With the $100,000 High Roller on the soft bubble, the tournament is on hand-for-hand play.
With the $100,000 High Roller on the soft bubble, the tournament is on hand-for-hand play.
On the second hand back from dinner, Mathew Frankland moved all in for 590,000 from the hijack. Vinny Lingham then moved all in for 2,100,000 on the button with Chris Hunichen and Barak Wisbrod folding in the blinds.
Mathew Frankland: Q♣Q♠
Vinny Lingham: K♠K♣
Frankland was crushed, but he had his hopes lifted after seing the Q♦ in the window. However, the 2♥K♦ followed behind for a set-over-set situation. Frankland couldn't find his one-outer on the 5♣ turn or A♥ river.
With Frankland's departure, the tournament is now on the stone bubble.
David Peters opened to 250,000 in middle position and next to act, Brandon Wittmeyer moved all in for 760,000. Action folded back to Peters, who made the call.
Brandon Wittmeyer: A♦3♦
David Peters: A♣9♣
Wittmeyer was all in and at risk on the stone bubble of the tournament; however, the 10♦3♣5♥ flop turned the tide in his favour.
The 5♠ board meant Peters needed to hit the river, and to a degree, he did. The river was the A♠ giving both players the same two pair, with the same ten kicker.
The dealer chopped the pot, and the players took their stacks back, plus a shared portion of the blinds.
Isaac Haxton opened from under the gun to 240,000. Taylor von Kriegenbergh called from the big blind.
The flop came Q♥7♠5♠ and both players checked.
On the 9♥ turn, Von Kriegenbergh checked. Haxton bet Von Kriegenbergh's remaining 550,000, and Von Kriegenbergh made the call for his tournament life.
Taylor von Kriegenbergh: 10♠9♣
Ike Haxton: 10♥10♣
The A♣ river sealed Von Kriegenbergh's fate, and he went home as the bubble boy.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feature | 1 | Chris Hunichen | United States | 480,000 | 5 |
| Feature | 2 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 1,835,000 | 18 |
| Feature | 3 | Brandon Wittmeyer | United States | 760,000 | 8 |
| Feature | 4 | Ben Heath | United Kingdom | 8,175,000 | 82 |
| Feature | 5 | Emilien Pitavy | France | 1,320,000 | 13 |
| Feature | 6 | Andrew Lichtenberger | United States | 3,780,000 | 38 |
| Feature | 7 | Phil Ivey | United States | 6,660,000 | 67 |
| Feature | 8 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 2,210,000 | 22 |
| 629 | 1 | Landon Tice | United States | 3,900,000 | 39 |
| 629 | 2 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 5,030,000 | 50 |
| 629 | 2 | David Peters | United States | 3,730,000 | 37 |
| 629 | 4 | Barak Wisbrod | Israel | 2,250,000 | 23 |
| 629 | 5 | Aram Oganyan | United States | 5,880,000 | 59 |
| 629 | 6 | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | 10,800,000 | 108 |
| 629 | 7 | Vinny Lingham | United States | 3,350,000 | 34 |
| 629 | 8 | Andrew Pacheco | United States | 1,430,000 | 14 |
Chris Hunichen shoved all in for 480,000 from under the gun and the action folded around to Adrian Mateos in the big blind. Mateos asked for a count and then deliberated before calling.
Chris Hunichen: 9♠9♦
Adrian Mateos: K♠5♦
The flop came 10♠8♠5♠ and Mateos picked up a pair and the best flush draw. However, the 7♦ and 10♥ runout was no help and Hunichen held on to double up.
Aram Oganyan opened to 200,000 in the hijack and was called by Thomas Boivin in the cutoff. Andrew Pacheco shipped all in for 1,235,000 in the small blind which only Oganyan called.
Andrew Pacheco: J♠J♣
Aram Oganyan: A♥Q♥
It was a coin flip and Oganyan took the lead on the Q♣9♣3♥ flop. The 3♦ on the turn and the K♥ on the river changed nothing and Pacheco was eliminated with a min-cash.
Aram Oganyan opened to 250,000 under the gun, and only Vinny Lingham, next to act, called.
Oganyan started with a check on a 5♦Q♣9♥ flop, and Lingham accepted the invite to take over the betting lead, placing a bet of 250,000. Oganyan sprang into action, though, check-raising to 670,000, which Lingham called.
The turn brought the 10♠, and Oganyan continued for 780,000. Lingham almost immediately announced he was all in, for roughly 3,000,000, and Oganyan snap-folded.
Defending champion Chris Hunichen jammed for 860,000 from from middle position and was called by Ben Heath from the button.
Chris Hunichen: K♠Q♠
Ben Heath: A♣9♠
Heath paired his ace on the A♠10♥3♦ flop to leave Hunichen drawing to Broadway. The short stack asked for at least a spade on the turn but the 7♥ was of no help.
The river bricked off with the 4♣ and Hunichen departed in 15th place after surviving the bubble as one of the smallest stacks.