Michael Moncek opened to 40,000 on the button and Lander Lijo three-bet to around 150,000 in the big blind. Moncek responded by four-betting all in with a stack of around 550,000 and Lijo quickly called.
Michael Moncek: K♣10♠
Lander Lijo: A♥Q♥
Moncek couldn't improve as the board ran out 4♠J♦2♥A♠5♥ to mark his elimination. But Texas Mike wasted no time hopping back into the event, while his brother, Tyler Moncek, is also in the High Roller Field.
Galen Hall opened to 40,000 from under the gun and Ben Tollerene called from the hijack. They went heads-up to a flop of 7♣5♠2♠ and Hall continued with a bet of 75,000. Tollerene called and the 5♣ paired the board on the turn.
Hall fired out another bet of 175,000 and Tollerene shoved all in as the bigger stack. Hall quickly called off his stack of just over 400,000 and the cards were tabled.
Galen Hall: K♣K♦
Ben Tollerene: A♥A♦
Hall was down to just two outs and the J♦ on the river was not one of them, sending the pot to Tollerene.
Christoph Vogelsang opened to 40,000 from under the gun and Orpen Kisacikoglu defended his big blind.
Kisacikoglu check-called for 20,000 on the K♠J♦8♣ flop, and then check-jammed for the remainder of his starting stack over a bet of 85,000 on the 7♦ turn. Vogelsang quickly called as the slightly bigger stack.
Orpen Kisacikoglu: K♦J♥
Christoph Vogelsang: 7♣7♠
Kisakoglu flopped top two pair, but Vogelsang turned a set of sevens to be the huge favourite heading to the river.
The board rounded out with the 5♠, and Vogelsang received a quick double.
On the next deal, Seth Davies opened to 40,000, and Vogelsang came along from the big blind. He check-called bets of 25,000 and 150,000 on the flop and turn for the final board to read Q♥7♣2♠3♣8♣. Action checked through to showdown, where Vogelsang tabled 10♦7♦ for a pair of sevens. Davies turned over Q♦9♥ for top pair and the pot.
Davies opened to 40,000 once more. This time, Aliaksei Boika and Gregory Jensen called from the cutoff and big blind, respectively.
The action checked to Boika on the 7♥3♦2♦ flop and he bet 40,000. Jensen made it 175,000 and recieved two quick folds.
Tyler Moncek was all in from the small blind against Mathew Frankland in middle position, who had him covered.
Tyler Moncek: Ax4x
Mathew Frankland: K♥K♦
Texas Tyler couldn't improve as the board ran out 8x2x7xJx8x to send him to the rail. He was joined around the same time by Laszlo Bujtas and David Coleman.
Martin Kabrhel just got done complaining about his tough table that includes Alex Foxen, Bryn Kenney, Chino Rheem and Poker Hall of Famer John Hennigan before Hennigan moved all in for 255,000 from under the gun and Kabrhel called from the next seat.
John Hennigan: A♣8♠
Martin Kabrhel: A♥J♥
Hennigan was dominated and got no help as the board ran out 6♦2♠5♠5♥9♥ to mark his elimination.
Kristen Foxen was sitting on a fresh stack of 300,000 and shoved all in from the hijack. The action folded to Mathew Frankland in the big blind who quickly flicked in a call.
Kristen Foxen: K♦J♥
Mathew Frankland: 8♥8♣
The flop came A♦10♣6♥ and Foxen picked up additional outs to her two over cards. The 9♥ on the turn and the 4♥ on the river bricked out, sending Foxen's stack across the table.
Phil Ivey had just picked off a bluff from Keyavash Hemyari to take his 300,000 starting stack to around 560,000 but the two were quick to get into another pot together.
Ivey opened to 50,000 from middle position and then Hemyari three-bet to 185,000 from the cutoff. Ivey jammed and was snap-called by the slightly bigger stack.
Phil Ivey: J♥J♣
Keyavash Hemyari: A♦K♣
It was a classic flip, and one that Ivey was winning following the 10♦4♠3♠ flop and 4♥ turn. However, the A♥ came in on the river to give Hemyari the checkmark and ensure Ivey's appearance was just a cameo.
"Isn't that every recreational's dream?" said Hemyari after dragging in the pot.
