Short Stacks Flop Incredibly; Ace-King Double Defeated
Ian Pelz shoved his remaining stack on the button before small blind Yuanzhi Cao put in a huge raise, covering the big blind. The big blind folded.
Ian Pelz: A♦9♣ 
Yuanzhi Cao: A♣K♥
If Pelz asked the poker Gods for a flop, he most likely would've wanted the 9♦Q♦3♦ flop that he got, leaving Cao drawing to only a non-diamond king. It didn't arrive on the A♥3♥ runout, as Pelz doubled. The dealer gave the count as 24,500,000 before Pelz corrected it, as the total was 28,500,000. "Every chip counts," said Manuel Reyes. "If you're gonna get that f***ing lucky, you better make it count!" replied Pelz.
The very next hand, Ken Takayama open-shoved under the gun, but was dominated by Manuel Reyes, who snap-called from the big blind.
Ken Takayama: K♠4♠
Manuel Reyes: A♥K♣
Yet again Ace-King was looking for a knockout, and yet again it didn't arrive as Takayama flopped the absolute nuts on 10♠3♠A♠ and practically jumped out of his chair as he held on the 7♥5♠ runout. Reyes took it well, offering a fist bump to his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
118,000,000
13,500,000
|
13,500,000 |
|
88,000,000
18,300,000
|
18,300,000 |
|
||
|
63,000,000
37,500,000
|
37,500,000 |
|
||
|
46,500,000
18,000,000
|
18,000,000 |