Level: 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Level: 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Lawrence Brandt raised to 150,000 on the button and Brian Hacker called, with less than a few big blinds behind.
The flop rolled off Q♥8♦5♥ and Hacker put the rest of his chips at risk, Brandt obliged.
Brian Hacker: K♠Q♦7♦6♥3♥
Lawrence Brandt: 8♥7♥7♠5♠5♦
Brandt flopped a set and when the 8♠ rolled off he improved to a full house, making the Q♣ that fell on the river a needle to Hacker,
Hacker's destiny might have been different if a big hand before the redraw had gone differently.
Stephen Hubbard raised to 120,000 in late position and Igor Zektser raised all in from the big blind for 340,000 effective and Hubbard called to put himself at risk.
Stephen Hubbard: A♥Q♣Q♦7♥6♠
Igor Zektser: A♠K♠9♣8♦3♥
The board ran out K♦8♥4♦7♦A♣ and the aces and kings with a live three were good for Zektser to scoop the pot and eliminate Hubbard from the tournament.
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 669 | 1 | Bernardo Tavares | 330,000 |
| 669 | 2 | Leandro Pimentel | 2,800,000 |
| 669 | 3 | Ryan Hoenig | 4,200,000 |
| 669 | 4 | Joshua Biedak | 2,200,000 |
| 669 | 5 | Paul Sincere | 725,000 |
| 669 | 6 | Owais Ahmed | 1,140,000 |
| 669 | 7 | Geoffrey Tomes | 1,940,000 |
| 669 | 8 | Paul Clotar | 1,300,000 |
| 670 | 1 | Nicolas Milgrom | 2,400,000 |
| 670 | 2 | -empty- | |
| 670 | 3 | Lawrence Brandt | 1,700,000 |
| 670 | 4 | Kevin Ho | 4,600,000 |
| 670 | 5 | Brian Hacker | 200,000 |
| 670 | 6 | Michael Christ | 1,600,000 |
| 670 | 7 | Christopher Knapp | 525,000 |
| 670 | 8 | Michael Rodgers | 950,000 |
| 671 | 1 | Joshua Thatcher | 2,785,000 |
| 671 | 2 | Jannick Schob | 970,000 |
| 671 | 3 | Shawn Daniels | 1,700,000 |
| 671 | 4 | Stephen Hubbard | 425,000 |
| 671 | 5 | Martin Corpuz | 1,200,000 |
| 671 | 6 | Shiva Dudani | 865,000 |
| 671 | 7 | Sergio Benso | 800,000 |
| 671 | 8 | Igor Zektser | 1,270,000 |
Michael Christ opened to 100,000 from the cutoff, Viktor Blom shoved for a bit under 200,000 from the button and Christ called with a covering stack to put him at risk.
Viktor Blom: A♦J♥8♦2♥2♣
Michael Christ: A♥A♠K♥Q♣3♣
The board ran out J♣10♦6♠6♣4♥. No low was possible and Christ was good at showdown with aces up to eliminate Blom.\
Meanwhile at another table, Justin Liberto was also eliminated at the same time.
With a raise and a call in front of him, Brian Hacker raised to the pot, David Schwind called for less, and Geoffrey Tomes pushed the rest of his chips in the middle.
David Schwind: A♥Q♦7♠5♠4♣
Geoffrey Tomes: A♣Q♥10♦8♠2♥
Brian Hacker: A♦K♣K♥8♦2♣
The board ran out A♠3♦9♠J♣ in favor of Hacker for a huge pot but when the Q♣ fell, it was Tomes who was destined to collect the chips.
Unable to contain himself as his opponents craned to read the board, Tomes exclaimed, "Scoop that mother f*cker! Is that too much? 28 left for a two million pot?!".
Hacker kept a wry smile on his face while the dealer did the accounting. It was clear the expletive wasn't directed at anyone in general, just pure excitement.
Leandro Pimentel raised to 100,000 in late position and action folded around to Michael Rodgers in the big blind who called.
The flop rolled out Q♦9♦3♦ and Rodgers checked over to Pimentel who continued for 50,000, to which Rodgers responded with a check-raise to 175,000.
Pimentel folded and the pot was awarded to the start of day chip leader.
Shortly after, Joao Vieira was eliminated from the tournament.
Martin Corpuz opened to 120,000 from the cutoff and Viktor Blom defended from the big blind.
The flop came A♣J♠5♠ and Blom checked. Corpuz bet the pot, Blom shoved with a covering stack and Corpuz, who started the hand with 695,000, called and was at risk.
Martin Corpuz: A♦10♠8♦4♥2♥
Viktor Blom: A♠J♣10♦8♠5♥
Blom had top two pair while Corpuz had top pair and a wheel draw. The Q♣ turn was clean for Blom but the wheel came in on the 3♠ turn and Corpuz got a full double up.
The Hand Before Break:
Jason Gola got the last of his chips in the middle and was matched by Viktor Blom.
Jason Gola: A♥8♣5♥5♣3♥
Viktor Blom: 9♥9♦5♦3♣2♠
The board ran out 10♣A♣3♦6♦9♠, counterfeiting Gola's low potential and allowing Blom to scoop with a set of nines and five low.