All the chips were in the middle when the action was joined and Samuel Stranak was at risk against Michael Lin.
Samuel Stranak: A♦Q♠6♥5♠
Michael Lin: K♦J♦J♥2♠
A clean run out for Lin of 7♣7♥2♣10♠J♣ and he scooped the pot to send Stranak packing
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Michael Heritsch limped in from middle position and Olivier Brodeur made it 60,000 to go from the cutoff. When it got back to Heritsch, he called.
The flop came 7♦5♦2♥ and after Heritsch checked, Brodeur bet 80,000. Heritsch called to see the 9♠ turn, where both players quickly checked.
When the 8♣ dropped on the river, Heritsch shoved for 158,000.
"Did you go runner-runner straight, backdoored two pair, or did you miss a flush draw - which one is it?" asked Brodeur.
"It's one of the three," replied Heritsch.
After around 30 seconds of contemplating, Brodeur made the call.
Heritsch then showed A♣Q♦10♦10♠ for a busted flush draw and blockers to the nut straight, and Brodeur showed A♦K♥K♣6♥ for a pair of kings to scoop the pot.
"My gut told me you missed a flush draw," said Brodeur.
"Is that because you have the ace of diamonds?" Heritsch snapped back.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,500,000
360,000
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178,000
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900,000
214,000
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214,000 |
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470,000
145,000
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145,000 |
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255,000
135,000
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30,000
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There was plenty of action preflop, as Ivan Starostin was all in and covered, with 371,000 up for grabs in the main pot. Didrik Mantor found himself in the same situation; however he was playing for an additional 128,000 in his side pot. Matt Vengrin was in contention for it all.
Ivan Starostin: A♦K♣Q♣6♦
Didrik Mantor: A♥K♥10♦9♠
Matt Vengrin: A♠J♦6♠5♣
It was anybody's game preflop, but the commanding lead went to Vengrin as he flopped trips on 9♣J♣J♥. The 7♦ turn was an interesting one, as both the covered players now had gutshots to add to their Broadway chop draw. They needed to hit while fading a club, but couldn't do so as the 2♦ sent them both packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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440,000
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Gil Nehamkin raised from late position to 90,000 only for Robert Nehorayan to three-bet pot to 300,000 from the button. Philip Shing called from the big blind, and Nehamkin put his last 36,000 into the pot and was all in for 126,000.
The flop came 2♣8♥10♥, Shing checked and Nehorayan instantly threw out a bet of 300,000, which put Shing all in. Shing snap called.
Gil Nehamkin: 8♣7♣6♣5♥
Philip Shing: K♥Q♠J♠4♥
Robert Nehorayan: A♠K♠J♣5♦
The 9♣ peeled off on the turn and gave Shing a straight and left Nehorayan drawing dead. The 10♠ fell on the river to wrap things up and Shing was pushed the massive pot as well as sending Nehamkin to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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720,000
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Robert Nehorayan got it all in preflop for his remaining 260,000, as he and Punnat Punsri went off to a runout.
Robert Nehorayan: K♣Q♣J♠8♦
Punnat Punsri: A♦Q♦9♠5♠
The flop was perfectly curated for a sweat, as it came down J♣8♣10♠. Punsri had flopped the absolute nuts with a redraw to Broadway, but was still a two-to-one dog as Nehorayan had an open-ended straight draw, a flush draw, and outs to a full house with his flopped two pair. Incredibly, he missed every out on the 2♥4♠ runout, and Punsri accumulated his chips.
"Flop the nuts and you're an underdog" was announced, as the table chuckled.
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Michael Reed raised to 65,000 in the hijack and was called by Samuel Del Castillo on the button and Jason Riesenberg in the big blind.
The flop came 5♣8♦3♣, Riesenberg checked, Reed bet 90,000 and Del Castillo folded. Riesenberg went into the tank, looking for the pay jump before committing the rest of his stack which was 165,000. Reed quickly called.
Jason Riesenberg: 8♣7♦6♣3♠
Michael Reed: 9♣9♠8♠5♥
Reed's two pair, eights and fives remained best as the board ran out K♦, A♠ to send Riesenberg to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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185,000
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50,000
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