Shanmukha Meruga: A♣10♣8♥/3♣Q♥5♥6♠
Scott Epstein: Q♣9♠6♥/6♦4♠4♥3♦
John Bunch: XxXx/7♣2♦ folded fourth street
John Bunch opened and received calls from Scott Epstein as well as Shanmukha Meruga.
Epstein bet on fourth street. Meruga called all in, prompting Bunch to muck his holding.
The rest of the cards were dealt out and it was Meruga who came in second, falling to Epstein's two pair to make his exit in 23rd place.
Level: 22
Ante: 5,000
Bring-In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
The players are now on a 60-minute dinner break. Play will return at 8:40 p.m.
Kazuhiko Yotsushika: A♦10x2x6x9x5x
Hal Rotholz: 7xQ♠QxJx7x9x
Kazuhiko Yotsushika was all in right before dinner break and the cards were dealt out swiftly to confirm his elimination just after the three table redraw and bring the field to dinner.
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 638 | 1 | Kazuhiko Yotsushika | 60,000 | 2 |
| 639 | 2 | Burke DeLange | 135,000 | 4 |
| 638 | 3 | Mengqi Chen | 310,000 | 10 |
| 638 | 4 | Hal Rotholz | 650,000 | 22 |
| 638 | 5 | Volodymyr Kondratenko | 85,000 | 3 |
| 638 | 6 | Michael Noori | 650,000 | 22 |
| 638 | 7 | Chris Wallace | 340,000 | 11 |
| 638 | 8 | Will Berry | 610,000 | 20 |
| 636 | 1 | Richard Tatalovich | 675,000 | 23 |
| 636 | 2 | David Singer | 315,000 | 11 |
| 636 | 3 | Brandon Shack-Harris | 380,000 | 13 |
| 636 | 4 | David Prociak | 355,000 | 12 |
| 636 | 5 | Jaycin Cross | 510,000 | 17 |
| 636 | 6 | John Bunch | 630,000 | 21 |
| 636 | 7 | Scott Epstein | 410,000 | 14 |
| 636 | 8 | Shanmukha Meruga | 115,000 | 4 |
| 637 | 1 | Chris Tryba | 1,010,000 | 34 |
| 637 | 2 | Ivan Schertzer | 150,000 | 5 |
| 637 | 3 | Owais Ahmed | 135,000 | 5 |
| 637 | 4 | Adam Owen | 830,000 | 28 |
| 637 | 5 | Rishi Karan | 625,000 | 21 |
| 637 | 6 | Josh Palmer | 310,000 | 10 |
| 637 | 7 | Richard Ashby | 270,000 | 9 |
| 637 | 8 | Aaron Kupin | 1,360,000 | 45 |
Aaron Kupin: 7♠9♠5♠/7♦J♠10♠8♠
Richard Ashby: XxXxXx/9♥K♠7♣5♥
Richard Ashby was on the river and had to think about the seventh street bet from Aaron Kupin. Eventually, he landed on call.
Kupin announced straight flush and tabled the monster as this hand was just the latest to his recent hot surge which now has him above a million in chips.
John Bunch: XxXx/K♠Q♣10♠K♥
Maksim Pisarenko: XxXx/9♥10♣3♥2♥ folded sixth street
John Bunch opened and found a caller in Maksim Pisarenko.
Bunch led out on fourth street, then called after Pisarenko raised.
The earlier raise did not seem to deter Bunch, who fired again on fifth street. This time Pisarenko opted for a flat call.
Sixth street paired up Bunch and he took the opportunity to heap more pressure on his opponent. After some thought, Pisarenko decided to get out of the way and conceded the pot to Bunch.
Pisarenko was eliminated a few hands later.
Will Berry: 9♥9♦2♥/8♦9♠K♠7♥
Kazuhiko Yotsushika: 10♠3♣K♥/3♥J♦7♣J♥
Action was picked up on fifth street as Will Berry checked with the betting lead and Kazuhiko Yotsushika called.
On sixth, Yotsushika took the lead as his jack paired. He checked-called Berry's bet.
On seventh, Yotsushika bet and was called. Berry tabled trips to best Jacks up.
Kazuhiko Yotsushika: A♠A♥/4♣3♦4♦4♠5♥
Will Berry: XxXx/K♣3♠K♥7♠/Xx
Picking up the action on sixth street, Kazuhiko Yotsushika was all in and at risk against Will Berry and Hal Rotholz. Berry bet into Rotholz who, after lengthy consideration, laid down his hand.
After the hands were turned up and the river dealt, Yotsushika came out on top with his full house to secure a crucial triple up.
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