Dennys Ramos raised on the button to 130,000 chips. Alex James, playing from the small blind, went over the top all in for almost 3 million chips. Ramos immediately made the call.
Alex James: A♦K♥
Dennys Ramos: A♥A♣
Ramos' aces held through the runout of 3♣10♦6♣5♣6♠.
In a battle of the blinds, Daniel Maor moved all in for his last 450,000, and Anatoly Nikitin called from the big blind.
Daniel Maor: J♥10♠
Anatoly Nikitin: Q♦10♦
The board fell out with 6♦3♠6♣5♦9♠, and queen high with a pair of sixes was enough for Nikitin to knock out another player.
Anatoly Nikitin raised from under the gun to 120,000, and Mihai Manole moved all in for 550,000 from the big blind. Nikitin made the call.
Mihai Manole: Q♠Q♦
Anatoly Nikitin: K♠9♠
The board arrived with 6♣8♣7♥5♠7♣, and Nikitin pulled out the straight for the win.
Brian James opened to 175,000 and got called by Andrew Murphy in the big blind.
The flop came 4♦J♣K♣. Murphy checked and James bet 100,000. Murphy shoved all-in for 1,120,000. James snap called putting Murphy at risk.
Andrew Murphy: Q♣10♦
Brian James: A♥K♦
Murphy had an open-ended straight draw but James already had a made hand with a pair of kings. The runout 4♥J♠ didn't improve Murphy's hand at all.
The dealer pushed the chips towards James direction as Murphy went off to get his payday for a 19th place finish.
Lester Edoc raised to 125,000 and Dennys Ramos called in late position. Tom Steinbach responded with an all in for 745,000 and Edoc mucked. Ramos considered his options but eventually put in the call.
Tom Steinbach: A♠Q♥
Lester Edoc: A♥9♥
The flop wasn't kind to Steinbach as it scrolled across 6♥8♣9♠ and when the board completed with the K♦ and 7♦, all Steinbach could say was, "You couldn't just muck it one time, huh, mate?". before leaving the tournament area.
During a battle of the blinds, Dennys Ramos raised from the small blind with enough to put David Cabrera Polop all-in for 540,000. Polop made the call, and the board would reveal the winner.
David Cabrera Polop: K♠J♦
Dennys Ramos: A♠Q♦
The board did not bring anything to either player with 2♦7♠4♦8♣10♠, and Ramos's ace high was golden.
Benjamin Williams shoved all-in in the small blind and got called by Alex James in big, putting William's tournament life in jeopardy.
Benjamin Williams: A♠5♥
Alex James: A♥J♠
James had Williams dominated and with no one hitting the 3♦7♠8♥K♦10♦ board, James won the hand with ace-high. Williams was sent off the tournament to enjoy Vegas under a strawberry full moon.
Brian James went all in from the small blind for 725,000 and Boris Kolev made the call from the big.
Brian James: K♣7♠
Boris Kolev: 5♦5♣
The board rolled out J♦3♣7♥Q♦7♦ and James collected a significant double up.
"Lucky seven!', James rejoiced to his stoic opponent.
Carlos Leiva moved all in from the button for $425,000, and Santiago Garza made the call from the small blind, while everyone else folded.
Carlos Leiva: 4♣4♥
Santiago Garza: A♥Q♣
The board ran out with Q♠K♠10♦6♠2♠, and Garza hit a pair of queens for the win.
Tsz Ho Chau bet 245,000 chips on a flop of 8♣10♥J♠. Nicholas Marchington shoved all in. Ho Chau quickly called.
Nicholas Marchington: K♣Q♦
Tsz Ho Chau: A♥A♠
The turn and river 8♠3♦ brought no help for Marchington
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