Fabian Gumz raised to 60,000 from under the gun and Matt Berkey called from the cutoff and so did JJ Liu in the big blind.
The flop came , it was checked to Berkey who bet 100,000 which only Gumz called.
The turn was the c and Gumz checked again. Berkey put in a stack of chips to put Gumz all-in who called for the 340,000 he had behind.
Fabian Gumz:
Matt Berkey:
Gumz had flopped the Broadway while Berkey had hit two pair. The river completed the board with the for Gumz to secure the double-up.
Two hands later, Roland Rokita raised to 60,000 from under the gun and Gumz three-bet to 225,000 in the small blind. Rokita tanked for a while and then four-bet shoved with the bigger stack. Gumz called for the 1,120,000 he had in front of him.
Fabian Gumz:
Roland Rokita:
The board ran out for Gumz to hold with the rockets to score another double-up to jump towards the top of the counts.
JJ Liu was all in from the hijack with a flop showing against Roland Rokita in the big blind.
JJ Liu:
Roland Rokita:
The came on the turn and just needing to fade a five, the completed the board to confirm her double as she put her arms in the air in celebration and her rail cheered her on.
Nikita Kuznetsov raised to 60,000 on the button, Nikita Kuznetsov jammed for his stack of about 500,000 in the small blind, and Mike Sowers re-jammed in the big blind. Kuznetsov folded and hands were revealed.
Olivier Rebello:
Mike Sowers:
Rebello was up against the last hand he wanted to see and the board ran out to eliminate him.
Ben Diebold had raised from the button and JJ Liu three-bet jammed from the small blind for her last chips and Diebold called.
JJ Liu:
Ben Diebold:
The board ran out for both of them to flop top pair but for Liu to turn a flush draw and brick the river as she was eliminated in thirteenth place just before the players were sent for a 15-minute break.
Once they return, they will be redrawn onto the final two tables and move to the main and outer feature tables. The seat draw is to follow after the break.