Two sizable stacks faced off when Rahulinder Dhillon raised from the cutoff to 80,000 and Danielle McCauley three-bet to 200,000. Dhillon called.
The flop hit 4♠6♦10♥. Dhillon checked. McCauley bet a 180,000. Dhillon raised to 400,000.
McCauley responded with an all-in for a total stack of 920,000. Dhillon folded.
Caleb Rife raised to 90,000 on the button, Alexander Ho called in the big blind.
Rife fired out a bet of 60,000 when the flop came 10♥10♦8♥, Ho called.
Both players checked on the 3♠ turn, and Ho led out for 200,000 on the J♠ river which gained a quick fold from Rife.
Jason Hoffman raised to 80,000 from middle position. Sam Ruha three-bet to 175,000 from the cutoff.
When the action folded back to Hoffman, he shoved all in. Ruha made the call for less with, all of his 625,000 chips.
Sam Ruha: K♥K♠
Jason Hoffman: A♠K♣
Ruha's lead got better imediately in the runout of K♦8♠7♦Q♠9♥, giving him a nice double-up.
Balakrishna Patur raised to 70,000 from middle position. Joseph Slouka moved all in for 80,000. Patur made the call.
Joseph Slouka: A♣8♠
Balakrishna Patur: K♦K♣
Slouka needed help against the kings and the runout of 6♣A♥4♠7♠Q♠ gave it to him quickly as he flopped an ace to pair the one in his hand, and he held on for the double-up.
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
There were roughly 150,000 chips in the pot on a board of 4♦7♠7♦7♣.
Turlough Mchugh in the big blind bet 115,000, but got raised to 300,000 by Arthur Demirchyan who was on the button. Mchugh called.
The 8♠ on the river did not slow Demirchyan down, once Mchugh checked, Demirchyan fired out a bet of 400,000. Mchugh went deep into the tank before he eventually folded.
Brayden Lou opened to 80,000 in middle position and Chaz Mcgowan called him in the big blind to see the flop.
The flop dropped Q♣K♦6♥. Mcgowan checked the action to Lou, who continued with a 75,000 bet. With action back to him, Mcgowan went beyond and made it 300,000 which made Lou fold.
Rudy Cervantes open-shoved under the gun for 205,000, and John Jenkins went over the top for 535,000 in middle position.
After asking for a count, Devin Volta called from the big blind, taking them to a three-way all-in showdown.
Rudy Cervantes: 10♠10♣
John Jenkins: A♥K♦
Devin Volta: Q♦Q♣
When the flop dropped 2♥4♣K♠, Jenkins took the lead. The Q♠ fell on the turn evoking a groan from the whole table and making Volta get up on his feet and exclaim, "Oh my Gosh, it's meant to be!" The dealer completed the board with a 8♥ river.
Volta shocked with his luck and his fate, scooped the pot towards his direction, as someone on the table told hi, "It's destiny."
There were roughly 200,000 chips in the pot after a 10♦A♣J♣ flop.
Francis Garcia, who was in early position, bet 75,000, and Scott Farnsworth decided to move all in from the big blind for 225,000.
Garcia then went into the tank for a short while before he made the call.
Scott Farnsworth: A♠6♠
Francis Garcia: K♦J♥
The Q♠ turn then left Farnsworth drawing to a chop at best, but he couldn't find it as the 9♣ river completed the board on the river and ended his tournament.
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