Heads-up to a flop of 6♠3♦5♥ where David Alvarez led out for 10,000 from the big blind and Eric Wasserson called out of the hijack.
The 6♣ fell on the turn, causing Alvarez to bet again, this time for 16,000. Once again, Wasserson called.
The two players checked the 4♠ river and Alvarez won the pot with K♦5♦ for a pair of fives.
"Ouch, that hurts," Jacob Steele said as he vaulted out of the chair moments after he was eliminated by Alejandro Rodriguez. Both players still had their cards exposed with the K♣Q♠ for Steede and the K♠3♠ for Rodriguez. They had broadway until the A♥Q♣J♠10♠ turn but the 7♠ river gave Rodriguez the winning flush.
Usually, the action starts with a player making an aggressive action. In this case, it started when the dealer pitched the cards.
As is customary, the dealer pitched two cards to each player, or so she thought.
When the action folded around to the button, only then did Micah Raskin in the big blind notice that he only had one hole card.
The floor was called to give a ruling. It was determined that due to there being significant action, the hand was not a misdeal, and as such, Raksin's hand was dead.
Armed with this information, Sorin Cristea, on the button, immediately raised to 12,000. The player in the small blind folded, and Cristea took the blinds in unusual circumstances.
Jacob Lowery raised in early position, Simon Prudhomme three-bet to 25,000 in the cutoff, Scott Vener four-bet to 100,000 on the button, and Lowery five-bet shoved for roughly 600,000.
Prudhomme went deep into the tank and decided to fold. Vener also went deep into the tank, and with 103,000 chips behind he made the fold also, and tabled his hand of Q♠Q♥.
Lowery also showed his cards and tabled A♠K♠.
With just 56,000 behind, Jason Bullock shoved all in from middle position. Kyle Lorenz, sitting in the cutoff, asked for a count and then made the call. The rest of the table got out of the way, and the cards were turned over.
Jason Bullock: Q♠J♣
Kyle Lorenz: K♠K♣
Bullock needed to connect in a big way to stay alive, but the 8♠7♣4♠ flop offered little hope. The 2♦ on the turn already sealed his fate. Drawing dead going into the river, Bullock could only watch as his tournament came to an end, with Lorenz’s kings holding firm.
Chance Kornuth opened to 10,000 from under the gun and Luke Chung three-bet to 30,000 from the button. Kornuth called.
The flop came 9♣4♥9♦ and Kornuth check-called a 30,000 continuation bet from Chung.
Chung fired a second barrel for 60,000 when checked to on the 6♣ turn and Kornuth called again.
On the 10♦ river Kornuth checked and Chung shoved, covering Kornuth who had 116,000 behind. Kornuth called after about a minute of contemplation, showing two pair with 8♥8♣. Chung had him beat with K♠K♥ for two pair, kings and nines to end Kornuth's Main Event run.
Kunal Patni shoved from the button into two smaller stacks on his left, and got a call from Joel Isla in the small blind, who had 33,000 to start the hand.
Joel Isla: A♦J♠
Kunal Patni: Q♦J♣
Isla was ahead with his ace-high and managed to stay there as the K♥4♣K♣A♥2♥ runout earned him a double-up.
Vincent Giuliano opened from the button, but things escalated quickly in the blinds. Michael Allen shoved for around 119,000 from the small blind, only to be met with an almost instant re-shove from Gustavo De Lima in the big blind, who had him covered. Giuliano got out of the way, and the two blinds were left to battle it out.
Michael Allen: A♥3♥
Gustavo De Lima: A♠Q♣
It was a rough spot for Allen, dominated by De Lima’s superior ace. The board ran out 7♠9♠8♦J♠6♠, offering no help, and Allen was sent to the rail while De Lima added more chips to his growing stack.
Alex Bergfors opened from the cutoff and Brian Arbaugh defended his big blind.
On the A♥J♠4♣ flop, Bergfors continued for 8,000 before Arbaugh clicked it to 20,000. Bergfors inquired about the size of Arbaugh's remaining stack before he quickly announced all in and Arbaugh snapped it off for 71,000 total.
Brian Arbaugh: 4♥4♦
Alex Bergfors: A♦6♥
Bergfors had paired his ace but Arbaugh flopped bottom set to take a commanding lead. The 5♥ turn sealed the double for Arbaugh as the Q♣ river changed nothing and Arbaugh dragged some much-needed chips, while Bergfors still retains a very comfortable stack as the largest at the table.
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