Three players created a pot of about 25,000 and the flop read K♣6♥5♠. Both Jan-Peter Jachtmann and Yueqi Zhu checked before the third player in the hand tossed 11,000 into the middle. Only Jachtmann called.
The 4♦ hit the turn and both players checked to see the 5♥ river.
Jachtmann threw a bet of 14,000 into the middle and his opponent called. Jachtmann tabled A♣K♦ and that was good as his opponent tossed his cards into the muck.
George Holmes busted on one of the outer feature tables when his final 100k or so went in with king-queen, but he ran into ace-king for Bruno Soutavong. The best king held on a board of 5♥A♥8♠6♣Xx.
Jason Mercier raised from early position to 8,000. The player on the button three-bet to 21,000 and the action was back on Mercier.
After approximately 20 seconds in the tank, Mercier responded with a four-bet to 57,000, earning a snap fold from his opponent.
A player in early position raised to 8,500 before Brandon Sunshine three-bet to 24,000. Sevag Yedalian sat waiting in the big blind and four-bet to 84,000 before the action folded back to the initial raiser.
He now five-bet jammed for 326,500. Sunshine quickly folded but Yedalian took a few minutes to think it over. Eventually, he folded his Q♥Q♠ face up, while his opponent let him know it was a good fold by tabling the A♥A♦.
Action was joined as the money was already in. Ryan Andrada, the button, had his opponent in the small blind at risk.
Small Blind: A♠K♦
Ryan Andrada: J♥J♦
The flop was nearly as good as it could possibly be for Andrada, as the first three cards came 4♦J♠4♣ to give him a boat. The 4♥ turn gave his opponent additional outs should quad fours hit the board, but the 9♠ river came to give Andrada the win and send his opponent to the rail.
Leon Sturm, who won Event #22: $50,000 High Roller earlier this summer, opened to 8,000 from early position and got a call from a player in middle position.
Both players checked the 8♣Q♠8♥ flop leading to the 3♣ turn. Sturm checked, his opponent bet 14,000 and Sturm raised to 46,000, receiving a call from his opponent.
Sturm fired again on the 3♥ river for 72,000. After about two minutes in the tank his opponent reluctantly put in the call. Sturm tabled A♥A♠ for the winner and took down a sizable pot.
Narongsak Dhanjaichon opened to 8,000 from early position and was called by Todd Brunson in middle position. Another player in middle position squeezed to 33,000 and Dhanjaichon called. Brunson then back-raised all in for 123,000. Action folded back to Dhanjaichon, who went deep into the tank before calling to put Bruson at risk.
Todd Brunson: A♠K♣
Narongsak Dhanjaichon: Q♠Q♣
It was a coinflip, but the J♠7♠3♠7♦3♣ runout left Dhanjaichon's queens best and Brunson was eliminated.
David McGowan was heads-up on a board of J♣8♦7♦7♥ when he bet 50,000 from the hijack. An opponent in early position then moved all in, having McGowan's remaining 107,000 covered.
"Did you flop a set," McGowan asked as he continued to tank. He eventually called and flipped over K♣K♠. His opponent didn't have a set, instead showing Q♦Q♥, and McGowan secured his double up once the 6♦ fell on the river.
Tom Dwan opened early to 10,000 with K♠5♠, then called a three-bet from Brian Atchison to 25,000 in the hijack with the rockets. The flop came 3♦10♠J♠ and Dwan check-called a 55,000 bet into a pot of 60,000.
The 5♦ hit the turn, and Dwan once again checked to Atchison, who made it 110,000. Dwan check-shoved with his pair and flush draw, but Atchison nearly beat him into the pot with his aces. The 10♥ river couldn't save Dwan and he hit the rail from the feature table.
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