When it folded to Jacob Snider in the small blind, he called and Matt Vengrin checked from the big blind.
Snider knuckled the action over to Vengrin on the 9♣8♠5♥ flop. Vengrin bet the minimum of 120,000, forcing Snider to fold.
When it folded to Jacob Snider in the small blind, he called and Matt Vengrin checked from the big blind.
Snider knuckled the action over to Vengrin on the 9♣8♠5♥ flop. Vengrin bet the minimum of 120,000, forcing Snider to fold.
Bryce Yockey raised the cutoff to 280,000 and only Matthew Beck defended from the big blind.
Beck check-called a bet of 250,000 from Yockey on the 3♦5♣A♦ flop.
The Q♠ turn and J♦ river checked through and Beck took down the pot with K♣K♥10♦2♣ for a pair of kings.
Bryce Yockey opened the action with a raise to 280,000 from middle position. Matt Vengrin made the call from the hijack, and Punnat Punsri defended his big blind.
The 9♦A♥7♥ flop checked through, before the J♣ turn prompted Vengrin to bet out for 575,000 when checked to. Punsri got out of the way, but Yockey made the call, bringing in the 5♦ river.
Yockey checked for a third time, and Vengrin asked how much was in the pot, before betting out got 1,650,000. After a lengthy tank, Yockey called, then mucked upon seeing the A♦10♦10♣8♠ of Vengrin.
Level: 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Matt Vengrin min-raised under the gun and only Jacob Snider called from the big blind.
Sinder checked the J♠3♣10♦ flop, and Vengrin bet 200,000. Sinder check-raised to 1,000,000 forcing Vengrin to fold.
Punnat Punsri opened the action to 300,000 from the cutoff, and his only customer was Bryce Yockey, who opted to defend his big blind.
Yockey then donked for 425,000 on a flop of 3♠8♣4♣ which was enough to take it down.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryce Yockey | United States | 5,600,000 | 56 |
| 2 | Jacob Snider | United States | 6,990,000 | 70 |
| 3 | Matt Vengrin | United States | 9,700,000 | 97 |
| 4 | Matthew Beck | New Zealand | 1,800,000 | 18 |
| 5 | Tomer Daniel | Israel | 2,100,000 | 21 |
| 6 | Qiaonan Liu | China | 3,260,000 | 33 |
| 7 | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | 4,550,000 | 46 |
| 8 | Jason Stockfish | United States | 1,510,000 | 15 |
| 9 | Antti Marttinen | Finland | 2,160,000 | 22 |
Giuseppe Pantaleo limped from the hijack before Jacob Snider raised to 450,000 from the button. When it got back to Pantaleo, he called.
Pantaleo check-called a bet of 750,000 from Snider on the 3♥5♥9♠ flop.
When the J♦ appeared on the turn, Pantaleo jammed for 1,460,000. Snider called.
Giuseppe Pantaleo: K♠9♦8♥7♠
Jacob Snider: A♥9♥7♦6♦
Both players had a pair of nines, but Snider's kicker was better. The J♥ river improved Snider to a flush, sending Pantaleo out in 10th. This meant the tournament was down to the final table.
Catching the action with around 700,000 in the pot on a flop of 8♦2♦K♣. Matt Vengrin bet 200,000 from the small blind before Jason Lang raised to 1,300,000 from the big blind with just 100,000 behind. Vengrin jammed, and Lang called.
Jason Lang: A♦Q♠10♦3♠
Matt Vengrin: K♠J♦9♣8♠
Lang had a flush draw against the top two pair of Vengrin. The A♣ turn gave Lang some more outs, but the K♥ river improved Vengrin to a boat, sending Lang out in 11th.
Jason Lang limped in from under the gun, and Bryce Yockey did the same from the small blind. Matt Vengrin checked his option.
The J♦10♦5♠ flop checked through, before Yockey bet out for 125,000 on the 6♦ turn. Action checked through again on the 2♦ river, and Yockey showed 6x5x for two pair, but Lang's flush with 7♥7♦4♦3♦ was the winner.