Level: 39
Blinds: 1,000,000/1,500,000
Ante: 1,500,000
Level: 39
Blinds: 1,000,000/1,500,000
Ante: 1,500,000
With the field on a break, take a moment to rewatch Kristen Foxen's amazing run to win $1.7M in the $25k High Roller.
The remaining 13 players are taking a 15-minute break.
Kevin Eyster raised from under the gun for 2,400,000 and Marc Fiorentino three-bet all in for 18,600,000 from late position. Everyone else moved out of the way, and Eyster called.
Marc Fiorentino: A♣K♣
Kevin Eyster: 9♣9♦
The board came down Q♠3♣Q♥6♠2♥ and two pair was the best hand for Eyster, knocking out Fiorentino.
Andrew Moreno opened up the action to 2,400,000 from the hijack. Joao Coelho then jammed for 9,500,000 from the small blind, and Moreno snapped it off following the big blind's fold.
Joao Coelho: J♠J♦
Andrew Moreno: A♥A♦
It was a cooler for Coelho, who was drawing to just two outs. The K♣Q♥2♦ flop gave him some backdoor ideas, but they were shut down by the K♦ turn. The 3♦ river was the final nail in the coffin as his chips were sent over to Moreno.
Alen Bakovic shoved for 22,000,000 on the button. It folded to Paul Vang, who conferred with his spinner before he made his decision.
"Let's see what it says," said Vang. Vang spun it a couple of times, presumably to get the answer he wanted, before he also shoved for 10,700,000 to put himself at risk.
Paul Vang: A♠Q♥
Alen Bakovic: 10♦10♠
The spinner proved to be fruitful as the flop was a welcome sight for Vang when it came 2♦A♦8♦ to improve to a pair of aces.
Vang stayed ahead on the 7♣ turn and the K♥ river to score the double up.
Kevin Eyster raised from early position to 2,400,000, Joao Simao called from the small blind, and Nikolaos Angelou called from the big blind. The flop was 2♠K♥J♥, and both of the blinds checked to Eyster, who bet 2,500,000. Only Simao continued to the turn.
On the 10♣ turn, Eyster kept up the aggression after Simao checked again with a bet of 7,500,000. Simao thought for a minute and then moved all in for 20,000,000. Eyster called quickly.
Joao Simao: 2♦2♥
Kevin Eyster: 10♠10♦
The river 8♣ did not change the set-over-set action and Eyster eliminated Simao in one of the biggest pots of the tournament so far.
Elsewhere, shortly before this hand took place, Vincent Albert hit the rail as the first elimination following the two-table redraw.
Joao Simao raised to 2,400,000 from under the gun with K♦5♦ and Salvatore Dicarlo defended the big blind with 7♣6♣.
Both players checked the K♠6♠5♣ flop. The 6♥ on the turn catapulted Dicarlo into the lead, who bet 2,000,000. Simao didn't hesitate and called, bringing in the J♣ river.
Dicarlo bet again, this time 1,500,000. Simao raised to 12,000,000 and Dicarlo quickly called to win the hand.
Ryan Knoll went all in for 4,300,000 from the hijack. Andrew Moreno made the call on the button, and Marc Fiorentino also called out of the big blind.
The flop fanned out K♠8♣7♠ before Fiorentino checked. Moreno bet 3,000,000 before Fiorentino folded as Moreno and Knoll went to a showdown.
Ryan Knoll: A♦3♥
Andrew Moreno: 10♣10♥
Moreno was well ahead of Knoll, and the 2♠ turn and 8♥ river did not alter that as Knoll was eliminated from contention.
Level: 38
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 1,200,000