Action was picked up on the flop, with a board reading 8♣5♠7♣, Ankush Mandavia in the big blind bet to 28,000. Abhinav Iyer, to the left of him, called to see the turn 9♥.
On the turn, Mandavia chose to bet 60,000, and Iyer paid. The river showed K♦. Both players checked, once Mandavia showed his K♠J♣, Iyer threw his cards away, and watched how the pot moved to Mandavia.
Michael Lynn moved all in from the small blind with his final 142,000 chips. Jimmy Kébé, from the button, was the lone caller.
Michael Lynn: A♥K♠
Jimmy Kébé: A♦10♦
Lynn's king kicker came into play in a runout of 8♥8♣9♥A♣3♥, which gave him a full double-up and new tournament life.
John Vandaele raised to 24,000 under the gun. Mathieu Choffardet went all in from the small blind with some 200,000 chips and Vandaele made the call.
Mathieu Choffardet: A♠Q♦
John Vandaele: 6♠6♥
Choffardet came from behind to win the race with the runout hitting him on the flop on a board of 8♣10♦A♥5♠4♥.
The action is picked up with a three-way all in, and two players in jeopardy, Ravi Raghavan in middle position with 189,000 chips and Victor Caballero with 262,000 in the cutoff. Eduardo Amaral had a covering stack in the small blind.
Ravi Raghavan: 10♥10♣
Victor Caballero: A♠J♠
Eduardo Amaral: K♦K♣
Raghavan took the early lead with the door card giving him a set of tens on a flop of 8♠A♣10♠. But the 2♠ turn hit Cabellero's flush draw and the K♥ river didn't change anything.
Cabellero got the double-up and Ragavan was ousted.
Jeffrey Hong raised from middle position to 40,000, and action folded to Gregory Jensen in the big blind who moved all-in for 160,000. Hong snap called.
Gregory Jensen: A♣5♣
Jeffrey Hong: Q♥J♠
The flop came 4♦K♦10♣ and gave Hong straight outs. The 3♥ on the turn was a good card for Jensen, but when the 9♠ peeled off on the river, it gave Hong his straight to send Jensen packing.
The legendary Poker Hall of Famer Tom McEvoy, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2013, has just been eliminated to a round of applause.
Artur Martirosian limped on the button, and McEvoy, who was in the big blind, decided that now was the time and moved all in for his last 72,000. Martirosian thought for a short while and then tossed in the call.
Tom McEvoy: 9♦7♣
Artur Martirosian: J♥8♦
The runout of 10♥3♠6♥10♠5♠ gave McEvoy no sweat at all, and he was sent to the rail to a round of applause from his table and the surrounding rail. Martirosian collected an additional $2,013 for eliminating McEvoy.
Level: 20
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Nariman Yaghmai raised under the gun and Isiah Ditoto moved all in from the small blind. Yaghmai quickly called with less.
Nariman Yaghmai: K♣K♥
Isiah Ditoto: J♠10♠
The runout was unkind to Yaghmai, as Ditoto found a runner-runner flush on a board of 6♣2♣2♠Q♠6♠ to send him home.
The action was caught with two players looking at a flop of K♠Q♣6♦. Alex Lindop in the small blind, and Jair Fajardo was in middle position; both checked to see the turn Q♥.
On the turn, Lindop bet 36,000 and Fajardo called. The river showed 5♥. Lindop checked and Fajardo decided to go all in with his remaining stack. Lindop opted to call.
Lindop showed his cards K♥K♦ and Fajardo his A♣Q♦. Lindop won with kings-full over the trip queens of Fajardo, sending him to the payout desk.
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