The action folded around to Shai Zurr on the button, and he raised to 350,000 after the small blind had folded Galen Hall moved all in for 1,800,000.
Zurr got the count verified, thought for a minute, and made the call.
Shai Zurr:
Galen Hall:
Board:
Zurr took the lead on the flop after he paired his eight but Hall also gained the nut flush draw. The turn was no good for Hall, but he survived on the river after the king-of-spades hit to give him top pair.
Dara Taherpour was in the small blind and up against Hunter Frey in the big blind on a flop that read . Taherpour checked and Frey bet before Taherpour moved all in. Frey didn't need much time at all to call, and the cards were turned on their backs.
Dara Taherpour:
Hunter Frey:
Turn:
River:
Taherpour's pair of jacks was no good against Frey's pair of kings and the latter held to send another player to the pay out desk.
Niels Herregodts opened the action with a raise from the cutoff, and once the button and small blind folded, Smith Collins moved all in. Herregodts snap-called and the cards were turned on their backs.
Niels Herregodts:
Smith Collins:
Board:
"I think there is going to be a nine on the flop," said Collins just before the board was laid down, and he was correct. The nine in the window put him into the lead, but the ten on the turn put Herregodts into a shock lead, and he held to eliminate Collins cruelly.
Niel Herregodts opened to 440,000 from the hijack. Andrey Zaichenko three-bet shoved for 3,650,000 from the small blind. Hunter Frey, in the big blind, reshoved for 6,300,000. Herregodts gave up his hand.
Action folded to Shai Zurr, on the button, who moved all in for 1,400,000. Galen Hall, in the big blind, went deep into the tank, but proceeded to make the call.
Galen Hall:
Shai Zurr:
The board was for Hall to win the pot, sending Zurr to the rail in 11th place for $55,222.