Abigail Sugarman opened the action from the cutoff, as she raised with rockets. Henry So moved all in for just a few hundred more from the small blind, and she had no option other than a call after the big got out of the way.
Henry So: K♠Q♠
Abigail Sugarman: A♣A♥
Sugarman picked up just a couple of blinds with American Airlines, and had to sweat for it too, as the 10♥8♠10♠ flop kept her opponent very live, before the 4♥Q♣ runout finished him off.
Negreanu entered the third and final day of the Mixed Big Bet event with 83 big blinds, good to be tied second in chips with Marco Johnson and within reach of chip leader Aaron Kupin. He held onto those chips throughout the first hour of play and now finds himself at the final table again second in chips.
Robert Mclaughlin's seventh-place elimination confirmed Negreanu's spot at the official final table as he chases an eighth bracelet.
The tournament drew 458 runners for a prize pool of $1,019,050. The eventual winner will receive $206,982, while each of the seven remaining players are guaranteed a payout of $22,311.
With around 16,000 in the pot on a flop of 4♦6♦8♦, Davide Zella checked from the big blind and Shawn Moore bet 4,200 from under the gun. Zella made the call.
When the 7♦ hit the turn, Zella led for 10,000 and Moore called once again. On the 7♣ river, Zella moved all in, and Moore snap-called.
Zella tabled A♣Q♣ for a stone-cold bluff, while Moore revealed Q♦2♦ for a flopped flush to scoop the pot.
Derik Li went all in from the hijack for his last 12,300 chips. Malik Zaman called from the cutoff, which gave Jordan Siegel the green light to go over the top for all of his stack.
Zaman was there again with the call.
Derik Li: Q♠Q♦
Jordan Siegel: 10♥10♦
Malik Zaman: A♦A♠
Any hope of cracking the aces dissipated on the turn, and the full runout 8♥J♠3♥A♣5♦ gave Zaman a double knockout.
Daniel Fanselow, or "Howie Mandel," as he's known to Anthony Dalpra on his direct left, has taken a certain interest in his tablemates in Paris Yellow, as he provided running commentary on his opponents as two all-ins were taking place at the table.
The first saw Steven Taylor's A♠Q♦ up against the A♦K♦ of Enrico Rattini, which had him pipped. Fanselow let PokerNews know that Enrico was an Italian pro, and he showed his expertise in winning while dominating, as he held on the A♥7♦9♠9♣5♣ board, sending Taylor away.
It was after this hand that "Howie" showed his prowess in memorization, as he listed everyone's names and nationalities to Eric Kotsines, who had just arrived at the table. These included Konstantinos Patsourakis "from the island of Crete," and Sixin Tang from China, who flops well." As he was doing so, the two players surrounding him got all in.
Robert Gill, who was "a bit angry but playing well" according to "Howie's" estimation, held king-jack, and managed to find a double against the ace-queen of Anthony Dalpra. It seems as though Fanselow knows his table almost a bit too well.
Eric Pelletier open-shoved in hijack for 6,500. Daniel Dombrowski on the button re-raised to 13,000, which was enough to isolate and take Pelletier to showdown.
Eric Pelletier: A♦4♣
Daniel Dombrowski: A♣3♦
Pelletier hoped for a double up when the hands were tabled, as he dominated Dombrowski's hand; however, the flop showed 7♠3♣Q♣, giving Dombrowski bottom pair. The 3♥ on the turn sealed Pelletier's fate, giving Dombrowski trips.
Pelletier got out of his chair and started packing when the river 8♥ fell. The dealer pushed the pot towards Dombrowski as Pelletier left the table.
Players were already heads-up on the J♥8♥9♦ flop when Andris Krumins was all in and at risk from the big blind. He was against Donald Nimneh from the cutoff.
Andris Krumins: K♣Q♣
Donald Nimneh: K♥9♥
Krumins was hunting for the straight and Nimneh the heart flush, both having draws on the flop.
The 10♥ turn brought it in for both, but Nimneh had Krumins dominated, and even the K♦ river couldn't save Krumins.
Anders Strandberg opened the action with a raise to 3,000 from under the gun. Nicolas Nabet made the call from the cutoff, before Mauro Pomponi then shoved on his direct left for 16,700. Strandberg, undeterred, reshoved for a total of 29,200. Nabet pondered for a moment before folding.
Mauro Pomponi: A♣J♥
Anders Strandberg: J♠10♠
Pompini was happy to see that he was far ahead; however, he became far less so after seeing the 4♠6♠5♥ flop. "That's a good flop," noticed Strandberg. "I've equalized." Not only did he equalize, but he then went and scored late on, following a K♥ turn and 7♠ river. Pomponi was defeated and exited the table.
