The four remaining players are on a 15-minute break.
The four remaining players are on a 15-minute break.
Niall Farrell opened to 1,000,000 on the button and Matthew Zambanini called from the big blind. The flop came 10♥6♠2♠ and Zambanini started with a check. Farrell bet 600,000 and Zambanini check-raised all in for 4,600,000. Farrell beat him in the pot and the cards were tabled.
Matthew Zambanini: 10♦5♦
Niall Farrell: Q♠Q♥
Zambanini flopped top pair but it was Farrell in the lead with an overpair. However, the 5♣ hit the turn to give Zambanini two pair. The 8♠ bricked out on the river and Zambanini doubled up just before the break.
Daniel Negreanu will not defend his $50,000 Poker Players Championship crown after being knocked out of the event by none other than Phil Hellmuth.
Negreanu, who ended a decade-long bracelet drought when he won last year's event for $1,178,703, would see his tournament end on Day 3 this year, after the seventeen-time bracelet winner Hellmuth made a Queen-high flush to send Kid Poker to the rail.
Niall Farrell defended from the big blind after Adrien Delmas opened to 1,000,000 from the cutoff.
The flop was A♥5♦9♦ and Delmas asked for 850,000. Farrell made the call.
Both players checked the 6♣ turn leading to the A♣ river where Farrell led out for 1,000,000. Delmas quickly folded but ran into Farrell's full house with 5♥5♠.
Matthew Zambanini raised to 1,100,000 in the cutoff and Adrien Delmas called from the small blind. The flop fell K♠J♦5♦ and Delmas check-called a bet of 625,000 from Zambanini.
The turn was the 3♠ and both players checked to the 6♦ on the river. Delmas led out with a bet of 2,100,000 and Zambanini spent over three minutes in the tank. He eventually made the call and Delmas turned over K♦9♦ for a flush and was awarded the pot.
Adrien Delmas opened to 1,100,000 from the cutoff and was called by Andjelko Andrejevic on the button and Niall Farrell in the big blind.
Delmas continued for 850,000 on the A♣4♠6♦ flop. Andrejevic called, but Farrell check-folded. Delmas fired a second barrel of 2,300,000 on the 5♠ turn, and Andrejevic called again.
The J♠ river however was checked by both players. Delmas revealed A♦Q♦ for top pair while Andrejevic sent his cards into the muck.
Niall Farrell raised to 1,000,000 from the cutoff and Matthew Zambanini called from the big blind. The flop came J♦10♥4♣ and Farrell continued with a bet of 650,000. Zambanini check-raised to 1,900,000 and Farrell called.
The turn was the 6♥ and both players eventually checked to the 5♥ on the river. Zambanini quickly checked again and Farrell spent over a minute before checking it back. Zambanini announced king-high and Farrell showed A♠Q♠ for ace-high and the winner.
"How much you have," Niall Farrell in the small blind asked to Adrien Delmas in the big blind before raising to 1,500,000. "9,600,000," Delmas answered while calling.
The dealer fanned a flop of 5♦K♥A♥ and Farrell continued for 850,000. Delmas called, then Farrell checked the 8♥ turn.
Delmas went into the tank and bet 1,500,000. Farrell immediately folded.
Level: 34
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
Matthew Zambanini raised to 800,000 on the button and was called by Niall Farrell and Adrien Delmas in the blinds. The flop came K♣J♣3♠ and the blinds checked to Zambanini who bet 1,000,000. Farrell called and Delmas came along as well.
The 7♦ landed on the turn and the action checked through to the Q♥ on the river. All three players checked again and Farrell tabled K♥9♥ for top pair. Delmas flashed his K♦8♦ and Zambanini's cards also went into the muck.