Limits: 5,000-10,000
Bryn Kenney raised on the button and Jeremy Ausmus called in the big blind.
The flop came A♦8♦7♦ and Kenney bet. Ausmus called to the J♥ turn, where Kenney bet again. Ausmus called once more.
Kenney bet on the 4♣ river, and Ausmus tanked for a minute before calling. Kenney showed 6♠6♥, but Ausmus had 9♦7♣ for a pair of sevens to win the pot.
"Good call," Kenney complimented him after the hand.
Phil Ivey raised on the button, Daniel Negreanu three-bet in the small blind, and Ivey called.
The flop came 3♣7♦5♣ and Negreanu bet. Ivey then raised, and Negreanu called.
The 8♦ fell on the turn and Ivey bet. Negreanu folded this time, and Ivey took down the pot.
Jerry Wong raised under the gun with Michael Casella calling in the small blind and Shaun Deeb defending his big blind.
When it checked to Wong on the Q♣4♥2♦ flop, he bet, and only Deeb called.
Deeb checked again on the A♣ turn. Wong bet, Deeb raised, and Wong reraised, putting Deeb all in for his stack of 24,000. Deeb called.
Shaun Deeb: A♥5♦
Jerry Wong: A♦Q♠
Wong had top pair and just had to fade a three on the river to bust Deeb.
The river was a blank, and all of Deeb's chips were now in Wong's possession.
Heads-up on a flop of 9♠6♠10♦, Jason Daly led out with a bet from the big blind and Kyle Ray called on the button.
Daly bet again on the 9♣ turn, and Ray called. The river was the Q♥ and Daly bet. Ray then raised, and Daly reraised. Ray called, and Daly turned over 10♠10♣ for a full house to win the pot.
Josh Arieh raised the button and Jonathan Krela called from the big blind.
Krela check-called the bet from Arieh on the J♦8♣9♣ flop.
Both checked the 10♥ turn for the Q♦ to hit the river. Krela bet, and Arieh tossed his cards away.
Heads-up on a board of 3♥7♣6♥9♦, Matthew Schreiber bet from the small blind and Benny Glaser raised in middle position. Schreiber called, and the Q♦ fell on the river.
Glaser then bet, and Schreiber called. Glaser turned over Q♣9♣ for two pair, and Schreiber mucked.
At another table, Raymond Bentley raised in the small blind and Naoya Kihara called in the big blind.
Bentley continued with a bet on the 8♥9♦Q♦ flop, and Kihara raised. Bentley called.
Kihara bet on the 9♣ turn, and Bentley called once more. Both players checked down the 9♠ river, and Bentley showed Q♣8♦ for two pair to win the pot.
Ryutaro Suzuki raised the hijack and Jonathan Twomley reraised from the small blind. Suzuki called.
A Q♦7♦3♣ flop came down and Twomley bet. Suzuki raised, which Twomley called.
Twomley checked on the A♣ turn. Suzuki bet and Twomley check-raised. Suzuki called.
Twomley bet the K♣ river, and after a brief pause, Suzuki called.
Twomley rolled over A♥Q♥ for aces up, causing Suzuki to muck.
Tournament officials announced the prize pool for this event.
There were 121 entries, generating a prize pool of $1,125,300. The top 19 players will finish in the money and secure a min-cash of $20,000, while the champion will earn $285,200 and the WSOP gold bracelet.
Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $285,200 | 7 | $38,191 |
| 2 | $190,260 | 8-9 | $30,292 |
| 3 | $130,380 | 10-11 | $24,808 |
| 4 | $91,844 | 12-14 | $21,000 |
| 5 | $66,560 | 15-19 | $20,000 |
| 6 | $49,665 |
Cary Katz raised in the cutoff and Raymond Bentley three-bet on the button. "Ray, I thought we were friends?" Katz said. Marco Johnson then four-bet in the big blind.
"What's going on? I'm the tightest guy at the table and this is the first hand I played," Katz said as he called, while Bentley also called.
The flop came 10♠8♣4♥ and Johnson bet. Katz then raised and Bentley called. Johnson then reraised, Katz put in another raise, Bentley called, and Johnson reraised. Katz called all in, while Bentley also called.
"If you win this, you're in the driver's seat," tablemate Gus Hansen said to Katz as the turn came the 4♣. Johnson then bet, and Bentley called.
Johnson bet again on the 6♥ river, and Bentley quickly called once more. Johnson showed 10♦10♥ for a full house, and Katz tossed J♣J♦ into the muck. Bentley also mucked Q♣Q♥.
"I'm third-best," Katz said as he headed to the rail, while Johnson scooped the massive pot.