Anson Tsang raised it up in the cutoff and he was called by Alex Epstein on the button. On a flop of , Tsang bet the pot for 550,000 and Epstein reluctantly folded.
In the hijack, James Chen raised to 200,000 and Evan Krentzman called in the big blind. They checked the flop and on the turn, Krentzman checked and called a bet of 250,000. Krentzman also checked the on the river and faced another bet worth 475,000 by Chen, which he eventually called.
Chen tabled for two pair and that won the pot.
One hand later, Chen raised to 200,000 and Esther Taylor three-bet the pot for 720,000 on the button. Chen came along to see the flop and Chen bet the pot, Taylor called all in for 580,000.
Esther Taylor:
James Chen:
Chen had flopped a flush draw to go with his kings and even turned a second flush draw with the . However, the river was a blank and they chopped it up.
Alex Epstein made it 150,000 to go from the cutoff and Paul Volpe three-bet the pot for 510,000 in total out of the small blind. Epstein called and they headed to a flop of . Volpe carefully riffled his chips and gave it some 90 seconds of consideration before moving all in for the last 570,000.
Epstein called in a heartbeat and they tabled their cards.
Paul Volpe:
Alex Epstein:
The turn gave Volpe some additional outs, however, he failed to improve on the blank river to finish in 15th place for $60,732.
In a battle of the blinds, Alex Epstein check-raised the flop to 425,000 only for Wasim Korkis to click it back to 1,225,000. Epstein gave it some thought and folded.
One hand later, Epstein raised the button to 150,000 and Korkis came along from the small blind. Korkis check-raised the flop from 125,000 to 500,000 and Epstein snap-folded.
Ka Kwan Lau opened to 150,000 and Sean Winter min-raised to 240,000 from middle position. Lau called and the flop was
Lau bet enough to go all in and Winter called.
Ka Kwan Lau:
Sean Winter:
Winter was calling for most cards in the deck, unclear what exactly he needed to save him. He called for a jack but by the time the came on the turn he had changed his mind and wanted a six instead. The on the river was too little too late and he was eliminated.