Jonathan Hanner was all in and at risk against Grant Hart to his left.
Jonathan Hanner: K♥J♣10♥4♣
Grant Hart: 9♣9♦7♣2♦
The 3♥9♠7♥ flop gave Hart a set of nines, while Hanner could not improve on the A♣ turn or 10♠ river to end his run in 21st place.
Kevin Kent and Stephen Nahm were heads-up through the 10♥7♣5♦ flop, with the 4♥ turn producing a bet from Kent to 225,000 and Nahm raising the pot to 1,155,000.
Kent called to the J♠ river, where Nahm immediately moved all in. Kent took some time before deciding to make the call for his tournament life.
Kevin Kent: 10♠9♥7♥5♠
Stephen Nahm: Q♥10♠10♣8♣
Kent's two pair were no good, missing his flush draw to finish in 22nd place.
Jason Riesenberg was particularly short in chips, as Ido Aboudi had just doubled through him in the hand prior.
Riesenberg commited himself with a raise in early position and he was faced with a reraise from Ido Aboudi, who was on the button. Thomas Taylor then joined the fray by potting it in the blind. Riesenberg didn't have much of a choice and Aboudi put his remaining chips in play as well.
Jason Riesenberg: A♠Q♠9♣8♥
Ido Aboudi: A♣A♥5♣5♥
Thomas Taylor: K♦K♥6♠7♦
The board was a sweat for Riesenberg as it spread the 7♣Q♥6♥, giving him top pair and a straight draw, Taylor also flopped two pair to pull ahead of the aces. The J♥ on the turn pulled Aboudi back ahead as he made his flush. The river, however, brought the 6♣, making a boat for Taylor and a stunned Riesenberg made his way to the payouts, followed shortly by an equally stunned Aboudi.
Level: 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 605 | 1 | Eric Fields | United States | 1,400,000 | 35 |
| 605 | 2 | Amir Mirrasouli | United States | 750,000 | 19 |
| 605 | 3 | Kevin Rand | United States | 3,200,000 | 80 |
| 605 | 4 | Thomas Zanot | United States | 1,100,000 | 28 |
| 605 | 5 | Ryan Smith (SK) | Canada | 1,100,000 | 28 |
| 605 | 6 | Paul Clotar | United States | 900,000 | 23 |
| 605 | 7 | Gheorghe Butuc | Moldova | 1,600,000 | 40 |
| 605 | 8 | Ronald Keijzer | Netherlands | 2,800,000 | 70 |
| 606 | 1 | Michael Dentale | United States | 2,200,000 | 55 |
| 606 | 2 | Glib Karpov | United Kingdom | 820,000 | 21 |
| 606 | 3 | Jonathan England | United States | 1,100,000 | 28 |
| 606 | 4 | Hyndi Khomutetsky | United States | 1,200,000 | 30 |
| 606 | 5 | Kevin Kent | United States | 2,000,000 | 50 |
| 606 | 6 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | 2,100,000 | 53 |
| 606 | 7 | Zachary Peay | United States | 1,600,000 | 40 |
| 606 | 8 | Stephen Nahm | Canada | 3,200,000 | 80 |
| 613 | 1 | Nicolas Gola | United States | 2,600,000 | 65 |
| 613 | 2 | Dan Matsuzuki | United States | 1,700,000 | 43 |
| 613 | 3 | Jonathan Hanner | United States | 540,000 | 14 |
| 613 | 4 | Ido Aboudi | Israel | 1,000,000 | 25 |
| 613 | 5 | Grant Hart | United States | 1,300,000 | 33 |
| 613 | 6 | Thomas Taylor | Canada | 2,800,000 | 70 |
| 613 | 7 | Jerome Hickel | France | 900,000 | 23 |
| 613 | 8 | Jason Riesenberg | United States | 670,000 | 17 |
When you hold the record for the most World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets, there are perks.
For Phil Hellmuth, whose 16 bracelets (and counting) may never be touched, one of those perks is his own personal break room at Horseshoe Las Vegas. That's a nice benefit especially on 90-minute dinner breaks.
Hellmuth granted PokerNews access to his small but intimate break room, which is in an undisclosed location. "Don't disclose the location. I don't need fans knocking on the door seeking autographs while I'm trying to rest," the Poker Hall of Famer joked.
Jordan Spurlin had played two hands the orbit prior to this other hand taking place, neither went to show down, and he chipped down quite a bit in the process. Sung Bin Ma was also nursing a short stack when this next hand unfolded.
Spurlin reraised from the small blind, Ma got it in as well, and Jonathan England was thrilled to get his chips in the middle as he covered both.
Jordan Spurlin: A♦K♥K♦3♣
Sung Bin Ma: 10♦10♠5♦6♥
Jonathan England: A♥A♠5♣4♠
The board peeled Q♣8♣6♦, a favorable board for England. The 7♠ on the turn did give Ma an open ended straight draw, but the Q♥ on the river secured a pot of about a million for England, who has been more than enthusiastic about his experience in this tournament thus far. He celebrated winning the pot and quickly apologized to his opponents, explaining he was just excited that he won, not that they lost.
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
26 players remain as the field heads to a 60-minute dinner break.
Play will resume at approximately 7:30 p.m. local time.
A short stacked Chenyu Sun was all in and when it got to Hyndi Khomutetsky in late position, she went ahead and potted it to 525,000. Michael Dentale was in the big blind and had already clocked her for aces on multiple times in the past hour. He reluctantly folded and the other two players turned their hands up.
Chenyu Sun: Q♥Q♠10♣9♥
Hyndi Khomutetsky: A♠A♣8♠6♥
The board ran out, J♠4♥6♣J♥ and an exasperated Dentale made it clear he would be winning the hand. In the same moment, Khomutetsky said, "No heart!" and her wish was granted with the 5♦. She paid no attention to the ramblings of Dentale.
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