Alex Keating opened to 160,000 from middle position and action folded around to Cairo Kadre in the big blind, who shoved for approximately 1,500,000. Keating tanked, but eventually said, "Good luck," as he stuck in a call.
Cairo Kadre: K♠6♠
Alex Keating: 8♠8♦
Keating was ahead with his eights and stayed ahead on the 3♦6♥Q♥5♠5♥ runout — eliminating Kadre from contention.
Francois Billard opened to 175,000 from under the gun and Orson Young three-bet to 400,000 from the next seat.
Action then folded to Nikola Minkov in the cutoff, who four-bet to 950,000. Billard folded and Young followed suit.
There were 1,500,000 chips in the pot on a board of 8♣7♥6♣3♥K♦ when Andrew Arbogast had shoved the river into Nazar Buhaiov. With only around 1,100,000 chips behind, this was a decision for all of Buhaiov's remaining chips. After some time in the tank, Buhaiov's tablemates told him that he had a little more time before they called the clock, and eventually he folded.
Alex Greenblatt in middle position found himself at risk for 1,455,000 against Brian Rast to his right.
Alex Greenblatt: 10♠10♦
Brian Rast: A♦K♠
Greenblatt's tens held on 3♣7♠J♣4♣Q♠ and he doubled up.
Nevan Chang raised to 160,000 in early position as the table folded around to the blinds. While the action went to him, Rene Nezhoda was chatting with table neighbor Niklas Astedt about all the bad beats they've been involved with so far this tournament.
"That's poker. We've all given it out, we've all taken it," Nezhoda said. He called in the big blind, as did small blind Edward Pak.
Chang continued for 350,000 on the K♦10♥3♥ flop and Pak folded. Nezhoda, though, moved all in for 1,195,000.
"I can stand up, right? My hand's not dead? I don't want to have a heart attack," Nezhoda said as he got up from his seat. Chang tanked for more than three minutes before calling.
Rene Nezhoda: K♣Q♥
Nevan Chang: A♠J♥
Nezhoda was ahead with top pair, while Chang had a straight draw. The turn was the 9♦, while the 10♠ fell on the river to seal Nezhoda's double up.
"That's usually how I bust out of tournaments. Don't give the fat boy chips," the former Storage Wars star said as he sat back in his seat.
Ho Lee was already all in preflop and at risk for approximately 1,300,000 against Joe Serock, who had Lee covered.
Ho Lee: A♦J♥
Joe Serock: Q♣Q♠
Lee needed some help, but the 3♥9♠4♥4♦9♦ runout bricked out, eliminating Lee early in Day 6.
Adrian Lopez opened from early position, then called after Jesse Capps on the button three-bet to 1,145,000, almost his entire stack.
The dealer fanned a flop of 3♣2♥Q♦, Lopez bet and Capps called with his last 5,000 red chip.
Jesse Capps: 10♦10♣
Adrian Lopez: K♠Q♥
Capps and his ducks were on the edge of elimination after Lopez flopped top pair. Capps asked for tens, and he found one with the 10♥ turn. The 8♣ completed the board and he secured a double up.
Four ways to the J♠9♦6♣ flop, Kevin Davis in the small blind and Alexandru Brumaru in the big blind checked. Jason Sagle bet 100,000 and Brian Hawkins called. Davis then check-raised to 380,000 and Brumaru folded. Sagle asked for the sizing on the other side of the table and then made it 800,000 to go.
Hawkins quickly folded and Davis also sent the cards into the muck.
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