Alon Shahar moved all in from the cutoff and was looked up by the player in the small blind.
Alon Shahar: K♣9♣ 
Small Blind: A♦J♣
Shahar was behind until the 6♥J♠K♦ flop paired his king to take the lead. The 5♠ turn and 4♠ river didn't help the small blind catch up, allowing Shahar to double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 |
Evan Benton was in the small blind and limped and the big blind raised to 12,000 allowing Benton to flat call. The flop came out with K♣Q♠6♠ and both players checked.
On the turn 6♣ Benton checked and the big blind bet 20,000.
When the 5♠ fell on the river, Benton hoped his opponent would bet after he checked but the big blind sensed something fishy and checked behind and mucked when Benton flipped over K♠K♣ for the full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000 | |
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Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Shannon Shorr limped in from the small blind. Alejandro Queijeiro, in the big blind, moved all in to put Shorr to the test for his effective stack of approximately 90,000. Shorr made the call.
Shannon Shorr: A♥Q♠
Alejandro Queijeiro: K♦8♣
Shorr was in the lead but the K♠5♠6♠ flop reversed their fates. The 3♥ turn and 7♥ river confirmed Shorr's departure.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Jake White raised from under the gun to 9,000 and Adam Hendrix called on the button.
The 2♠9♠10♠ flop saw a continuation of 11,000 from White. Hendrix was undeterred.
The A♣ turn checked through to the 3♣ on the river. White retook the lead with a bet of 16,000 and Hendrix reluctantly laid down his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
190,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
520,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
||
|
450,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
395,000
395,000
|
395,000 |
|
350,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
||
|
235,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
||
|
170,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
162,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
||
|
120,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
||
|
72,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
||
|
65,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
The action was caught with a massive 170,000 already in the middle with two players looking at a full board of 6♥7♠9♦9♠4♣. Lukas Hafner, in the big blind, checked the action to a player in early position, who checked back. Hafner tabled Q♣Q♠ to win this monster pot.
The very next hand the button was all in and at risk for their last 38,000 against Hafner, in the small blind.
Button: K♣7♣
Lukas Hafner: Q♦Q♥
The board ran out A♥3♦2♠3♠2♦ Hafner's back-to-back queens saw him eclispe the 500,000 chip mark, sending the button to the rail in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
590,000
478,000
|
478,000 |
The player in early position raised to 6,000 and Casey Hatmaker three-bet all in for 34,000 and received the call.
Casey Hatmaker: K♥K♠
Early position: 5♣5♠
Hatmaker was ahead and stayed that way on the board of 4♥9♦2♥J♦7♥ as the over pair of kings ruled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 |
Maria Konnikova raised in early position to 6,000 and the player on the button three-bet all in for 76,000. Konnikova made the call.
Button: A♥K♥
Maria Konnikova: Q♦Q♥
Unlike kings, queens are not an ace magnet so the board went well for Konnikova with 5♠3♠7♣9♣8♥ and the over pair was good for the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
205,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
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Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
