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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jonatas Freitas had only 800 in chips, so little choice but to go all in from the button. Michael Helander and Eder Ribeiro made the call.
Freitas stood, assuming defeat, at the flop J♥A♠5♣. Helander eventually folded to Ribeiro's 5,000-chip bet. on the Q♥ turn, giving Ribeiro the side pot.
Jonatas Freitas: 9♦9♣
Eder Ribeiro: 5♥4♥
Freitas was in better shape with his pocket nines than he knew, but doom came with the 5♦ on the river, giving Ribeiro the knockout.
Just before the level increased, Anastasija Zavorotnaja opened from middle position to around 1,600, and Hunter Cole jammed. All players folded, and he picked up the raise and the blinds, having clawed back some of his stack.
In the next hand, Zavorotnaja opened to 1,600 and Maksim Mutalapov called on the button. David Yoon also defended the big blind.
The 8♠10♦A♠ flop was checked by Yoon and Zavorotnaja bet 2,000. Both players called behind.
Yoon checked the 6♣ turn, and Zavorotnaja bet 5,000. Mutalapov folded, and Yoon jammed, putting Zavorotnaja into a spot.
Zavorotnaja checked her cards before mucking, leaving Yoon to steal the pot.
