Action was picked up on the flop with the board reading J♦9♣4♠ and about 70,000 in the middle. Players were heads up and Alex Foxen had placed a bet to put Luis Velador, who was in the tank, all in and at risk. After some consideration, Velador made the call.
Alex Foxen: A♦A♠Q♣5♦
Luis Velador: K♥10♥7♠6♣
The board ran out A♦2♥ and Foxen's set of aces was enough to secure the elimination and take down a nice pot.
Motoyoshi Okamura raised to 10,000 from early position and received a call from John Monnette in middle position. George Abi-Zeid raised to 40,000 from the hijack and was called by William Kopp in the button as well as both Okamura and Monnette, creating a gargantuan pot heading into the flop.
The flop came 7♠5♥7♣. Okamura and Monnette checked. Abi-Zeid bet 65,000 and Kopp made the fold. Okamura raised all in for 232,000 and was called by Monnette who had slightly less. Abi-Zeid got out of the way, leaving Okamura heads up against Monnette who was at risk.
John Monnette: J♦10♦9♥7♦
Motoyoshi Okamura: 9♦7♥6♥5♦
Monette was in bad shape against Okamura's flopped full house but still had outs to hit a higher full house on the turn or river. Those outs never materialized on the A♥Q♠ runout and Monnette was sent to the rail while Okamura scooped what was potentially the biggest pot of the tournament so far.
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Zachary Reinbold raised under the gun to 9,000. LaDarren Banks in the big blind defended.
The flop came 6♦8♠3♦ which checked through to the J♠ on the turn. Banks checked again and Reinbold bet out for 18,000. Banks called.
The rivered J♦ saw Banks check once more.
"Flush" Reinbold announced. Checking the hand to a showdown as he flipped over A♣Q♦10♦6♥, winning him this pot.
The under-the-gun player raised to 8,000, Marco Witt in middle position called, as did Noah Schwartz in the cutoff and the player in the big blind.
Fourways to a flop of 6♣Q♠10♠, the action checked to Witt who led out for 22,000. Schwartz raised to 80,000 and the remaining players folded.
Witt shoved all in and Schwartz called.
Marco Witt: K♥J♣10♥10♦
Noah Schwartz: A♦A♠J♠8♥
With both players having a significant piece of this board, the turn and river fell in the favour of Schwartz as they came the 3♦ and K♣ respectively.
Mauricio Ferreira Pais raised from the button to 11,000. Konstantinos Bouloutsos in the small blind three-bet to 37,000 and Pais called
The flop came A♥7♥Q♦ and Bouloutsos continued for 82,000.
Such a big bet was too big a price to pay for Pais and he folded his hand, conceding the pot to Bouloutsos.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Players are on a 20-minute break.
A player from the hijack limped in for 3,000 and Sean Winter three-bet to 13,500 from the cutoff. Krzysztof Magott four-bet to 48,000 and Winter made the call.
Winter checked the 3♣Q♥6♦ flop and Magott bet the pot for most of his remaining stack. Winter raised to put Magott all in and Magott quickly called.
Krzysztof Magott: A♠A♦10♥10♠
Sean Winter: A♥7♦6♥5♦
The rest of the board ran out K♦5♣ giving Winter two-pair to scoop a colossal pot and send his opponent to the rail.
Elsewhere at another table, Hustler Casino's Wesley Fei was seen making his exit, having been eliminated from the tournament.
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