about two minutes, he announced an all in raise for 715,000 total.
Mark Newhouse was on the button and wasted little time cutting out a re-raise to 1.5 million. Action fell on Brian Roberts in the small blind and suddenly he went into the tank. About three minutes passed before Roberts threw his hand into the muck. Aaron Kaiser and Zaichenko folded their cards as well, allowing the two active hands to be turned over.
Hamm:
Newhouse:
The flop came down , keeping Newhouse's pocket tens in the lead. The paired the board on the turn, meaning Hamm needed to catch one of the remaining aces to stay alive. The finished off the board and Hamm was eliminated from play.
Newhouse picked up the pot and his stack now sits at 6.485 million.
Wild-water rafting aficionado Bryan Devonshire just won another big pot, which he started off by raising to 140,000 from the cutoff. The action folded to Pau Senter in the big blind and he made the call.
The flop brought out and Senter check-called 140,000. On the turn the hit and Senter checked to Devonshire again who bet 325,000 this time around. Senter tanked for quite a while and called after which the river was the .
Senter checked again and Devonshire bet 555,000. Senter tanked for several minutes and eventually he called.
"Boat," Devonshire instantly announced, as he flipped up . Senter mucked his cards and Devonshire, who finished 12th in this event back in 2011 for $607,882.
From the button, Kyle Keranen opened to 125,000 and Chris Johnson three-bet the small blind to 300,000 with Keranen making the call as the flop landed .
Johnson led for 350,000 only to have Keranen raise to 800,000. Johnson went into the tank before eventually making the call as the landed on the turn and Johnson checked.
Keranen bet out 1,050,000 and Johnson went deep into the tank before releasing his hand and slipping to 2.8 million as Keranen climbs over the 11 million-chip hurdle.
Luis Assuncao raised under the gun to 125,000 and the action folded to Christopher Greaves in the small blind who made the call. Isaac Baron was seated in the big blind and he moved all in for an additional 5,000, which was called by both players.
The flop came down and Greaves checked in the dark. Assuncao checked behind and the turn was the . Greaves threw out a bet on the turn and Assuncao folded immediately.
Greaves:
Baron:
"Good game guys," a visibly disappointed Baron said, as he awaited the river card.
The river brought the and Baron left the room $150,025 richer, but he will almost certainly not be happy with the place he finished in.
On the very next hand after Isaac Baron was knocked out it was Jason Johnson who moved all in for 470,000 chips from early position. The action folded to Luis Assuncao in the big blind and he made the call.
Johnson:
Assuncao:
The flop brought and Johnson shook his head in disbelief. The turn was the and the river the knocking Johnson out in 51st place.
Ryan Fair raised to an unknown amount, and then David Yingling reraised all in for 350,000 from the button. Scott Palmer was in the small blind and reraised to 650,000. Fair ducked out of the way, and that left Yingling and Palmer to do battle.
Yingling had the and was at risk against the for Palmer. The flop was a big one, coming out and nailing both players — Yingling with top two pair and Palmer with a set of ladies.
Needing an ace or a king on the turn or river, Yingling watched his tournament life hang in the balance. Then, the dealer dealt out the on fourth street, and Yingling was down to just one final chance.
The river card completed the board with the , and that wasn't what Yingling was looking for. He finished in 50th place and took home $152,025. Palmer saw his stack climb back over six million.
Andrey Zaichenko raised the hijack to 125,000 and William Tonking came over the top to 305,000 from the next seat over.
Action trickled around to Brian Roberts in the big blind who looked at his cards and went into the tank for about 90 seconds. He announced a four-bet to 720,000, prompting a quick fold from Zaichenko. It took Tonking about one minute to move all in for 3.23 million total, putting the pressure back on Roberts. Roberts called and the hands were exposed.
Tonking:
Roberts:
Tonking held a commanding lead before the flop and looked primed to score a huge double up. The flop came down , keeping Tonking's cowboys out in front. The dropped down on the turn, meaning Roberts needed to catch one of the two remaining jacks to score the elimination. The river was the , ensuring that Tonking would score the double up.
Tonking is now second in chips at this table with 6.695 million. Roberts, on the other hand, has dropped to 1.805 million in chips.
Chris Odle open-shoved for 815,000 in early position, Kyle Keranen called in middle position, and the rest of the players folded.
Odle:
Keranen:
Keranen took the lead on a flop of , making two pair, but Odle held the only diamond. Odle failed to make a flush or a set on the turn (), however, and the on the river gave Keranen a full house.
Odle exited in 49th place, earning $152,025, and Keranen is up to 12.2 million.