The players at the final table have been sent on a small ten-minute break.
The players at the final table have been sent on a small ten-minute break.
Ryan Hansen potted to 280,000 from the button, Josh Arieh repotted to 880,000 from the big blind, Hansen jammed, and Arieh called off his 1,175,000 stack.
Josh Arieh: A♠K♣J♠2♣
Ryan Hansen: A♣Q♥8♣3♥
Arieh woke up with a premium as the 6♦6♣3♦ flop gave Arieh the nut low draw and Hansen paired his three. The K♦ turn gave Arieh top pair, and the 4♣ river gave him the low as well and he scooped to double.
In a four-way limped pot to the 9♥K♥3♣ flop, the action checked to Jordan Polk in middle position. He fired a bet of 300,000, which folded out Dennis Weiss and Ryan Hansen in the blinds.
Tobias Hausen called under the gun, after which the Q♠ was placed on the turn.
Hausen checked it over to Polk, who bet the pot of 1,000,000, virtually putting his opponent all-in.
Hausen gave it some thought, but decided to let go of his hand to save himself ten big blinds for the upcoming level.
Josh Arieh made it 250,000 to go in the hijack, which Jordan Polk in the cutoff and button Rocky Paradise called. Michael Rodrigues then announced a pot-sized raise to 1,330,000, which only Paradise called.
Rodrigues quickly moved all in on the 10♣A♠5♠ flop. Paradise spent a few minutes in the tank before folding K♠J♠ for a combo draw, and the chips were added to Rodrigues' stack.
Frederic Normand raised to 280,000 in the cutoff and quickly called off when Darin Utley jammed in his short stack of 450,000 from the small blind.
Darin Utley: A♣8♣3♥3♦
Frederic Normand: K♦Q♦10♣5♣
Normand flopped a big hand on K♠Q♣10♠, the 5♠ turn made it so all his hole cards were paired, and the Q♥ river upgraded him to a full house to officially send Utley to the rail.
| Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Hansen | 4,175,000 | 52 |
| 2 | Tobias Hausen | 1,960,000 | 25 |
| 3 | Josh Arieh | 1,505,000 | 19 |
| 4 | Jordan Polk | 2,615,000 | 33 |
| 5 | Frederic Normand | 5,300,000 | 66 |
| 6 | Rocky Paradise | 3,600,000 | 45 |
| 7 | Darin Utley | 475,000 | 6 |
| 8 | Michael Rodrigues | 4,670,000 | 58 |
| 9 | Dennis Weiss | 4,250,000 | 53 |
Ryan Hansen potted to 280,000 on the button before Ryan Hoenig repotted to 920,000 in the small blind. Hansen jammed and Hoenig called off his roughly 1,125,000 stack.
Ryan Hoenig: A♦Q♦8♠4♦
Ryan Hansen: A♥8♥5♦2♥
The 5♣4♠4♥ flop gave Hoenig trips and Hansen picked up the nut low draw. The 7♥ turn gave Hansen a straight draw as well, which completed on the 6♣ river, giving Hansen a straight and the nut low to eliminate Hoenig on the final table bubble.
Rocky Paradise opened to 220,000 in the hijack before David Hipperson jammed for 255,000 from the small blind. Paradise called to put him at risk.
David Hipperson: A♠J♦10♦4♠
Rocky Paradise: A♥Q♠Q♥2♠
The K♥K♣8♠ flop left Hipperson needed lots of help, which he could not find on the Q♣Q♦ runout, as Paradise went runner-runner quads as an extra needle, and Hipperson exited in 11th after a great run.
David Hipperson potted to 280,000 under the gun and was called by Frederic Normand in the cutoff and Darin Utley in the big blind.
On the 10♥8♠2♣ flop, Hipperson moved his final 350,000 into the middle, Normand potted, and Utley folded.
David Hipperson: A♥Q♥3♠2♠
Frederic Normand: A♦Q♠8♥3♥
Both had the same low draw while Normand's eights were in the lead for the high.
The board ran out 6♠4♦ and Normand quartered Hipperson after neither player improved their high, but the low came in.