Nick Petrangelo had just played his last hand, and collected his payout slip before leaving the tournament room. As he exited, Chance Kornuth was all-in and at risk for his last 185,000. Alex Foxen was his caller and the cards were tabled.
Chance Kornuth: 4x4x
Alex Foxen: K♦Q♥
Foxen paired up on the A♠K♥6♠ flop to take the lead, which he never relinquished as the board completed with the J♥9♣.
Jim Collopy was all in on a A♣10♣9♠ flop for 370,000 against Brandon Wilson.
Jim Collopy: 9♣8♣
Brandon Wilson: J♦10♦
Both players had flopped pairs, but Wilson's was best. The turn 2♦ and river 3♥ bricked sending Collopy to the rail.
Brandon Wilson opened to 40,000 from under the gun and was called by Michael Jozoff from the button. Aaron Thomas was in the small blind and he made it 150,000. Wilson jammed as the big stack, Jozoff folded and Thomas put in his stack of 770,000.
Aaron Thomas: K♥K♦
Brandon Wilson: A♥K♣
Wilson had three outs to hit and he found an ace on the A♦J♦6♠ flop to take the lead. The 3♣ turn and Q♠ river completed the board and Thomas became the first player to bust in the money.
Dylan Destefano opened for most of his stack of around 300,000 in the hijack and called off as Chongxian Yang three-bet jammed in the big blind.
Dylan Destefano: J♦J♥
Chongxian Yang: 4♦4♠
Destefano was in great shape to double up on the bubble, but the flop of 4♣2♦8♠ had other plans as a four in the window left him drawing to two outs.
The board ran out paint with the Q♠ turn and K♥ river, but they weren't what Destefano was looking for and he tossed his chips into the middle after bubbling in brutal fashion.
Andrew Lichtenberger opened to 45,000 and Nick Petrangelo called.
Lichtenberger check-called 35,000 on the 6♠6♥J♠ flop and both players checked the K♣ turn.
The river was the 9♦ and Lichtenberger used a time bank before shoving. Petrangelo promptly folded.
On the stone bubble, Santhosh Suvarna opened to 40,000 under the gun before Brek Schutten three-bet from the button to 140,000. After the blinds folded Suvarna made the call.
After Suvarna checked the 3♦10♦2♠ flop, Schutten bet 90,000. Suvarna made the call.
Suvarna checked again on the A♣ turn to which Schutten put out a bet of 265,000. After using multiple time extensions Survarna, elected to fold.
With 42 players remaining, Event #21: $25,000 High Roller Six Handed No-Limit Hold'em is on the stone bubble.
The short-stacked Barak Wisbrod raised to 250,000 from the button, leaving 175,000 behind. Ben Tollerene made it 385,000 from the small blind, folding out the big blind. Wisbrod jammed and Tollerene called to try and get the field into the money.
Barak Wisbrod: 8♠8♦
Ben Tollerene: A♠10♦
Wisbrod's pair remained best following the 7♥6♥3♦9♦J♣ runout and he doubled up.
From the button, Lewis Spencer raised to 140,000 leaving just 5,000 behind. Chris Brewer then three-bet to 385,000 out of the small blind, After the big blind folded Spencer made the call.
Lewis Spencer: A♣8♥
Chris Brewer: A♦7♣
A favorable runout of 2♠10♥7♦Q♣J♦ helped Brewer send Spencer to the showers.
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